Politics

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…

BJP uses protester’s image to depict ‘happy’ farmer; OpIndia’s failed attempt to defend

Pooja Chaudhuri23rd December 202023rd December 2020

BJP Punjab recently used a photograph of a ‘happy farmer’ on an advertisement for farm laws. But the person whose image was picked up wasn’t happy about the feature. Harpreet…

Photo of Russian army revived as Indian army men at Siachen

Kinjal22nd December 20208th February 2022

A few images, allegedly of Indian soldiers at sub-zero temperature, has been shared on social media. In the photos, the men are seen sleeping and standing guard under a blanket…

Journalists or bots? Flurry of identical, erroneous tweets on PM Modi’s gurudwara visit

Sam Jawed21st December 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an unscheduled visit to gurudwara Rakab Ganj on Sunday, December 20, that started a flurry of activity among journalists. After being provided information about the…