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No, ECI has not declared re-election in 142 seats in UP due to EVM tampering

Kalim Ahmed15th March 2022

After the results of the Uttar Pradesh elections were declared, a screenshot of a YouTube channel went viral on WhatsApp with the claim that the Election Commission has accepted that…

AIMIM contested 96 seats in UP polls, not 165 seats as claimed in viral posts

Kalim Ahmed15th March 202215th March 2022

After the UP assembly elections results, a post went viral on social media claiming that candidates from Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) have “ensured” BJP’s win by dividing…

Video from March 5 falsely shared as post-poll violence by AAP Punjab

Archit15th March 2022

[Disclaimer: Violent video. Viewer discretion is advised.] On March 10, Aam Aadmi Party’s landslide win in Punjab was one of the key takeaways from the 2022 Vidhan Sabha elections. Chief…

Old video of drunk cop shared to target AAP after Punjab win

Nilofar Absar15th March 2022

A video of a purported drunk policeman was shared by BJP Delhi media head Naveen Kumar Jindal with the claim the video shows a Punjab cop. Jindal made a snide…

Did Lal Krishna Advani get emotional after watching ‘The Kashmir Files’? No, old video

Priyanka Jha15th March 2022

Ashwini Mahajan, co-convenor of the RSS-affiliated Swadeshi Jagran Manch, recently shared a video claiming it shows Lal Krishna Advani seated inside a movie theatre to watch ‘The Kashmir Files’. (Archive…

False claim of pro-Khalistan slogans raised in Punjab after AAP’s victory viral

Kinjal15th March 2022

A video from a political rally where participants are chanting ‘Khalistan Zindabad’ is circulating widely on social media. It has been claimed that pro-Khalistan slogans were raised following the Aam…

No, Uganda cop did not hit journalist with slingshot for asking ‘irrelevant’ question

Shinjinee Majumder14th March 2022

An image that shows a cop aiming a slingshot during a press conference is viral with the claim that a Uganda police spokesman hit a journalist for asking an “irrelevant”…

No, these aren’t Pak and Turkish students who used Indian flag to escape Ukraine

Nilofar Absar14th March 2022

Amidst the turmoil with regard to the evacuation of Indian students stuck in war-torn Ukraine and the barrage of misinformation that followed, a fresh claim is widespread on social media….

Old images falsely viral as Prayagraj youth died by suicide after SP’s loss in UP polls

Aritraa Dey14th March 2022

A collage of three men hanging from the ceiling is being widely shared on social media platforms. As per the post, three students who had been preparing for competitive exams…

Old video from Bihar falsely shared as BJP goons assaulting man after UP win

Archit11th March 2022

[Disclaimer: Video depicts violence and has not been embedded in the report.] After the BJP regained Uttar Pradesh in the recently-concluded assembly polls, a one-minute clip that shows a man…

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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