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Teleprompter snafu? No, PM’s speech interrupted because of a technical glitch

Archit18th January 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) online Davos Agenda 2022 summit on January 17. However, the headlines and social media trends about the event revolved around…

Photo of AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann morphed in front of liquor shop

Kalim Ahmed17th January 2022

A photo of Arvind Kejriwal with Bhagwant Mann is widely being circulated on social media. In the photo, it appears that the two politicians are sitting outside a government registered…

Fake poster claims Akhilesh Yadav said SP will build 2000 mosques in UP

Archit14th January 2022

A poster claimed to have been made by the Samajwadi Party (SP) is widely shared on social media. The poster attributes the following quote to SP president Akhilesh Yadav —…

Congress uses morphed image to show Hindu-Muslim support for the party

Archit13th January 202213th January 2022

Various social media handles of the Indian National Congress (INC) shared an image of two men from the Hindu and Muslim communities holding a poster of the party. The image…

Sambit Patra shared photos taken during CM Adityanath’s tenure to target SP

Kinjal11th January 202212th January 2022

The BJP and Samajwadi Party have been sparring frequently ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. Members of both parties have been sharing old or unrelated images and…

Fact-check: Did SPG accidentally shoot a beggar to protect Rajiv Gandhi in 1986?

Kalim Ahmed10th January 202210th January 2022

A 1:58 minutes long video of the Associated Press’s coverage of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s visit to the Rajghat in 1986 is being widely circulated on social media….

Video of gold seized in robbery case falsely viral as IT raid in residence of Tirupati priest

Kinjal7th January 2022

A video that resembles a press briefing by the police has been shared on social media. The video shows gold jewellery laid out on a table. It has been claimed…

Misleading claim of massive upgrade to CRPF uniform under PM Modi viral online

Kalim Ahmed7th January 2022

Two sets of photos are viral on social media. The first photo is of a CRPF officer on duty while wearing basic protective gear such as a helmet and a…

Old video of pro-Khalistan bike rally falsely linked to PM’s Punjab visit

Pooja Chaudhuri6th January 2022

A video of a bike rally taken out by members of the Sikh community raising the flag of ‘Khalistan’ and chanting pro-Khalistan slogans is circulating on social media. It has…

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Four more Bengal constituencies, same pattern: Muslims disproportionately marked ‘Under Adjudication’ in SIR

Errors, erasure, angst: Inside Basirhat’s Boro Gobra where hundreds find themselves struck off electoral rolls