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Dalveer Bhandari hasn’t been elected ‘chief justice’ of ICJ; messages falsely laud PM Modi

Priyanka Jha20th September 202131st January 2022

A claim that former Supreme Court judge Dalveer Bhandari has been elected as the Chief Justice of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has been shared on social media. The…

Fact-check: Did top 5 intelligence agencies of the world convene in Delhi?

Kinjal20th September 2021

A photo has been claimed to portray Indian, Russian, Israeli, American and British intelligence agencies convening for the first time in Delhi. A Facebook user shared the image with this…

Rahul Gandhi’s statement on Mahatma Gandhi clipped, presented out of context

Kinjal16th September 202116th September 2021

A 28-second video of Rahul Gandhi has been doing massive rounds on social media. Rahul Gandhi can be heard saying in the video, “You must have seen in pictures of…

Videos of liquor distribution at Baba Rodu Shah in Ludhiana falsely linked to farmers’ protest

Aqib Pathan16th September 202117th February 2024

Two videos are being shared in connection with the ongoing farmers’ protest. The first video shows some people emptying liquor bottles into a drum and the second shows people distributing…

Old video from Pak falsely viral as Taliban chief secy praising BJP, RSS

Archit15th September 202115th September 2021

A video of a Muslim man commenting on Maratha rulers, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Indian politics is viral with the claim that the video shows the Taliban admitting BJP…

Video from Hyderabad falsely shared as Hindus in Kerala stopped from worshiping Ganesh

Priyanka Jha15th September 2021

A video showing a group of police officers confiscating an idol of Hindu deity Ganesh as the crowd gathered around tries to stop them has been circulating widely on social…

Photo of Tej Pratap Yadav dressed as Krishna playing flute to a goat is morphed

Kinjal14th September 2021

A picture of Tej Pratap Yadav has been making the rounds on social media recently. Tej Pratap is the eldest son of former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and…

Elderly Gau Rakshak arrested for extortion, video viral targeting Rajasthan govt

Kinjal14th September 2021

A video of police tying a rope around an elderly person’s wrists has been circulating on social media. It is being claimed that an 80-year-old saint who had been campaigning…

Fact-check: Is this a photo of Bhagat Singh being flogged under British rule?

Kinjal14th September 2021

A photo of a man being flogged with his hands tied has been gathering a lot of traction recently. It is claimed that the photo shows Bhagat Singh being punished…

Old video, fake tweet viral as Muslims spit on food served to farmers in Muzaffarnagar

Pooja Chaudhuri & Jignesh Patel13th September 202113th September 2021

A set of two images, an alleged tweet and a video has been shared on social media to promote the claim that Muslims spat on the food served during the…