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Fact-check: Is late Jayalalithaa with Nirmala Sitharaman in this photograph?

Anuradha Prasad16th February 2021

Recently, social media users have been circulating a black and white photo and claiming that it shows former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa and current Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. A…

AAP activist’s photo shared as Nikita Jacob named in ‘toolkit’ FIR with Arvind Kejriwal

Jignesh Patel16th February 2021

On February 15, Delhi High Court lawyer Prashant Patel Umrao posted a picture of a woman with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal with the message, “आआपार्टी कार्यकर्ता निकिता जैकब जो…

Chennai-based activist’s image shared as Amulya Noronha at farmers’ protest

Archit15th February 202115th February 2021

Two images have been shared with the claim, “The girl who said ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ is now our farmers’ leader.” One of the photos shows 19-year-old activist Amulya Leona Noronha with…

Food safety officer alleging BJP MLA Nand Kishor Gurjar attacked him is from 2019

Archit13th February 2021

A two-minute interview of a man is widespread with the claim that BJP MLA Nand Kishor Gurjar attacked him. It has also been alleged that the victim is a government…

Image from 2013 shared as RSS relief work after 2021 Uttarakhand glacier break

Kinjal11th February 2021

A photograph of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) workers carrying sacks on their backs is circulating online. It is being claimed that they are carrying out relief work after the Uttarakhand…

Old images of Father JG Raj juxtaposed to portray him as imposter at farmers’ protest

Kalim Ahmed11th February 202111th February 2021

A set of images of a man in different attires has been shared on social media to discredit the farmers’ protest. It is being suggested that an imposter has posed…

Satirical video believed as PM Modi evading question on petrol price hike

Kinjal10th February 2021

A video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacting with a group of people in Marathi is generating a lot of buzz on Facebook and Twitter. In the clip, a man…

Fake Twitter accounts created in actor Naseeruddin Shah’s name

Jignesh Patel10th February 202110th February 2021

In the backdrop of actor Naseeruddin Shah’s vocal support for the ongoing farmer’s protest, several Twitter accounts have cropped up in his name. On February 8, Twitter handle @naseruddin_shah posted…

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Cow vigilantes strike in Gandhinagar, chase and topple car, beat up Muslim men transporting ‘buffaloes’

Elderly Muslim man assaulted in Uttarakhand for offering namaz on vacant field ‘near’ temple