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Old photo shared as Muslim men in Tripura stand with burnt religious textbooks

Aqib Pathan30th October 2021

A photograph of two men standing with charred books in their hands has been shared claiming the image was taken in Tripura. Viral claims insinuate that the charred books were…

Video from 2018 from Bihar falsely shared as Tripura police supporting mobs

Aqib Pathan29th October 202130th October 2021

A video of a policeman chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ in the presence of a group of men carrying saffron flags has been shared on social media with the claim that…

Video from 2011 revived as SP leader Kamal Akhtar thrashed by UP police

Kinjal28th October 202128th October 2021

A news broadcast of a speech by SP leader Kamal Akhtar has been making the rounds online. He is heard saying that to date no IPS, PCS or officer has…

Video from Bangladesh shot in May shared as man hacked to death in Tripura

Archit27th October 2021

[Disclaimer: Viral video depicts extreme violence. Only screenshots are used as identifiers.] A mosque and a few shops were reportedly vandalised and set ablaze at Panisagar sub-division in North Tripura…

Congress leader shares image of collapsed flyover in Nagpur as Gujarat

Kinjal27th October 2021

Hitendra Pithadiya, National Coordinator of the Congress’ Dalit wing, tweeted a few photos of a collapsed bridge on October 22, claiming that the incident occurred near Ajit Mill Char Rasta…

Old, unrelated videos falsely shared as Muslims demand UK be declared Islamic state

Pooja Chaudhuri26th October 2021

Two videos of members of the Muslim community taking out processions have been shared with the claim that Muslims in the UK are demanding that the country be transformed into…

Wife beats husband, alleged girlfriend in Bhopal gym; incident communalised online

Kinjal23rd October 202123rd October 2021

A video of a burqa-clad woman hitting a man and another woman with slippers is viral. It has been claimed that the man hails from the Muslim community and was…

Video of Durga Puja pandal vandalised in Bangladesh shared as West Bengal

Priyanka Jha22nd October 202122nd October 2021

A video of a mob vandalizing a pandal is viral on social media. It is being claimed that Muslims in West Bengal demolished a Durga Puja pandal. #हिन्दू_मुस्लिम_भाईचारा ,सरकार…

Prakash Javadekar shares 8-month-old video as govt supplying coal amid recent shortage

Pooja Chaudhuri22nd October 202122nd October 2021

Rajya Sabha member and former environment minister Prakash Javadekar tweeted a video of a train carrying coal and claimed that a 4-km-long rack train with four engines is running on…

Fact-check: Did JRD Tata write “Nehru stabbed me in the back” after nationalisation of Tata Airlines?

Archit21st October 2021

Tata Sons made the winning bid of Rs 18,000 crore for Air India, the airline founded by JRD Tata in 1932. Back then it was known as Tata Air Services. In…

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Documenting the war or fabricating it? AI-generated visuals on social media blur the line as Iran conflict escalates