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Photo of elderly woman sitting on road with oxygen cylinder was taken before pandemic

Anuradha Prasad21st April 2021

India has seen a huge surge in the number of COVID positive cases in the past few weeks. On April 20, the country reported close to 3 lakh new cases….

Fake letter claims Ajit Doval lauded Uttarakhand chief secy. for Kumbh Mela

Pooja Chaudhuri21st April 2021

A letter doing the rounds in the name of national security advisor Ajit Doval suggests that he congratulated Uttarakhand chief secretary for successfully organising Kumbh Mela while coordinating with the…

Photo of COVID patient with oxygen cylinder on bike is from Bangladesh

Jignesh Patel20th April 2021

A photo showing a man and an elderly woman on a motorcycle carrying an oxygen cylinder is getting shared on social media. The image – where the woman seems to…

Photo of 2002 Gujarat riots convict shared with false NRC spin

Pooja Chaudhuri20th April 2021

A photograph of a father being taken away in a police van consoling his son through the grilled window has been linked to CAA-NRC. It has been shared with the…

Photos from Egypt, Indonesia shared with #BanRamzanGatherings in India

Pooja Chaudhuri17th April 2021

Over 2,000 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Haridwar where more than 35 lakh pilgrims have gathered for the Kumbh Mela. The BJP-led central government has received immense backlash…

No crowd in Haridwar for Kumbh Mela? Fact-checking misleading video

Kinjal & Aqib Pathan16th April 2021

Despite India facing a severe second wave of COVID-19, the central government did not ban religious gathering for Kumbh Mela in Haridwar. About 35 lakh pilgrims have gathered at the…

Unrelated video shared as recent protest in Pakistan by Islamist party TLP

Archit16th April 2021

A video of thousands of protesters gathered in public and chanting slogans has been shared on social media with the claim that it shows Pakistani citizens protesting against prime minister…

Old images from Telangana falsely shared as cash seized from BJP Bengal leader’s residence

Archit15th April 2021

West Bengal elections are underway and supporters of BJP and TMC are not only promoting the parties in election rallies but also on social media, often through misinformation. A photograph…

Morphed images show PM Modi and Amit Shah in Sonagachi

Abhishek Kumar14th April 202115th April 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah were in West Bengal to campaign for the BJP in the ongoing assembly elections. Photographs of the two leaders have been…