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Facebook post from 2015 ascribing false quote to ex-Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia viral

Archit21st August 202121st October 2021

Several people have shared an image of former Bangladeshi PM Begum Khaleda Zia ascribing the alleged quote to her – “I regret the continuing of massacre of Hindus & Buddhists…

Old images from Afghanistan shared as recent after Taliban’s takeover

Kinjal20th August 202120th August 2021

A few pictures of Afghanistan are being shared on social media as recent after the Taliban seized control in the country. First image In the first image, a group of…

Old, staged video viral as Taliban shooting people on the streets in Afghanistan

Archit20th August 202120th August 2021

Several social media users have posted a video that shows armed men shooting at people on the streets and taking them hostage. The longer version ends with a person’s throat…

Old image falsely shared as Afghani female pilot stoned to death after Taliban’s takeover

Priyanka Jha20th August 2021

Twitter user @SangeetSagar13 recently shared a picture and wrote, “Safiya Firozi, one of the four lady pilots of the Afghan Air Force. Stoned to death in public this morning.” (Archive…

Old video falsely viral as Taliban threatening PM Modi

Priyanka Jha19th August 2021

A video has been shared with the claim that it shows the Taliban threatening PM Modi. Twitter user @itsmebonggirl shared the video and wrote that the terrorist organisation was threatening…

Old photo shared as Ashraf Ghani embracing Taliban leader before fleeing Afghanistan

Kinjal19th August 2021

A photo of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani embracing another individual is being circulated widely on social media. It is claimed that Ghani is pictured with a Taliban leader and that…

Decade-old photo morphed to show women in Afghanistan walking with feet chained

Abhishek Kumar19th August 2021

A photo of a man walking in front of three women in burqas has been shared on social media. He has a chain in his hand which is tied around…

Fake Al Jazeera tweet, misleading portrayal of NDTV’s report on Taliban shared online

Pooja Chaudhuri18th August 2021

Pro-BJP propaganda pages on Facebook have compared two tweets – one by NDTV and the other purportedly made by Al Jazeera. Below is a post by India272+ which said, “तालिबान…

Video from 2015 shot in Syria viral as public execution of woman by Taliban in Afghanistan

Pooja Chaudhuri17th August 2021

A video of a group of men bearing guns shooting down a woman has been shared on social media with the claim that the incident is from Afghanistan. The video…

Old video from Tamil Nadu falsely viral as Muslims vandalised Ambedkar’s statue in Kerala

Priyanka Jha17th August 202117th August 2021

Recently, a video of an Ambedkar statue being desecrated has been circulating widely on social media platforms. It is being claimed that Muslims in Kerala were responsible for damaging the…

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