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Photo of platform ticket morphed to claim Adani owns Pune Junction Railway Station

Kinjal29th December 2020

A picture of a railway platform ticket has been going viral on social media. The image shows a platform ticket from the Pune Junction railway station priced at Rs 50….

Farmers’ protest 2024: Jeep seen in viral photo is NOT a Mercedes Benz worth Rs 3 crore

Mohammed Zubair28th December 202013th February 2024

Two years after they had called off their massive protest, farmers affiliated with more than 200 unions once again hit the streets in Delhi on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, in…

No, Reliance Jio has not entered agricultural sector after farm bills were passed

Archit28th December 20208th October 2021

In the backdrop of ongoing farmers’ protests against the centre’s three new farm bills that promote privatisation in the agricultural sector, multiple images of ‘Jio’ wheat have gone viral. Jio…

Video of land dispute in Haryana viral as NCP’s Arbaaz Khan beaten for abusing Hindus

Pooja Chaudhuri26th December 202028th December 2020

A video of mob violence has been shared on social media with the claim that Nagpur residents thrashed NCP’s local leader from Nagpur Arbaaz Khan for abusing Hindus on Facebook and…

Video from 2019 falsely viral as Ambanis throw baby shower without COVID protocols

Archit26th December 2020

On December 10, Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani’s son Akash Ambani and daughter-in-law Shloka Ambani were blessed with a baby boy. In the backdrop of this, a three-minute video has been…

Photo of Sikh activist on hunger strike in 2015 falsely linked to farmers’ protest

Kinjal26th December 2020

A picture of an emaciated elderly man lying on a cot has been shared on social media with users identifying him as Bapu Surat Singh. Claims suggest that he has…

Image from 2018 shared as farmer deceased during ongoing protests

Archit26th December 2020

Several social media users have posted an image of a Sikh man lying on the ground, claiming that he died during farmers’ protests in Delhi. The image has been shared…

BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri did not ‘abuse’ farmers but used derogatory language

Priyanka Jha25th December 2020

On December 22, News24 tweeted a video reporting that BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri hurled expletives at protesting farmers. In the video, Bidhuri is heard saying, “There are 80 crore farmers…

Hoax photo of Pfizer ‘vape’ COVID vaccine made in China goes viral

Archit24th December 2020

Since December 20, several social media users have been posting an image of a sealed pack of a Pfizer coronavirus vaccine that says “Made in China”. Twitter user @anaamika_tiwari shared…

Old video shared as Mamata Banerjee furious at BJP workers ahead of 2021 WB polls

Arjun Sidharth23rd December 2020

As elections in West Bengal spark political feud, a video of a livid Mamata Banerjee shouting at those around her has been shared online. It has been claimed that Bharatiya…

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Javed Akhtar, Banu Mushtaq and the contagion of religious sentiments getting hurt

Letter claiming ‘RSS did not participate in anti-British movement’ is morphed