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Old video shared with false claim that Gaza residents are faking injuries

Pooja Chaudhuri15th May 202115th May 2021

Tensions escalated between Israel and Palestine after a Jerusalem District Court ruling ordered the expulsion of several Palestinian families in the neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem. “At least 136…

Fake graphic plates claim Calcutta HC has ordered Mamata Banerjee to resign

Kinjal14th May 202114th May 2021

A video of a broadcast from a news channel is gathering a lot of traction on social media. It features a string of breaking news graphics that read, “Bengal HC…

Old fake funeral video from Jordan viral to discredit reports of Palestinian casualties

Archit12th May 202113th May 2021

The recent escalation of the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict began on May 6 after Israeli forces tried to evict eight Palestinian families and settle Jews in Sheikh Jarrah, a neighbourhood of…

Old video from Bihar shared as Hindu man attacked by Muslims in West Bengal

Anuradha Prasad12th May 2021

A video of a crowd brutally attacking a man is circulating on WhatsApp as an incident from West Bengal. The clip shows the man lying in a pool of his…

Fact-check: Did Reliance pass off liquid oxygen imported from Saudi Arabia as its own?

Archit12th May 202112th May 2021

A video from Delhi where two men riding a motorcycle parallel to a Reliance oxygen tanker claim that the company is passing off oxygen supplied by Saudi Arabia as its…

BJP leaders share puff piece replete with misinfo to defend PM Modi on COVID crisis

Pooja Chaudhuri11th May 202112th May 2021

An article exalting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic made a sudden appearance on the Twitter timelines of BJP leaders. “PM Modi has been working hard; don’t…

No, Sonia and Rahul Gandhi are not with Navneet Kalra in these photos

Kinjal11th May 2021

The second wave of COVID-19 has ripped through India, setting off a shortage of life-saving medicines, oxygen, and hospital beds. Amidst the shortage are reports of people selling oxygen cylinders…

Old photo shared to claim West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee faked her leg injury

Kinjal10th May 2021

A collage featuring two photos of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been circulating on social media. In the first, the CM is sitting in a wheelchair while the…

Old videos stitched together to falsely claim ‘Hindus retaliating in West Bengal’

Aqib Pathan & Pooja Chaudhuri10th May 2021

A massively widespread video compilation has been shared with the claim that Hindus have started retaliating in West Bengal. The state had witnessed violence soon after TMC emerged victorious in…

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Javed Akhtar, Banu Mushtaq and the contagion of religious sentiments getting hurt

Letter claiming ‘RSS did not participate in anti-British movement’ is morphed