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Photo from 2019 Vidyasagar college violence linked to post-poll violence in West Bengal

Archit4th May 2021

Since post-poll violence erupted in West Bengal, old and unrelated images have been circulating on social media. Twitter user @Hindu_2_o shared a set of images where one of the pictures…

Image from 2018 shared as post-poll violence in West Bengal

Priyanka Jha4th May 20214th May 2021

Violence in West Bengal erupted soon after the TMC won the recently-concluded state elections. At least 11 people have died in the violence, according to media reports, and the BJP…

Old video shared as TMC celebrating poll victory with guns and swords

Archit4th May 20214th May 2021

After the TMC retained power in West Bengal, the State has been gripped with violence. At least 14 people have died as a result of the election results. While the…

Mob attacking police in Odisha shared as post-poll violence in West Bengal

Archit4th May 2021

All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) won the recently-concluded assembly elections on May 2. The results revealed AITC won 213 seats while the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) won 77 seats. Post-poll…

No, PM Modi has not announced nationwide lockdown from May 3 to May 20

Anuradha Prasad3rd May 2021

Several social media users have shared an alleged graphic plate of TV9 Bharatvarsh that claims PM Modi has announced a nationwide lockdown from May 3 to May 20. This graphic…

Emotional video of journo Navin Kumar shared as last words of Rohit Sardana

Kinjal3rd May 2021

A video of a man in tears, venting out his frustration at the state of affairs in the country due to COVID-19, is circulating on WhatsApp. It has been claimed…

False claim of Yati Narsinghanand’s arrest shared online

Abhishek Kumar1st May 2021

BJP supporter Sanjay Dixit (@Sanjay_Dixit) recently tweeted, “Yeti Narasimhananda Saraswati has been arrested by police” while Maulana Saad roams free. The tweet garnered 1,900 retweets and more than 4,000 likes…

India’s 2nd largest COVID care centre in Indore has not been built by RSS

Priyanka Jha1st May 20211st May 2021

Photos of a massive medical facility have been shared with the claim that it is the second-largest COVID-19 care centre in India set up by the RSS. The claim adds…

Morphed photo shows patient being dragged in front of Central Vista construction site

Pooja Chaudhuri30th April 2021

Congress MP Jairam Ramesh shared a photograph of a healthcare worker in a PPE suit transporting a patient on a gurney in front of construction boards of Central Vista. Narendra…

Imposter account portrays LK Advani tweeting against RSS, Modi-Shah

Pooja Chaudhuri28th April 202129th April 2021

Screenshots of tweets by a handle that goes by the username @LK_Adwani is making the rounds on Facebook and WhatsApp. Several people have believed that the former minister of home…