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Media misreport old photos of SAD MLA Bikram Singh Majithia at Golden Temple as recent

Kalim Ahmed3rd January 20223rd January 2022

A series of photos of former cabinet minister and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MLA Bikram Singh Majithia have gone viral after the images were shared by the official page of…

CCTV video of boy attacking girl with knife shared with false communal spin

Kinjal30th December 2021

CCTV footage of a boy stabbing a young girl on the street is viral on social media. It has been claimed that the attacker was Asraf Ali who stabbed an…

Video of BJP leader assaulting differently abled man for criticising BJP is from 2018

Archit30th December 2021

National spokesperson of the Samajwadi Party IP Singh posted a 41-second clip of a broadcast by ABP News. In the video, the anchor reports that a BJP leader attacked a…

Fake tweet shows News24 apologising and admitting it defamed Akhilesh Yadav at BJP’s behest

Kinjal30th December 202112th January 2022

A screenshot of an alleged tweet by news channel News24 is viral on social media. The tweet reads, “Mr Akhilesh Yadav, News24 made a mistake. We apologise for defaming you…

Video claiming mobile phone on charge explodes when man drinks water is staged

Archit29th December 202129th December 2021

Alleged CCTV footage that shows a man speaking on a phone call while charging his phone is viral. The video claims that the phone blasted on his ear when he…

Mulayam Singh Yadav did not say BJP will win UP polls; statement from 2015 Bihar polls

Pooja Chaudhuri28th December 2021

A breaking news graphic plate that carries a quote by SP leader and ex-Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav is circulating on social media. The purported quote, “I can…

Fact-check: Mumbai’s Veermata Jijabai Udyan renamed to Hazrat Haji Pir Baba Rani Bagh?

Kinjal27th December 202127th December 2021

An image featuring a sign that reads ‘Hazrat Haji Pir Baba Rani Bagh’ is viral on social media. It has been claimed that the name of Mumbai’s Veermata Jijabai Udyan…

No, ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogan was not raised gram panchayat polls in Kutch, Gujarat

Kinjal25th December 2021

A video of a group of people chanting slogans in Gujarat’s Kachchh is viral on social media. It has been claimed that locals in the Dudhai village of Kachchh allegedly…

Viral video of locals chanting anti-Modi slogans in UP is doctored

Archit25th December 2021

A video that allegedly shows people chanting anti-Modi slogans as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adiyanath walk past them at a public event is viral….

Clipped video shared to falsely claim Asaduddin Owaisi threatened Hindus

Pooja Chaudhuri24th December 202124th December 2021

After videos of Hindutva leaders calling for a genocide of Muslims during an event called ‘Dharam Sansad’ held in Haridwar between December 17 to 19 surfaced online, members and supporters…

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Pakistani panelist insulted ABP anchor Chitra Tripathi on live show? Congress leaders share doctored video

CRPF in action in poll-bound Bengal? Old video from Bangladesh shared falsely