Politics

VFX video showing a bird spitting fire believed to be true

Kinjal25th November 2021

A collage of two videos where one of them shows a man giving a speech and the other depicts a bird spitting fire is widespread on social media. People have…

Morphed image shows AAP installed billboard promising caste/ religion-wise divide in Goa

Kinjal25th November 2021

A purported billboard has been making the rounds on social media. It has been claimed that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) installed a billboard that promises to divide Goa on the…

BJP UP shared video of woman thrashed in UP as Rajasthan to target Congress

Kinjal24th November 2021

On November 18, BJP Uttar Pradesh tweeted a video of a group of men beating a woman claiming that this was the state of affairs in Congress-ruled Rajasthan. The party…

MP Congress falsely claims Shivraj Chouhan was stopped from walking with PM Modi

Priyanka Jha24th November 2021

The Twitter handle of Madhya Pradesh Congress posted a video and wrote, “We will not tolerate this ill-treatment of the chief minister.” The clip shows Shivraj Singh Chouhan and PM…

Viral: False claim that Christian priest appointed in Tamil Nadu desecrates idol

Archit24th November 2021

Two images of Hindu priests have gone viral. The image on the left shows a priest drinking alcohol while the second shows a priest standing on an idol of a…

Video of petrol pump blast in Pakistan shared as Tripura violence

Archit23rd November 2021

A video of a petrol pump surrounded by debris has been shared with the claim that it is related to the recent violence in Tripura violence. The video shows bloodied…

Fact-check: Muslim company manufactures offering given at Sabarimala Temple?

Archit23rd November 202118th December 2021

Tamil Nadu-based right-wing party Indu Makkal Katchi shared a photo of Aravana Payasam packaged in a jar that reads ‘Al Zahaa Sweets’. Aravana Payasam is the traditional offering given out…

No, Mamata Banerjee did not make WB police clean mosque before namaz

Kinjal23rd November 202123rd November 2021

A photo has been shared on social media with the message, “Have you ever seen the police cleaning a temple? No, right? In West Bengal, Mamata didi’s police officers are…

Fake tweet portrays President requesting Kangana Ranaut’s Padma Shri be withdrawn

Kinjal23rd November 2021

An image of an alleged tweet by President Ram Nath Kovind is viral. The Hindi tweet reads, “Kangana Ranaut’s remarks have hurt the sentiments of the entire nation. I myself…

BJP leaders share photo of a dam in Andhra-Telangana as a new dam in Bundelkhand

Archit22nd November 202125th November 2021

In a three-day visit to Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and launched infrastructure projects worth more than Rs 6,000 crore in the Bundelkhand region. I will be in Mahoba…