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Video from Bangladesh shot in May shared as man hacked to death in Tripura

Archit27th October 2021

[Disclaimer: Viral video depicts extreme violence. Only screenshots are used as identifiers.] A mosque and a few shops were reportedly vandalised and set ablaze at Panisagar sub-division in North Tripura…

Congress leader shares image of collapsed flyover in Nagpur as Gujarat

Kinjal27th October 2021

Hitendra Pithadiya, National Coordinator of the Congress’ Dalit wing, tweeted a few photos of a collapsed bridge on October 22, claiming that the incident occurred near Ajit Mill Char Rasta…

Old, unrelated videos falsely shared as Muslims demand UK be declared Islamic state

Pooja Chaudhuri26th October 2021

Two videos of members of the Muslim community taking out processions have been shared with the claim that Muslims in the UK are demanding that the country be transformed into…

Wife beats husband, alleged girlfriend in Bhopal gym; incident communalised online

Kinjal23rd October 202123rd October 2021

A video of a burqa-clad woman hitting a man and another woman with slippers is viral. It has been claimed that the man hails from the Muslim community and was…

Video of Durga Puja pandal vandalised in Bangladesh shared as West Bengal

Priyanka Jha22nd October 202122nd October 2021

A video of a mob vandalizing a pandal is viral on social media. It is being claimed that Muslims in West Bengal demolished a Durga Puja pandal. #हिन्दू_मुस्लिम_भाईचारा ,सरकार…

Prakash Javadekar shares 8-month-old video as govt supplying coal amid recent shortage

Pooja Chaudhuri22nd October 202122nd October 2021

Rajya Sabha member and former environment minister Prakash Javadekar tweeted a video of a train carrying coal and claimed that a 4-km-long rack train with four engines is running on…

Fact-check: Did JRD Tata write “Nehru stabbed me in the back” after nationalisation of Tata Airlines?

Archit21st October 2021

Tata Sons made the winning bid of Rs 18,000 crore for Air India, the airline founded by JRD Tata in 1932. Back then it was known as Tata Air Services. In…

Fact-check: Has Indian passport strengthened under PM Modi as claimed by Amit Shah?

Archit20th October 2021

On October 14, Home Minister Amit Shah addressed BJP members at a Karyakarta Sammelan in Goa. One of the claims Shah made during the address was that the strength of…

Old video of man hacked to death in Bangladesh viral as recent communal violence

Archit20th October 2021

[Disclaimer: Viral video depicts extreme violence. Only screenshots are used as identifiers.] Disturbing reports of communal violence in Bangladesh continue to unfold a series of targeted attacks against the minority…

Fact-check: Did UP govt organise fruits for cops to break Navratri fast?

Priyanka Jha19th October 2021

Recently, Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha UP’s Social Media Head Richa Rajput shared a photo claiming that the Yogi Adityanath government made special arrangements and procured fruit for police personnel observing…

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Deepfake alert: Videos of Ravish Kumar, Shiv Aroor and Palki Sharma reporting on NDA leaders’ Pak overtures viral

Sonam Wangchuk ‘safe & sound’, confirms his wife amid deepfakes announcing his ‘death’ going viral