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Photos of CAA protests at Shaheen Bagh shared with ‘fake farmers’ claim

Kinjal5th December 2020

A collage of two images is being circulated on social media and linked to the ongoing farmers’ protests. The post claims that Shaheen Bagh protestors have joined the farmers’ movement….

Congress uses 2008 image from Bangladesh to attack Modi government

Archit4th December 2020

On December 4, the official Twitter account of Indian National Congress tweeted an infographic that includes an image of a child labourer with the following Hindi text, “Seven crore children…

Political leaders share image of US Naval ship on Indian Navy Day every year

Jignesh Patel4th December 20206th December 2021

Navy Day in India is observed every year on December 4 to celebrate the accomplishments of the Indian Navy. Several BJP accounts and leaders have shared a poster featuring a…

India Today falsely reports Shehla Rashid was arrested in 2016 JNU sedition case

Archit4th December 20205th December 2020

On December 2, The Indian Express reported that Abdul Rashid Shora, biological father of activist Shehla Rashid, wrote to J&K DGP Dilbag Singh alleging that his daughter took Rs 3…

Edited image of ‘Sikh without moustache’ viral to discredit farmers’ protest

Priyanka Jha4th December 202017th February 2024

An image of a Sikh man apparently without a moustache is being shared on social media with the claim that a Muslim man was posing as a Sikh in the…

Old video of workers alleging AAP paid them to join rally viral with farmers’ protest spin

Archit3rd December 20207th December 2020

A video is being shared on Facebook and Twitter in which multiple labourers from Haryana’s Bahadurgarh claim they haven’t been given the agreed-upon sum of ₹350 per person before coming…

Photo from 2018 viral as thousands gather for ongoing farmers’ protest

Kinjal3rd December 2020

Several old pictures and videos have been shared on social media with the claim that they represent the ongoing farmers’ protests. In the latest spree, a photo of thousands of…

Farmers’ protests: Old image falsely viral as woman standing up against policemen

Anuradha Prasad3rd December 2020

A photograph of a woman branding a lathi at policemen in riot gear has been linked to the farmers’ protest and shared on social media. A parody Twitter account that…

Banner from a 2018 farmers’ protest by AIKS shared as recent

Archit2nd December 20202nd December 2020

An image that shows a banner inscribed with the slogan, “Not Modi, Not Yogi, Not Jai Shri Ram, if someone rules the nation it has to be labourers and farmers”…

Farmers’ protest: Old video viral as thousands of Nihang Sikhs march for Delhi from Punjab

Archit2nd December 20203rd December 2020

A one-minute video is viral on Facebook and Twitter with the claim that 20,000 Nihang Sikhs have departed for Delhi from Punjab on 2,000 horses to support protesting farmers. @SanjayV_INC,…

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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