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Farmers’ protest: No, protestors did not replace tricolour with Khalistan flag at Red Fort

Pooja Chaudhuri & Priyanka Jha26th January 202126th January 2021

As part of the protests against the centre’s farm bills, farmers’ unions and the Delhi police had chalked out agreed-upon circular routes from Ghazipur, Singhu and Tikri borders for the…

No, Rashtrapati Bhavan did not confuse Subhas Chandra Bose with actor Prosenjit Chatterjee

Pratik Sinha25th January 202125th January 2021

President Ram Nath Kovind unveiled a portrait of Subhas Chandra Bose at Rashtrapati Bhavan to commemorate the revolutionary’s birth anniversary. However, a tweet on the event sparked both shock and…

Fake tweet portrays US President Joe Biden calling PM Modi “world leader”

Pooja Chaudhuri25th January 2021

A screenshot of a tweet believed to have been made by US president Joe Biden has been making the rounds on social media. It suggests that Biden called his Indian…

Image of Mirza Shah Abbas falsely shared as Akbar

Kinjal22nd January 202122nd January 2021

Recently, social media users have been circulating a photo, purportedly of famed Mughal emperor Akbar. The black-and-white image is being shared alongside another photo of actor Rajat Tokas, who played…

Clipped video revived to suggest Rahul Gandhi spoke against farm loan waivers

Jignesh Patel21st January 2021

In a 10-second clip of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is widespread on social media against the backdrop of farmers’ protest. Gandhi can be heard saying in the video, “की किसान…

Video from Germany aired by Zee News as farmers preparing for ‘war’ with tractors in India

Kinjal21st January 202122nd January 2021

A video of a fleet of tractors adorned with twinkling lights has been making the rounds on social media. Several users are claiming that these visuals show farmers preparing for…

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…