Politics

Film scene viral as Russian atrocities during Chechen War

Kinjal11th March 2022

[Disclaimer: Video depicts violence. Viewer discretion is advised.] Against the backdrop of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis, a video of a group of soldiers beating and shooting an elderly man is…

Fake tweets ascribed to journalists after BJP’s win in UP

Archit11th March 2022

The results for the 2022 assembly elections in five states have been announced and BJP has won in four states namely, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa. In the backdrop…

No, man in this video is not Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Kalim Ahmed9th March 2022

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has become one of the major figures on the world stage since Russia’s invasion of his country and his decision to stay in the capital Kyiv…

Old, clipped video falsely viral as UP govt officials ignoring CM Adityanath’s calls

Archit9th March 2022

A week prior to the counting of votes in the UP assembly elections, an 11-second video clip of CM Yogi Adityanath speaking about phone call etiquette gained over two million…

BJP accused of bribing voters in 2019, video falsely linked to recent UP polls

Kinjal8th March 2022

Om Thanvi, founding vice-chancellor of the Haridev Joshi University of Journalism and Mass Communication, tweeted a video on March 4, 2022. The clip was taken from a News18 broadcast in…

Did Indian students in Ukraine pay no heed to “enough warnings” by the govt?

Kalim Ahmed5th March 2022

In the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, thousands of Indian students were left stranded. Many of them made distress videos from their universities in Ukraine, while several others…

No, this isn’t Russian Pres Putin personally meeting Indian students being evacuated

Kinjal4th March 2022

Against the backdrop of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a video of a man entering a plane is making the rounds on social media. Seated inside are several other male…

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…