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Photo of Nigerian protest against police brutality morphed as ‘Justice for Sushant’ rally

Kinjal21st October 2020

A picture of several foreigners participating in a protest march holding banners that purportedly say ‘Justice for Sushant’ has gone viral on social media. A vehicle parked in the background…

Old video from Russia falsely viral as Iranians watching Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict live

Archit21st October 202022nd October 2020

A video shows a group of people watching shots being fired from one direction. The video is shared on social media with the text, “The Iranians stood war between Azerbaijan…

Bihar polls: BJP, News18 falsely claim CPI-ML’s Aaftab Alam was arrested in 2013 Patna blast case

Pooja Chaudhuri20th October 202022nd October 2020

Bihar police on October 15 arrested Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) candidate from CPI-ML Aaftab Alam while he was filing his nomination papers to contest the upcoming state polls from Aurai constituency…

NCP’s Sanjay Shinde wasn’t named among Palghar lynching accused

Priyanka Jha20th October 2020

Sanjay Shinde, taluka unit vice president of NCP, was burnt alive in his car due to a short circuit on October 15. According to news reports, the police said that…

Old image shared as BJP leaders visit COVID positive Dilip Ghosh without wearing masks

Archit19th October 202021st October 2020

West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh was tested COVID-19 positive on October 16. NDTV reported Ghosh was admitted to the high dependency unit at a private hospital. On October 18,…

Old video of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’s convoy attacked shared as recent ahead of state polls

Kinjal19th October 2020

A video of people pelting stones and bricks at cars passing by a road is viral on social media with the claim that they attacked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s…

Image of convict hanged in Nirbhaya rape case falsely as juvenile convict

Kinjal19th October 2020

An image of a man escorted by the police has been shared on Twitter and Facebook with the claim that he is the juvenile convict in the 2012 Nirbhaya rape…

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad falsely claimed to be with ‘Naxal bhabhi’ in this photo

Archit17th October 2020

A 19-year old Dalit woman was allegedly gang-raped in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras. She succumbed to injuries on September 29. Since then, there has been an outpour of misinformation on social…

Digvijay Singh shares cropped, already debunked video of BJP’s Nandkumar Singh Chauhan

Priyanka Jha17th October 2020

Congress leader Digvijay Singh tweeted a six-second video on October 15. The clip features former Madhya Pradesh BJP president and MP from Khandwa, Nandkumar Singh Chauhan. He can be heard…

Aaj Tak falsely claims Congress candidate Maskoor Usmani hung Jinnah’s portrait at AMU

Pooja Chaudhuri17th October 202017th October 2020

The Congress party has fielded former Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) student leader Maskoor Usmani as a candidate for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections. He will be contesting from Jale constituency…

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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