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    Shinjinee Majumder

    Op Sindoor: As Indian media made false, outrageous claims, PIB looked the other way

    31st May 202531st May 2025
    The second week of May was a busy time for fact-checkers at Union government’s Press Information Bureau (PIB) as it put out 68 fact-checks related to Operation Sindoor. While examining...
    Op Sindoor: As Indian media made false, outrageous claims, PIB looked the other way
    Ankita Mahalanobish

    News outlets first publish, then delete reports based on fake video of Pak’s Ahmed Sharif ‘confirming’ loss of jets

    31st May 2025
    In a viral video, Pakistan’s lieutenant general Ahmed Sharif Chaudhary, who is the director general (DG) of the inter-services public relations (ISPR) for the country’s armed forces, admitted that two...
    News outlets first publish, then delete reports based on fake video of Pak’s Ahmed Sharif ‘confirming’ loss of jets

    Old video of ammonia gas leak viral as Rajasthan govt wasting oxygen

    Kinjal17th May 2021

    The second wave of COVID-19 in India has laid bare a broken healthcare system, unable to cope with oxygen needs and leaving patients gasping for breath. More than 13 people…

    Imposter Twitter handle created in Tripura DM Shailesh Yadav’s name

    Abhishek Kumar15th May 2021

    A Twitter user has posted a tweet in the name of West Tripura District Magistrate Shailesh Kumar Yadav and has gained likes and retweets in the thousands. Yadav recently made…

    Old video shared with false claim that Gaza residents are faking injuries

    Pooja Chaudhuri15th May 202115th May 2021

    Tensions escalated between Israel and Palestine after a Jerusalem District Court ruling ordered the expulsion of several Palestinian families in the neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem. “At least 136…

    Fake graphic plates claim Calcutta HC has ordered Mamata Banerjee to resign

    Kinjal14th May 202114th May 2021

    A video of a broadcast from a news channel is gathering a lot of traction on social media. It features a string of breaking news graphics that read, “Bengal HC…

    Old fake funeral video from Jordan viral to discredit reports of Palestinian casualties

    Archit12th May 202113th May 2021

    The recent escalation of the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict began on May 6 after Israeli forces tried to evict eight Palestinian families and settle Jews in Sheikh Jarrah, a neighbourhood of…

    Old video from Bihar shared as Hindu man attacked by Muslims in West Bengal

    Anuradha Prasad12th May 2021

    A video of a crowd brutally attacking a man is circulating on WhatsApp as an incident from West Bengal. The clip shows the man lying in a pool of his…

    Fact-check: Did Reliance pass off liquid oxygen imported from Saudi Arabia as its own?

    Archit12th May 202112th May 2021

    A video from Delhi where two men riding a motorcycle parallel to a Reliance oxygen tanker claim that the company is passing off oxygen supplied by Saudi Arabia as its…

    BJP leaders share puff piece replete with misinfo to defend PM Modi on COVID crisis

    Pooja Chaudhuri11th May 202112th May 2021

    An article exalting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic made a sudden appearance on the Twitter timelines of BJP leaders. “PM Modi has been working hard; don’t…

    No, Sonia and Rahul Gandhi are not with Navneet Kalra in these photos

    Kinjal11th May 2021

    The second wave of COVID-19 has ripped through India, setting off a shortage of life-saving medicines, oxygen, and hospital beds. Amidst the shortage are reports of people selling oxygen cylinders…

    Old photo shared to claim West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee faked her leg injury

    Kinjal10th May 2021

    A collage featuring two photos of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been circulating on social media. In the first, the CM is sitting in a wheelchair while the…

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