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Man arrested for robbery in Gujarat, video falsely viral as Delhi riots accused arrested

Kinjal2nd July 20212nd July 2021

A video of policemen in civilian clothes arresting four men eating at a roadside Dhaba has been making the rounds on social media. It has been claimed that Bharuch Crime…

Fact-check: Medal inscribed with ‘swayamsevak’ to be given to Tokyo Olympic volunteers?

Kalim Ahmed29th June 202129th June 2021

Several users on social media have shared a photo of a medal, claiming that it will be presented to the volunteers at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics scheduled to be held…

Fake bill portrays Mumbai petrol pump bill asking people to not vote for PM Modi again

Kinjal29th June 2021

An image of a bill from a petrol pump has been gathering quite a lot of traction on social media. Printed on the bottom of a bill is a message…

BJP’s Priti Gandhi shares photo from Philippines as Mithi River, Mumbai

Kalim Ahmed28th June 2021

BJP Mahila Morcha social media in-charge Priti Gandhi juxtaposed an image of the Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad with an image, she claimed, of the Mithi River in Mumbai. Gandhi attempted…

Edited video shows Manish Sisodia accusing AAP of ‘no vaccination, only ads’

Priyanka Jha28th June 2021

Major Surendra Poonia recently shared a 30-second video and wrote, “Why doesn’t Arvind Kejriwal listen to Manish Sisodia? #AdManKejriwal.” In this clip, Sisodia can be heard saying, “They run full-page…

Video of man beaten in Amravti after road accident given false communal spin

Kinjal26th June 202126th June 2021

A video of a mob ruthlessly beating a man has been shared widely on social media. AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan shared the video and wrote, “This is how new records…

Morphed: Poster of CM Kejriwal congratulating Delhi for a speed breaker

Archit24th June 2021

On June 16, Delhi MLA Shiv Charan Goel tweeted images of inaugurating a speed breaker in Moti Nagar which became a subject of online trolling. Since then several social media users…

Video of PM Modi’s 2015 address in US viral as ‘Modi appointed chairperson of 153 countries’

Kalim Ahmed24th June 2021

A video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi making an appearance on stage while the audience cheers for him is viral on social media. It is being claimed that PM Modi…

Old photo of water dispenser installed at Raipur station viral as Delhi

Kinjal23rd June 2021

A picture of a public water dispenser that says, “Who is Hussain? Drink Water, Think Hussain” has been shared on social media. It has been claimed that the cooler was…

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