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Image of mosque in crowded locality in MP viral as Mumbai

Archit11th September 202011th September 2020

Several users on Twitter and Facebook shared an aerial image of a crowded locality. The most prominent structure in the image is a mosque. As per the viral claim, the…

Congress members tweet video of tourists on Chinese side of Pangong Tso as Indian side

Aqib Pathan, Pratik Sinha & Pooja Chaudhuri11th September 202011th September 2020

Since the past few days, a video of Pangong Tso lake has been massively shared by Congress members and supporters of the party. Jammu and Kashmir Congress leader Salman Nizami…

Morphed ABP News graphic claims UP govt will not provide scholarships to students this year

Pooja Chaudhuri10th September 2020

A purported graphic plate of ABP News is circulating on social media. It claims that the channel reported that students in Uttar Pradesh will not be given scholarships this year…

Old video viral as Indian army celebrating after entering Chinese territory

Kinjal8th September 20208th September 2020

A video is viral on social media with the claim that it shows Indian army men celebrating after the country trespassed into Chinese territory. “Big News: India has entered 4…

Old video of women falling into sewage drain in Pakistan shared as Delhi

Kinjal5th September 2020

Recently, a video of two women falling into a big open sewage drain on the street has going viral online. Social media users have been sharing this video suggesting that…

Journalist Rana Ayyub targeted with fake tweet in her name on Pranab Mukherjee’s death

Priyanka Jha3rd September 20203rd September 2020

A screenshot of a supposed tweet by Journalist Rana Ayyub is viral on social media. It is being claimed that Ayyub put out an insensitive tweet on former President Pranab…

Explosion in UAE after first official flight lands from Israel? No, false claim viral

Archit2nd September 20203rd September 2020

On September 1, BBC reported that “the first official flight from Israel to the United Arab Emirates has landed, a major step in normalizing relations after the announcement of a…

Amar Ujala publishes old photos from West Bengal as pothole-ridden road in Lucknow

Priyanka Jha2nd September 2020

On August 29, Lucknow edition of Amar Ujala, a leading Hindi daily, published four images supposedly showing poor condition of roads in the city. In these images, a person wearing…

India Today Group, Times Now air old images of PLA cemetery as graves of Chinese killed in Galwan

Pratik Sinha, Pooja Chaudhuri & Mohammed Zubair1st September 20201st September 2020

The deadly face-off between Indian and Chinese soldiers in Galwan valley on June 15 led to the deaths of 20 Indian army men. The casualties suffered on the Chinese side,…

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Rahul Gandhi did not use CSDS data to make ‘Vote Chori’ allegations; claims by media outlets, BJP leaders misleading

Rahul Gandhi’s ‘1 crore vote surge in Maharashtra’ claim not supported by EC data