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2015 video of pro-Pakistan chants in Kashmir falsely linked to farmers’ protest

Archit9th December 202011th December 2020

Amidst the ongoing farmers’ protest, several Twitter users have posted a video of Sikh men chanting pro-Pakistan slogans. The clip has been shared along with the Hindi text, “A glimpse…

“Too much democracy”: NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant denies what he stated twice

Sam Jawed9th December 2020

Amitabh Kant, CEO of NITI Aayog, found himself in the middle of a controversy when he was quoted by Hindustan Times as saying, “Too much of democracy hampering reforms in…

Video of 2016 rally by Sikh groups against Punjab govt falsely linked to farmers’ protest

Archit8th December 20204th February 2021

In the backdrop of the violence that ensued at the tractor rally held against centre’s farm bills on Republic Day, Acharya Vikramaditya (@AchVikrmaditya) tweeted a video of Sikh men at…

Drunk cop beaten for alleged misbehavior with woman shared with false communal spin

Kinjal7th December 2020

A one and a half minute long video has recently gone viral on social media. The clip shows some people who appear to be Muslims beating a man in a…

Morphed tweet portrays Obama said he is ‘ashamed’ of shaking PM Modi’s hand

Archit7th December 20207th December 2020

A screenshot of a tweet claimed to have been posted by former US president Barack Obama is widely circulating on social media. The screenshot portrays that Obama tweeted a picture…

Image from 2015 shared as Canadian PM Justin Trudeau joins farmers’ protest in Canada

Kinjal7th December 2020

A picture of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau surrounded by members of the Sikh community has been shared on social media. It is being claimed that Trudeau participated in farmers’…

Old photo from UK falsely shared as Indian flag desecrated during farmers’ protest

Aqib Pathan7th December 2020

Amidst protests led by farmers from Punjab against the centre’s new agricultural bill, a photograph of a Sikh man holding his shoe over the Indian national flag, while many others…

Image of pro-Khalistan rally held in 2013 falsely linked to farmers’ protest

Anuradha Prasad5th December 2020

Misinformation is on a rise since farmers began protesting the union government’s farm bills. Recently, several Facebook users shared a picture of a man in a blue turban and holding…

Old video of pro-Khalistan rally in US linked with farmers’ protest

Mohammed Zubair5th December 2020

Several social media users have shared a video of a pro-Khalistan rally along with a claim suggesting a link between the Khalistan movement and the ongoing farmers’ protest. (Viral message:…

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Rahul Gandhi’s ‘1 crore vote surge in Maharashtra’ claim not supported by EC data

News outlets, BJP leaders amplify morphed image of AAP MLA Gopal Italia with Delhi CM Rekha Gupta’s attacker