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Fake tweet portrays US President Joe Biden calling PM Modi “world leader”

Pooja Chaudhuri25th January 2021

A screenshot of a tweet believed to have been made by US president Joe Biden has been making the rounds on social media. It suggests that Biden called his Indian…

Image of Mirza Shah Abbas falsely shared as Akbar

Kinjal22nd January 202122nd January 2021

Recently, social media users have been circulating a photo, purportedly of famed Mughal emperor Akbar. The black-and-white image is being shared alongside another photo of actor Rajat Tokas, who played…

Clipped video revived to suggest Rahul Gandhi spoke against farm loan waivers

Jignesh Patel21st January 2021

In a 10-second clip of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is widespread on social media against the backdrop of farmers’ protest. Gandhi can be heard saying in the video, “की किसान…

Video from Germany aired by Zee News as farmers preparing for ‘war’ with tractors in India

Kinjal21st January 202122nd January 2021

A video of a fleet of tractors adorned with twinkling lights has been making the rounds on social media. Several users are claiming that these visuals show farmers preparing for…

Old video of man soaking wheat bags in water to increase weight given farmers’ protest spin

Anuradha Prasad20th January 20218th February 2021

Several Facebook and Twitter users shared a 58-second video of a man sprinkling water on wheat bags. Messages shared along with the video suggested that farmers across Punjab and Haryana…

Congress leaders share fake letter with BJP letterhead calling for a stop of farmers’ protest

Priyanka Jha20th January 202125th January 2021

On January 18, Congress media panellist Surendra Rajput shared a letter allegedly written by a BJP leader. The letter quotes Rajesh Bhatia of BJP Delhi talking about dispersing protesting farmers…

BJP Bengal uses 2014 image of California wildfires in poster against TMC

Pooja Chaudhuri20th January 202121st January 2021

West Bengal’s Minakhan police arrested four people for vandalising and setting on fire homes of BJP leaders and activists on January 13. Anandabazar Patrika reported that BJP minority leader Nur…

Photo of Muslim woman in solidarity with farmers at Tikri border viral with misleading claim

Kinjal19th January 2021

A photograph of a group of women seated onstage in front of a Punjabi banner has been shared with the text, “Women power on the Kisan stage – When did…

Video of man hacked to death on busy road in Hyderabad shared as Delhi’s Karol Bagh

Archit19th January 202120th January 2021

A 22-second clip of three men hacking another to death with sticks and a huge stone in public has gone viral. It’s being shared with a Hindi text that claims…

No, Coca-Cola has not launched campaign in support of farmers’ protest

Anuradha Prasad19th January 2021

An image of two Coca-Cola bottles is being widely shared on social media linking it with the ongoing farmers’ protests. The text on one of the bottles reads “Kisan Ekta”…

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Four more Bengal constituencies, same pattern: Muslims disproportionately marked ‘Under Adjudication’ in SIR

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