Javed Akhtar, Banu Mushtaq and the contagion of religious sentiments getting hurt
In two related but unconnected developments, writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar and International Booker Prize-winning author Banu Mushtaq have found themselves in the midst of controversies after being invited to speak at...
Letter claiming ‘RSS did not participate in anti-British movement’ is morphed
An image of a purported historic document with the text “RSS did not participate in any anti-British movement from 1925 to 1947” bearing the emblem of the British Home Department...
A photo of a man in tears has been shared with the claim that he is Rajesh Tiwari, UPSC civil service aspirant and resident of Lucknow. A viral message claims…
A photograph of Sonia Gandhi in the company of a man has been shared with a claim alluding that he is “Ottavio Quattrocchi”, Rahul Gandhi’s father. The claim also mischievously…
A video of Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot exiting a mosque has been shared with the claim that he was offering Friday prayers. जुम्मे की नमाज पढ़ने के बाद मस्जिद…
Several Facebook and Twitter users have shared a photograph that allegedly shows Prime Minister Modi bowing down and folding his hands in front of Reliance Foundation chairwoman Nita Ambani. गुलामों…
A message shared in Bengali on social media claims that Islamia Hospital has been established in West Bengal to treat Muslim patients only. A rough translation of the message reads,…
A video that shows Patanjali Ayurveda chairman Acharya Balkrishna lying on a hospital bed is being circulated widely on social media. Baba Ramdev also appears towards the end of the…
An image of Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi is being shared on social media which shows that the bookshelf behind her apparently has the ‘Holy Bible’, a statue of Jesus…
Cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir, along with several other BJP leaders shared a few images of a dingy mohalla clinic and wrote, “Is Harvard or Stanford conducting research on this Mohalla clinic?…
BJP Delhi spokesperson Neetu Dabas tweeted a photograph of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel posing for the cameras while receiving the second dose of the COVID vaccine at Pt Jawaharlal…
A viral claim circulating on social media and messaging application WhatsApp suggests that unemployed youth will be given a monthly sum of Rs 3,500 under the Pradhan Mantri Berozgari Bhatta…