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Old photo of Reuters building viral as the NYSE displaying BJP’s victory in the UP elections

Aritraa Dey25th March 2022

Post Bharatiya Janata Party’s victory in the recent Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, a photograph of a building is being shared on social media claiming that it is the New York…

Old video of an Israeli airstrike on a high-rise viral as Russian offensive in Ukraine

Nilofar Absar25th March 2022

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, a video is viral on social media, depicting missile attacks that ultimately leads to a high-rise building being razed to the ground. It is…

Claim by BJP members that Hindus were killed in Birbhum violence is false

Archit24th March 2022

On March 21, Bhadu Sheikh, a TMC’s deputy pradhan in Bogtui village of West Bengal’s Birbhum district, died after four men on two motorcycles allegedly lobbed crude bombs at him….

False claim about Kejriwal wearing shoes at Shaheed Bhagat Singh Memorial viral on social media

Kalim Ahmed24th March 202225th March 2022

A photograph of Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann and national convener of the Aam Aadmi Party and Delhi CM, Arvind Kejriwal is viral on social media. In the photograph, everyone around…

Old video clip of temple renovation from Vijaywada shared with a false, communal claim

Archit23rd March 2022

Several social media users have shared a short video clip allegedly from Vijaywada that shows a JCB operating on the first floor of a building that looks dilapidated. In the…

No, the portrait of Maharaja Ranjit Singh has not been removed from the Punjab CMO

Kalim Ahmed22nd March 202224th March 2022

After the Aam Aadmi Party’s Bhagwant Mann took over as Chief Minister of Punjab, a set of photos were tweeted by Priti Gandhi, the former social media in-charge of BJP…

Video of a rally from 2018 with slogans demanding Hindu Rashtra shared as recent rally from Ayodhya

Kalim Ahmed22nd March 2022

A 28-seconds long video clip is viral on social media where at a rally, saffron-clad men can be seen chanting pro-Hindutva slogan. It is claimed that the alleged video is…

Old video of Naga Sadhu being beaten up used to target AAP after Punjab victory

Kinjal22nd March 2022

Following the victory of the Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab, social media is rife with several types of claims targeting the party. Against this backdrop, a video is being widely…

Video of Sikh man being beaten up is from Ludhiana, and not Pakistan