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Did Indo-Tibetan Border Police call for boycott of Chinese products on Diwali? Morphed image shared

Kinjal3rd November 2020

Social media users have been sharing an image of a billboard and encouraging people to boycott China-made products this Diwali season. The text on the hoarding suggests that the message…

Old video from Canada viral as Muslim woman assaulted by French policeman

Archit3rd November 2020

A video of a policeman assaulting a woman in handcuffs has been shared with the claim that a French policeman arrested a young Muslim girl and forcefully removed her headscarf. …

Indian media outlets fall for impostor account claiming France revoked 183 Pakistani visas

Pooja Chaudhuri3rd November 20204th November 2020

French President Emmanuel Macron’s remark that Islam is a “religion in crisis” sparked a wave of protests in several parts of the Muslim world. Tensions aggravated after Macron supported the…

Did Shivraj Singh Chouhan support sale of illicit liqour ahead of MP by-polls? Clipped video, false claim

Archit3rd November 20203rd November 2020

Ahead of the Madhya Pradesh (MP) by-elections on November 3, a clip of chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was shared on Twitter and Facebook. “What is this excise officer doing?…

Old video of TRS members distributing cash revived ahead of Dubbaka by-polls

Archit2nd November 20202nd November 2020

Bihar assembly elections have grabbed public attention but by-polls in 11 states are also due in the first week of November. Dubbaka assembly constituency in Telangana is headed for by-elections…

Old video of expired chicken discarded in Saudi Arabia viral as ‘boycott of French products’

Archit2nd November 20202nd November 2020

French President Emmanuel Macron’s backing of Prophet Mohammed’s caricatures sparked anger in the Muslim world. Widespread protests to boycott French products were held in several Middle Eastern countries. Similar protests…

Bihar polls: Old, unverified video falsely viral as EVM directly registering vote for BJP

Archit31st October 202011th November 2020

A video of a person casting their vote on an electronic voting machine (EVM) is being circulated with the claim that votes cast for any party were getting registered in…

Bihar polls: Video from 2019 shared as people at Tejashwi Yadav’s rally claiming to vote for BJP

Priyanka Jha30th October 2020

On October 30, national in-charge of social media for BJP Mahila Morcha Priti Gandhi shared a part of an ABP News broadcast and wrote, “Especially for those who have been…

Old video of Tejashwi Yadav giving cash to flood-affected families linked with Bihar polls

Archit30th October 202030th October 2020

As voting for Bihar assembly polls is ongoing, a video is circulating with the text, “Tejashwi Yadav distributing notes during the election campaign.” (Translated from चुनाव प्रचार में नोट बांटते…

Old video from Germany falsely viral as ‘France declares war on Muslims’

Aqib Pathan30th October 2020

A video shared with the claim that France has “declared war on Muslims” is making the rounds on social media. It says that “the Great Mosque of Clichy in Paris…