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Photo of car registered under new BH-series shared with partial context

Archit4th March 2022

Twitter user Anil Talwar, whose bio states he is an army veteran, tweeted an image of a vehicle’s number plate that starts with “BH”. Talwar claimed that the “BH” series…

Fact-check: SP leader’s daughter detained for “pretending” to be stuck in Ukraine?

Kalim Ahmed & Priyanka Jha2nd March 2022

As Russia’s aggression in Ukraine continues to unfold, videos made by Indian students trapped in Ukraine emerge on social media, requesting the Indian government to help them evacuate the region….

Photo of defense drill held in Ukraine before Russia’s invasion misrepresented

Archit2nd March 2022

An image of two men armed with mock rifles is being shared to underplay the Russian attack on Ukraine. It is being suggested that the Russian invasion is “staged” or…

Video of climate protest in Austria viral as “fake” casualties in Ukraine crisis

Kalim Ahmed2nd March 2022

On February 24, Russia announced a special military operation in Ukraine with the aim to “demilitarise” the region. Amidst the death and displacement caused by the invasion, a news broadcast…

Akhilesh Yadav tweets video from 2019 as booth capturing in ongoing UP polls

Aqib Pathan1st March 20222nd March 2022

Amid the ongoing assembly elections in UP, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav tweeted a video of booth capturing and wrote, “Election observers should request the Election Commission to take…

No, Russia did not instruct Indians to mark homes with Indian flag for safe evacuation

Kinjal28th February 2022

A graphic featuring Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu attributes the following quote to him, “Russian soldiers will not harm those Indians who have marked their homes or cars with the…

Did Bajrang Dal Karnataka’s Harsha Nagraj criticise BJP before his death? False claim

Priyanka Jha28th February 2022

The situation in Karnataka’s Shimoga remained tense after the murder of Bajrang Dal member Harsha Nagraj on February 19, with authorities imposing Section 144 in the area. Against this backdrop,…

Fake tweets attributed to CNN viral amidst Russia-Ukraine crisis

Kalim Ahmed26th February 202226th February 2022

As Russia’s military actions against Ukraine continues, two alleged screengrabs of tweets from CNN are viral on social media. The first tweet, attributed to CNN Afghanistan, talks about a journalist…

Morphed CNN graphic portrays Putin warning India to not interfere in Ukraine crisis

Kinjal26th February 2022

In the midst of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, an alleged screengrab from a CNN News broadcast has gone viral on social media. The screengrab has a picture of…

Did Akhilesh Yadav say he will leave for London post UP polls? Edited video viral

Kinjal25th February 2022

Amid the ongoing Uttar Pradesh elections, a clip from an interview of Akhilesh Yadav with NDTV’s Srinivasan Jain is being circulated widely on social media. In the clip, Jain can…

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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