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Video of father removing turban during daughter’s marriage viral with ‘love jihad’ spin

Priyanka Jha10th October 2020

Last week, right-wing writer Renee Lynn tweeted a video and claimed a Hindu woman was deceived into marrying a Muslim man. Lynn has been found spreading misinformation on several occasions….

Old video from WB viral as Congress’s Phool Singh Baraiya beaten

Kinjal10th October 202029th December 2020

A video is being shared on social media with the claim that Congress candidate Phool Singh Baraiya was beaten for making objectionable statements against Hindus. *हिन्दुओ पर अभद्र टिप्पणी…

BJP’s claim about West Bengal police throwing bombs at BJP protest rally is false

Pooja Chaudhuri10th October 202010th October 2020

Clashes erupted in parts of Kolkata and neighbouring Howrah on October 8 during “March to Nabanna” organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) youth wing — Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha…

Photo from 2009 viral as Priyanka Gandhi campaigning for Bihar polls in Indira Gandhi’s saree

Priyanka Jha10th October 2020

The upcoming assembly elections in Bihar have kept political parties busy in poll campaigning. In the midst of this, a picture of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi is being shared with…

Image of BJP worker’s dead body hanging from a tree is from 2018

Archit9th October 2020

On October 2, TMC MP Derek O’Brien visited Uttar Pradesh to show solidarity with the alleged Hathras gang-rape victim’s family. Since then several social media users questioned his intentions and…

Fact-check: Did Akhilesh Yadav say ‘I don’t need Ram and Hanuman’?

Anuradha Prasad8th October 2020

A statement attributed to former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav is doing the rounds on social media. “In 2022, SP will form the…

Old photo shared as Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi ‘laughing’ en route Hathras

Priyanka Jha8th October 20208th October 2020

A picture of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi smiling and posing for a photo has been trending on social media recently. Users are claiming that this picture was taken on…

OpIndia changes Indian journo Jawed Naqvi’s nationality to ‘Pakistani’ to take a swipe at Scroll

Pooja Chaudhuri8th October 2020

“Scroll gives space to Pakistani author to blame India for tensions between the two countries,” claimed pro-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) propaganda website OpIndia in a piece from October 6, 2020….

Morphed tweet portrays actor Ali Fazal celebrating IB staffer Ankit Sharma’s death in Delhi riots

Pooja Chaudhuri7th October 20208th October 2020

As the trailer for the second season of Hindi crime series ‘Mirzapur’ released on Tuesday, a section of Twitter users have been trending #BoycottMirzapur2. The show’s lead actor Ali Fazal…

BJP leader Dilip Ghosh shares old photo from Bihar as West Bengal farmers supporting PM Modi

Pooja Chaudhuri7th October 20207th October 2020

“Farmers of Bengal, extending their gratitude towards Hon’ble Prime Minister,” tweeted Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) West Bengal President Dilip Ghosh on October 7. Ghosh claimed that the picture featured in…

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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