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Photo morphed to claim RSS paying respect to Queen Elizabeth during freedom struggle

Priyanka Jha23rd September 202123rd September 2021

A black and white photo that purportedly shows RSS volunteers paying respects to the Queen of England has been circulating on social media. It shows a group of men dressed…

Old video of symbolic protest in Colombia viral as Christians killed in Afghanistan

Priyanka Jha23rd September 2021

A video of people wrapped in plastic bags lying on the side of a street has been shared with the claim that Christians in Afghanistan were left to suffocate in…

Video of scuffle between two Hindu families in Jodhpur viral with false communal spin

Priyanka Jha23rd September 2021

A video of a group of people thrashing a bloodied man with sticks is being shared widely on social media. It has been claimed that Muslims “with no fear of…

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…

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Bihar Police refutes Sudarshan News report on ‘Bangladeshi extremists’ disguised as monks in Gopalganj

Mahua Moitra caught smoking in Parliament? She was not even in Delhi on Dec 11