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Congress MP Adhir Chowdhury makes false claims about Amit Shah, JP Nadda in LS address

Pooja Chaudhuri9th February 2021

Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury alleged in the Lok Sabha on February 8 that Home Minister Amit Shah sat on Rabindranath Tagore’s chair at Rabindra Bhavan in Shantiniketan during his…

Old video falsely shared as Delhi’s Jat community singing in support of PM Modi

Anuradha Prasad9th February 2021

As farmers from Haryana extend support to the protests against the farm laws led by Punjab farmers, a video featuring a group of people singing songs in praise of Prime…

OpIndia CEO targets singer Caralisa Monteiro with fake tweet in her name

Archit & Pooja Chaudhuri8th February 2021

Singer Caralisa Monteiro had recently tweeted a morphed screengrab of an OpIndia article. She later took down her tweet. Soon after, another screenshot was widespread. But this time in Monteiro’s…

Old video falsely shared as alcohol distribution during farmers’ protest

Archit8th February 202117th February 2024

A video of a group of men being served liquor in plastic glasses by someone sitting in a car is doing the rounds on social media. In the opening few…

Morphed image shows Congress workers feeding cake to Mia Khalifa’s poster

Pooja Chaudhuri6th February 2021

An alleged picture of Congress workers feeding cake to former adult film actress Mia Khalifa’s poster is widespread on social media. Khalifa has been making headlines in India after she…

Morphed OpIndia screengrab claims Greta Thunberg’s real name is ‘Ghazala Bhat’

Pooja Chaudhuri6th February 20217th February 2021

Sharjah-based Hend bint Faisal Al Qasimi, Emirati princess of Al Qasimi family, claimed that right-wing propaganda website OpIndia published an article which said that climate activist Greta Thunberg’s real name…

Sudarshan News falsely links 2019 video of Nihangs attacking bus to farmers’ protest

Kinjal6th February 2021

On February 2, pro-BJP propaganda outlet Sudarshan News, known for publishing divisive misinformation, tweeted a video of Sikh men attacking a bus with swords. The channel tweeted, “Nation is watching…

Old image of cops holding stones in hand falsely linked to farmers’ protest

Anuradha Prasad5th February 2021

A photo of a policeman holding stones in both hands has been viral on social media platforms for quite some time. Users claim that this is a scene from the…