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Video of PM Modi’s 2015 address in US viral as ‘Modi appointed chairperson of 153 countries’

Kalim Ahmed24th June 2021

A video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi making an appearance on stage while the audience cheers for him is viral on social media. It is being claimed that PM Modi…

Old photo of water dispenser installed at Raipur station viral as Delhi

Kinjal23rd June 2021

A picture of a public water dispenser that says, “Who is Hussain? Drink Water, Think Hussain” has been shared on social media. It has been claimed that the cooler was…

Image from 2009 linked with recent water crisis in Delhi

Kalim Ahmed21st June 202121st June 2021

Several areas in Delhi have been experiencing a shortage of water. The Delhi Jal Board released a press note saying that due to an increase in Ammonia pollution and high…

Fact-check: Are majority of candidates selected in WB police SI exam 2019 Muslims?

Pooja Chaudhuri21st June 202121st June 2021

The West Bengal Police Recruitment Board (WBPRB) announced the final result of the 2019 Recruitment to the post of Sub-Inspector (Armed Branch and Unarmed Branch) Exam on June 18, 2021….

Video from Delhi falsely linked to Ghaziabad incident where elderly Muslim man was beaten

Anuradha Prasad17th June 202117th June 2021

A video that shows a mob thrashing a group of people has been shared on social media. Dozens of people can be seen forcefully dragging out a few men from…

Video from J&K falsely shared as Rohingya/ Bangladeshi colonies bulldozed in the UT

Priyanka Jha14th June 202114th June 2021

A video is being widely circulated with the claim that Rohingya settlements established in Jammu and Kashmir under the Roshni Act are being bulldozed by the administration. जम्मू कश्मीर में…

Old video falsely viral as ‘United Malappuram’ carved out of Kerala as separate Muslim nation

Archit14th June 20213rd January 2022

A video of several youths taking a pledge in Malayalam is being shared on social media with the claim that “United Malappuram” — consisting of six districts in Kerala —…

OpIndia twists woman’s allegation of eve-teasing at Tikri border as ‘rape’, woman issues legal notice

Pooja Chaudhuri14th June 202114th June 2021

OpIndia wrote a story on June 6 claiming that a woman was allegedly raped at the Tikri border during the farmers’ protest. The right-wing propaganda outlet claimed that a nurse…

False message makes claims about NDTV and its founders Prannoy and Radhika Roy

Kinjal11th June 2021

News channel NDTV has often been the target of false news and misleading information. A post widespread on social media and messaging platforms since 2017 claims that its founder Prannoy…

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Photos from Bangladeshi films shared to back cooked-up ‘Love Jihad’ story

Hindu youths desecrated temples in UP with ‘I love Muhammad’ graffiti to frame Muslim peers, arrested