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Old video of man soaking wheat bags in water to increase weight given farmers’ protest spin

Anuradha Prasad20th January 20218th February 2021

Several Facebook and Twitter users shared a 58-second video of a man sprinkling water on wheat bags. Messages shared along with the video suggested that farmers across Punjab and Haryana…

Congress leaders share fake letter with BJP letterhead calling for a stop of farmers’ protest

Priyanka Jha20th January 202125th January 2021

On January 18, Congress media panellist Surendra Rajput shared a letter allegedly written by a BJP leader. The letter quotes Rajesh Bhatia of BJP Delhi talking about dispersing protesting farmers…

BJP Bengal uses 2014 image of California wildfires in poster against TMC

Pooja Chaudhuri20th January 202121st January 2021

West Bengal’s Minakhan police arrested four people for vandalising and setting on fire homes of BJP leaders and activists on January 13. Anandabazar Patrika reported that BJP minority leader Nur…

Photo of Muslim woman in solidarity with farmers at Tikri border viral with misleading claim

Kinjal19th January 2021

A photograph of a group of women seated onstage in front of a Punjabi banner has been shared with the text, “Women power on the Kisan stage – When did…

Video of man hacked to death on busy road in Hyderabad shared as Delhi’s Karol Bagh

Archit19th January 202120th January 2021

A 22-second clip of three men hacking another to death with sticks and a huge stone in public has gone viral. It’s being shared with a Hindi text that claims…

No, Coca-Cola has not launched campaign in support of farmers’ protest

Anuradha Prasad19th January 2021

An image of two Coca-Cola bottles is being widely shared on social media linking it with the ongoing farmers’ protests. The text on one of the bottles reads “Kisan Ekta”…

False statement of killing Muslims and farmers ascribed to PM Modi

Kinjal19th January 2021

An image of a purported page from a newspaper has two headlines that read, “Ram Temple will never be built: Amit Shah” and “To win the trust of Hindus, it…

Fact-check: Did Mumbai police pay respects to Hazrat Pir Mahim for the first time under Shiv Sena?

Kinjal15th January 202115th May 2021

A video of a group of policemen saluting Hazrat Pir Makhdoom Ali Mahim is circulating on social media with the claim that these are Mumbai cops paying their respects to…

Video of protest in Ladakh against Hazara killings shared as PoK

Kinjal14th January 2021

On January 10, @RadioChinar tweeted a video claiming that it shows a protest rally allegedly held in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir’s (PoK) Gilgit-Baltistan against the atrocities inflicted on Pakistan’s Hazara community…