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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

Kinjal22nd March 2022

[Warning: This viral video is graphic in nature. We request our readers to watch at their own discretion.] A video of a man in a yellow T-shirt beating another man…

Video of Karnataka HC reprimanding a lawyer is not related to the Hijab row

Kalim Ahmed19th March 2022

A Karnataka college’s decision in January to bar entry to six Muslim girls wearing the hijab had sparked a controversy that led to protests all over the state. The matter…

Video of alleged vote tampering in Bengal municipal elections viral again

Aqib Pathan & Kinjal16th March 202217th May 2024

A verified X (Twitter) user named Narendra Modi Pariwar on May 16 shared a video of a man repeatedly pressing the EVM on behalf of other voters. Tagging BJP Hyderabad…

Viral video claiming Yogi Adityanath broke into tears during a screening of The Kashmir Files is from 2017

Nilofar Absar16th March 202217th March 2022

Uttar Pradesh’s chief minister, Yogi Adityanath, recently announced on Twitter, that the film, “The Kashmir Files”, will be exempt from taxes in Uttar Pradesh. The release of the film has…

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Rare earths and rebel armies: How a conspiracy story with no evidence jumped from fringe sites to newsrooms

Bulldozer action in Kolkata: Demolition stayed by court, panic and uncertainty linger