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Old pornographic visual from Pakistan shared as RSS worker caught in obscene act

Pooja Chaudhuri19th August 2020

A salacious photograph of two men sitting in a restaurant has been shared on social media with the claim that the older man is a “pracharak” of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak…

RSS man dressed in burqa caught by the police for waving Pak flag? False claim

Priyanka Jha19th August 2020

A video is being circulated on social media with the claim that an RSS worker was caught dressed in a burqa and waving the Pakistani flag. Raju Upman who claimed…

Old, unrelated video of Mahesh Bhatt’s outburst linked to YouTube dislikes on ‘Sadak 2’ trailer

Kinjal19th August 2020

A video of film director Mahesh Bhatt is being shared widely on social media. In the video, he begins to suddenly shout while speaking to the media. Social media users…

Fact-check: New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern wishing Janmashtami, quoting Bhagavad Gita?

Kinjal18th August 2020

A video of a woman praising the Hindu scripture Bhagavad Gita and Hindu deity Krishna is circulating with the claim that she is New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. The…

Sushant Singh Rajput is not dancing with his ‘niece’ in this video, media misreport

Priyanka Jha18th August 2020

Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead in his Mumbai apartment more than two months ago. As time goes by, the media’s obsession with the case is rapidly soaring….

Derogatory painting of Hindu deity Krishna from 5 years ago revived on social media

Pooja Chaudhuri17th August 202019th August 2020

On August 17, News Nation anchor Deepak Chaurasia tweeted that Akram Hussain, a painter in Assam, exhibited an offensive picture of Hindu deity Krishna in a Guwahati art gallery. “I’m…

Morphed: TIME magazine cover featuring Donald Trump with ‘Time to go’ headline

Kinjal17th August 202018th August 2020

A picture of an alleged cover page of American weekly magazine TIME is being shared widely on social media. In the picture, a figure can be seen walking out of…

Old video of couple swimming in flooded home in Prayagraj shared as Delhi

Kinjal17th August 2020

Abhishek Dutt, Vice President of the Delhi Congress, shared a video on August 13. In the video, a man can be seen teaching a woman how to swim in floodwater…

BJP leaders share morphed image of national flag hoisted in Lal Chowk, Srinagar

Pooja Chaudhuri15th August 202017th August 2020

As India celebrates its 74th Independence Day, pictures of the national flag hoisted in different parts of the country are widely circulating. Among these photographs is one from Lal Chowk,…

Congress’s video on PM Modi’s relationship with China includes old photo with Japanese PM Shinzo Abe

Pooja Chaudhuri15th August 202016th August 2020

The official handle of the Congress party tweeted a video on the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) relationship with China, alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been ‘cosying’ up with…

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