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MEA denies Russia “stopped war for 6 hours” at India’s behest

Pooja Chaudhuri4th March 202215th November 2022

On March 2, the Indian Embassy issued an urgent advisory for all Indian nationals stuck in Ukraine. The advisory urged citizens to leave Kharkiv immediately and reach Pesochin, Babaye and…

Tasteless post mocking Mysore student stuck in Ukraine viral online

Archit4th March 20227th March 2022

Since March 2, an image of a young woman who had made a distress video from Ukraine has been shared with a false quote attributed to her. The quote attempts…

No, this isn’t UP pradhan-student who made a video from Ukraine

Kalim Ahmed4th March 20224th March 2022

Vaishali Yadav, an Indian medical student studying in Ukraine and daughter of a leader of the Samajwadi Party (SP), recently made a video from Ukraine. Yadav appealed to the Indian…

Photo of car registered under new BH-series shared with partial context

Archit4th March 2022

Twitter user Anil Talwar, whose bio states he is an army veteran, tweeted an image of a vehicle’s number plate that starts with “BH”. Talwar claimed that the “BH” series…

Fact-check: SP leader’s daughter detained for “pretending” to be stuck in Ukraine?

Kalim Ahmed & Priyanka Jha2nd March 2022

As Russia’s aggression in Ukraine continues to unfold, videos made by Indian students trapped in Ukraine emerge on social media, requesting the Indian government to help them evacuate the region….

Photo of defense drill held in Ukraine before Russia’s invasion misrepresented

Archit2nd March 2022

An image of two men armed with mock rifles is being shared to underplay the Russian attack on Ukraine. It is being suggested that the Russian invasion is “staged” or…

Video of climate protest in Austria viral as “fake” casualties in Ukraine crisis

Kalim Ahmed2nd March 2022

On February 24, Russia announced a special military operation in Ukraine with the aim to “demilitarise” the region. Amidst the death and displacement caused by the invasion, a news broadcast…

Akhilesh Yadav tweets video from 2019 as booth capturing in ongoing UP polls

Aqib Pathan1st March 20222nd March 2022

Amid the ongoing assembly elections in UP, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav tweeted a video of booth capturing and wrote, “Election observers should request the Election Commission to take…

No, Russia did not instruct Indians to mark homes with Indian flag for safe evacuation

Kinjal28th February 2022

A graphic featuring Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu attributes the following quote to him, “Russian soldiers will not harm those Indians who have marked their homes or cars with the…

Did Bajrang Dal Karnataka’s Harsha Nagraj criticise BJP before his death? False claim

Priyanka Jha28th February 2022

The situation in Karnataka’s Shimoga remained tense after the murder of Bajrang Dal member Harsha Nagraj on February 19, with authorities imposing Section 144 in the area. Against this backdrop,…

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Video of security movement in Manipur shared as CRPF entering Bengal to ‘protect Hindus’

Pakistani panelist insulted ABP anchor Chitra Tripathi on live show? Congress leaders share doctored video