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BJP members share images of woman assaulted in 2016 to target SP

Kinjal14th July 202114th July 2021

Photographs of an injured woman are circulating on social media. The images show her being beaten with a stick and one of the images shows policemen surrounding the woman. The…

Old images falsely shared Hindu culture embraced in UAE after PM Modi’s visit

Kalim Ahmed12th July 202112th July 2021

A set of images routinely circulates on social media with the claim that “ever since PM Modi visited the United Arab Emirates”, sheikhs have started going to temples, eating food…

Fact-check: Did Yogi Adityanath decide to sponsor orphaned child during Kashi pilgrimage?

Kinjal12th July 2021

A photo of Yogi Adityanath interacting with a child has been shared by several social media users. They’re claiming Uttar Pradesh’s chief minister came across the toddler during the Kashi…

Morphed billboard shows AAP promoting namaz, discouraging Hindu prayers in Gujarat

Aqib Pathan12th July 202112th July 2021

A purported billboard of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) went viral on social media. The billboard reads in Gujarati, “નમાજ પઢશે ગુજરાત” which means, “Now Gujarat will offer namaz”. It…

Fact-check: Was Pragya Thakur kept in jail without any chargesheet being filed?

Pooja Chaudhuri11th July 202111th July 2021

On July 5, activist and Jesuit priest Stan Swamy, arrested under the draconian UAPA, died awaiting the beginning of his trial. Swamy, 84, was arrested on charges of connection to…

Photo of El Salvador women’s basketball team with US team shared as India

Kinjal10th July 2021

A photo showing women basketball players of different heights donning red and blue jerseys standing in rows of two is gathering a lot of traction on social media. The group…

Is this ‘newly renovated’ Ayodhya railway station? No, it’s Gandhinagar station

Aqib Pathan10th July 202110th July 2021

A short video taken at a railway station is viral on social media with the claim that the Ayodhya railway station is “now ready”. The post below carries the claim…

Photo from Jan 1 shared as recent crowd at Manali

Kinjal9th July 2021

Amid eased restrictions following the second wave of the coronavirus, photos of massive crowds thronging the streets of Manali, a popular tourist spot in Himachal Pradesh, have gone viral on…

Old video falsely viral as angry mob ransacks petrol pump over rising petrol price

Kalim Ahmed6th July 2021

A video of a group of people vandalising a petrol pump has gone viral on social media. The video is being shared with the Hindi hashtag #पेट्रोल_घोटाला (#Petrol_Scam) along with…

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Viral video of DRDO chief fake: No mention of cow urine or dung in original interview

SC finds no cognizable offence in Anurag Thakur’s ‘Desh ke gaddaro ko’ slogan; calls hate speech a blow to constitutional values