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Ankit Das, owner of second car in Lakhimpur incident, is a BJP supporter

Pooja Chaudhuri7th October 2021

A horrific video purportedly showing three vehicles, including a Mahindra Thar and a Toyota Fortuner, running over a group of farmer protestors at Tikunia in Lakhimpur Kheri surfaced on social…

Clipped video of PM Modi’s address in UP shared by AAP, Congress leaders

Pooja Chaudhuri6th October 20218th October 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on a three-day visit to Uttar Pradesh to inaugurate 75 urban projects or schemes. Addressing an event on Tuesday, where citizens were invited to speak…

Old video of suicide bomber in Syria shared in India with anti-Muslim spin

Kinjal5th October 2021

A video of a scuffle between a group of people followed by a sudden explosion is being shared on social media. The accompanying message reads, “Offspring of an Ashantidoot”. ‘Shantidoot’…

Video of protest against Baba Ramdev’s Rajasthan visit is from 2017

Kinjal5th October 2021

A purported video of angry locals raising slogans against Baba Ramdev allegedly at Jodhpur airport has been circulating widely on social media. It is claimed that the sloganeering was so…

Video from Australia shared as PM Modi chased down by protesters in US

Priyanka Jha2nd October 2021

A video is viral on social media following the prime minister’s three-day official visit to the United States. Users are claiming that PM Modi was chased down and humiliated by…

False claim that only temples have to pay taxes viral

Kinjal2nd October 2021

On September 26, YouTuber Elvish Yadav tweeted that only Hindu temples have to pay taxes. His post received more than 8,600 retweets as of this writing. (Archive link) In a…

Tajinder Bagga misidentifies Congress leader as Subramanian Swamy, claims he has joined Congress

Kinjal30th September 2021

Delhi BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga tweeted a picture on September 25, 2021 where Rahul Gandhi is seen addressing a press conference. A man encircled in the background in…

BJP MP Rameshbhai Dhaduk shares image from New Zealand as renovated freeway in Gujarat

Pooja Chaudhuri30th September 2021

BJP MP Rameshbhai Dhaduk, representing Porbandar Lok Sabha constituency of Gujarat, tweeted an infographic on September 30. The infographic carried a picture of a freeway illuminated with street lights. “As…

Fact-check: Did NYT term PM Modi ‘last, best hope’ for Earth?

Kinjal29th September 20214th July 2022

An image claimed to be the front page of The New York Times has been shared on social media websites. The headline of the alleged article on the Indian Prime…

Old video from ‘Howdy Modi’ shared as clip from PM’s recent US visit

Kinjal29th September 202129th September 2021

A video of Prime Minister Modi greeting political leaders onstage at an event has been circulating widely. The video has been shot by an audience member. It portrays abuses in…