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Mamata Banerjee’s visit to a dargah was not in ‘secret’ but covered by media

Kinjal24th March 2021

The upcoming election in West Bengal has given rise to online misinformation. A video of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with members of the Muslim community has gone viral. People can…

Aaditya Thackeray is not HIV positive, TV9 Bharatvarsh graphic plate morphed

Anuradha Prasad23rd March 202123rd March 2021

On March 20, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s son Aaditya Thackeray announced in a tweet that he had tested positive for COVID-19. Following this, many users began sharing a screenshot…

NDTV targeted over reporting on the record statement of US Defense Secretary

Pooja Chaudhuri22nd March 202123rd March 2021

The United States Secretary of Defence General (Retd.) Lloyd J. Austin met Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his three-day visit to India. This was the first outreach by the US…

Photos of BJP West Bengal workers clashing with each other is from 2016

Kinjal22nd March 202122nd March 2021

Trinamool Congress (TMC) and BJP have been campaigning ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal. On March 19, Newslaundry reported that BJP workers in West Bengal were dissatisfied…

Women’s day event at National Health Mission, MP viral as COVID meeting

Pooja Chaudhuri22nd March 202122nd March 2021

A video of a woman dancing to the Hindi song ‘Hawa Hawai’ in the presence of other women is widespread online. Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress shared the video on Facebook…

No, The Wire didn’t ‘apologise’ in the Jay Shah defamation case

Pooja Chaudhuri20th March 202120th March 2021

A widespread message, shared by several prominent handles on Twitter, claims that The Wire offered an apology in the Supreme Court after losing the defamation suit filed by Home Minister…

Congress posts misleading comparison on COVID-19 vaccine price

Archit20th March 2021

Several Congress social media accounts have shared a graphic that claims that the former UPA government offered ‘free of cost vaccines for 12 preventable diseases’ while the Bharatiya Janata Party…

Canada thanked PM Modi for COVID vaccines? Misleading news run by Indian media

Priyanka Jha20th March 2021

On March 11, ANI reported that a billboard was put up in Greater Toronto, Canada to thank Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for providing COVID-19 vaccines to the country. Billboards…

No, PM Modi isn’t visiting a camp housing displaced Hindus from Pakistan in this photo

Anuradha Prasad19th March 2021

Actor and former FTII chairman Gajendra Chauhan shared a black and white photograph on March 2 with the claim, “This is a rare 31-year-old picture when Narendra Modi met Hindus…

Image of morphed cheque viral as Nirav Modi gave Rs 98 crore to Congress

Anuradha Prasad18th March 202114th June 2021

Social media users have been circulating a photo of a cheque claiming that Nirav Modi gave Rs 98 crore to Congress. Several people shared a screenshot of a post with…