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Image from 2014 falsely shared as Canadian Army giving winter warfare training to Chinese PLA

Archit13th January 2021

Twitter user @captjasdeep, who claims to be an Indian armed forces veteran in his bio, tweeted an image of soldiers on snowy terrain and wrote, “I hope our country knows…

Old, unrelated video shared as BJP leaders begging Rajnath Singh to repeal farm bills

Nibedita Sen12th January 2021

A 33-second video is viral with the claim that BJP leaders are begging defence minister Rajnath Singh to repeal the farm bills. “#BJP leaders begging Defence Minister @rajnathsingh to cancel…

No, Indian govt has NOT removed ‘nationality’ column from passports

Kinjal11th January 2021

A viral claim suggests that the Government of India allegedly removed the ‘nationality’ column from Indian passports. Facebook user Mohammed Ishtiaq posted a screenshot of a WhatsApp forward with this…

Photo from Prayagraj falsely viral as mosque on Old Delhi railway junction

Kinjal11th January 202111th January 2021

An image of what appears to be a mosque on a railway platform has been widely circulating online. Several people have claimed that a mosque stands on the platform of…

Indian media falsely claims ex-Pak diplomat admits 300 killed in Balakot airstrike

Kalim Ahmed10th January 202111th January 2021

On Friday, January 9, Indian news outlets reported that former Pakistani diplomat, “Agha” Hilaly has admitted that the February 26, 2019 Balakot airstrike saw 300 casualties on the Pakistani side….

Images of NH signboards vandalised in 2017 viral with farmers’ protest spin

Archit10th January 202111th January 2021

A collage of eight images of men censoring Hindi and English text from traffic signs is being widely shared on the internet. As per the social media claim, this was…

Old photo of 2018 UP murder victim shared as Badaun rape victim

Kinjal9th January 2021

A 50-year-old woman was recently gang-raped and murdered in Uttar Pradesh’s Badaun. All eyes are on the Uttar Pradesh administration once again with the news of yet another incident of…

Old photo of man demanding release of ‘pro-freedom’ Kashmiri leaders falsely linked to farmers’ protest

Kinjal9th January 2021

A picture of a man holding a placard has recently been making rounds on social media. It reads, “Release all mainstream and pro-freedom Kashmiri leadership. Dal Khalsa Sad (Amritsar)”. Users…

BJP or Congress sympathisers? Identifying the Trump supporters who raised Indian flag at Capitol Hill

Mohammed Zubair9th January 20219th January 2021

A video of an Indian flag raised prior to rioting by Donald Trump supporters at Capitol Hill sparked controversy in India after several mainstream media channels claimed that the man…

Fake tweets portrays BJP’s Priti Gandhi claiming her husband escaped Capitol Hill rioting

Pooja Chaudhuri8th January 2021

A tweet thread by @blissfehmi on social media in-charge of BJP Mahila Morcha Priti Gandhi has blown up on Twitter. The thread has over 10,000 likes and has been retweeted…