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Twitter fails to enforce policy for suspended users as many pro-BJP accounts reappear

Pooja Chaudhuri & Pratik Sinha12th December 2020

A hashtag celebrating the revival of a suspended account took Twitter by storm on November 27. ‘#TrueIndologyIsBack’ was used to welcome a handle by the same name, permanently suspended by…

Old, unrelated video shared as Sikh family praising PM Modi amid farmers’ protest

Kinjal12th December 202012th December 2020

Farmers have been protesting for several months now against three agricultural laws passed by the parliament in August. Amid the ongoing demonstrations, a video of a Sikh family is making…

Army PRO denies viral claim of troops, artillery deployed in Delhi to quash farmers’ protest

Archit11th December 202012th December 2020

As the farmers’ protest enters the 16th day, thousands of more protestors have camped at Singhu, Tikri, Ghazipur and Chilla (Delhi-Noida) border points. On December 5, Republic TV reported that…

Pro-Pak, pro-Khalistan chants at 2019 anti-Modi rally in US revived amid farmers’ protest

Archit & Aqib Pathan11th December 202011th December 2020

Canadian-Pakistani author Tarek Fatah posted a video of Sikh men chanting pro-Pakistan and pro-Khalistan slogans and wrote, “Sikhs in London chant Allah-O-Akbar. Kashmir banega Pakistan, Punjab banega Khalistan.” The video…

Visuals from 2017 viral as Punjab CM met Mukesh Ambani amid farmers’ protest

Anuradha Prasad10th December 2020

Several social media users have been sharing a picture and video of Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh meeting Mukesh Ambani. They are being circulated with different captions. Many users…

Images of Hollywood actresses used to target Sonia Gandhi with sexist comments

Archit9th December 2020

On December 9, the president of the Indian National Congress Sonia Gandhi celebrated her 74th birthday. Several politicians extended best wishes to her and prayed for her health on Twitter….

Farmers’ protest: Pak users share old video of man posing as army officer demanding for Khalistan

Pooja Chaudhuri9th December 2020

A video of a man dressed in Indian army fatigue, claiming to be a Sikh officer, has been shared amidst the farmers’ protest. “21 sikh regiment of the indian army…

Old, unrelated images viral as vandalism by farmers during Bharat bandh

Aqib Pathan & Kinjal9th December 20209th December 2020

An image of vegetables scattered on the road is being widely shared on social media against the backdrop of Bharat bandh called by protesting farmers on December 8. The image…

2015 video of pro-Pakistan chants in Kashmir falsely linked to farmers’ protest

Archit9th December 202011th December 2020

Amidst the ongoing farmers’ protest, several Twitter users have posted a video of Sikh men chanting pro-Pakistan slogans. The clip has been shared along with the Hindi text, “A glimpse…

“Too much democracy”: NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant denies what he stated twice

Sam Jawed9th December 2020

Amitabh Kant, CEO of NITI Aayog, found himself in the middle of a controversy when he was quoted by Hindustan Times as saying, “Too much of democracy hampering reforms in…

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Dalit man tortured in Jhansi? Old video resurfaces; police says victim, assailants from same community

Video from 2023 pro-Palestine protest viral with misleading claims that Muslims are ripping US flags in NYC