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Muslim tanga drivers in UP hounded after false claim of painting Pakistan flag on tanga

Pooja Chaudhuri26th August 2021

“Pakistan’s flag is imprinted on the tanga owned by Noor Alam and Wasir that they have been using for 20 years and they claim they are unaware (that Pakistan’s flag…

Old image of mosque blown up in Iraq viral as Taliban’s act in Pakistan

Kinjal25th August 2021

A photo of a collapsing minaret-like structure with billowing smoke and fire around it is being circulated widely on social media. Users are sharing the image and jokingly commenting that…

Guwahati puchka seller caught mixing water with urine is not Muslim, unlike claimed online

Kinjal24th August 2021

A video of a street food vendor urinating into a mug that he later empties into a bucket kept on his cart has been going viral on social media platforms….

Photo from Yemen shot in 2015 shared as security check at Afghanistan Airport

Priyanka Jha24th August 2021

Abhishek Kumar, a sub-editor at The Lallantop, recently shared an image claiming it shows security check procedure underway at Afghanistan’s airport. (Archive link) #afghanistan एयरपोर्ट पर सिक्योरिटी चेक की मनोरम…

BJP spokesperson shares old video of Pak man threatening PM Modi, many believe video is from India

Aqib Pathan21st August 2021

BJP spokesperson Shalabh Mani Tripathi posted a 30-second video of a Muslim man threatening Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The man in the video says, “Imran Khan has given them respect,…

Facebook post from 2015 ascribing false quote to ex-Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia viral

Archit21st August 202121st October 2021

Several people have shared an image of former Bangladeshi PM Begum Khaleda Zia ascribing the alleged quote to her – “I regret the continuing of massacre of Hindus & Buddhists…

Old images from Afghanistan shared as recent after Taliban’s takeover

Kinjal20th August 202120th August 2021

A few pictures of Afghanistan are being shared on social media as recent after the Taliban seized control in the country. First image In the first image, a group of…

Old, staged video viral as Taliban shooting people on the streets in Afghanistan

Archit20th August 202120th August 2021

Several social media users have posted a video that shows armed men shooting at people on the streets and taking them hostage. The longer version ends with a person’s throat…

Old image falsely shared as Afghani female pilot stoned to death after Taliban’s takeover

Priyanka Jha20th August 2021

Twitter user @SangeetSagar13 recently shared a picture and wrote, “Safiya Firozi, one of the four lady pilots of the Afghan Air Force. Stoned to death in public this morning.” (Archive…

Old video falsely viral as Taliban threatening PM Modi

Priyanka Jha19th August 2021

A video has been shared with the claim that it shows the Taliban threatening PM Modi. Twitter user @itsmebonggirl shared the video and wrote that the terrorist organisation was threatening…

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Documenting the war or fabricating it? AI-generated visuals on social media blur the line as Iran conflict escalates

Viral clip of Army Chief Upendra Dwivedi ‘admitting’ India gave away Iranian ship’s location is a deepfake