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Old image of ‘Irani’ gang posing as blanket-sellers resurfaces with warnings against ‘Muslim Jihadis’

Prantik Ali28th August 2025

A collage of 24 men, allegedly arrested on charges of looting people’s houses on the pretext of selling clothes and garments, is viral on WhatsApp. Along with the image, a…

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

Shinjinee Majumder & Indradeep Bhattacharyya28th August 202528th August 2025

Since August 19, soon after psephologist Sanjay Kumar, a professor with the Delhi-based Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), retracted and apologised for sharing erroneous data on the…

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

Shinjinee Majumder & Indradeep Bhattacharyya25th August 2025

A day after the August 8 press conference, where Congress leader Rahul Gandhi flagged alleged irregularities in the voter list of Karnataka’s Mahadevapura assembly constituency, he addressed a Vote Adhikar…

News outlets, BJP leaders amplify morphed image of AAP MLA Gopal Italia with Delhi CM Rekha Gupta’s attacker

Pawan Kumar22nd August 202523rd August 2025

An image of Aam Aadmi Party leader from Gujarat, Gopal Italia, with the man who attacked Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta is doing the rounds on social media. The Delhi…

After arrest of nuns in Durg, Christians in Sehore, Raipur & Balasore allegedly attacked over ‘forced conversions’

Oishani Bhattacharya22nd August 202523rd August 2025

At least three instances of Hindutva groups barging into gatherings and accusing those congregating of religious conversions have emerged so far in August. Videos from each of these instances —…

Why PM Modi’s dig at ‘infiltrators’ in Independence Day speech could spell trouble

Shinjinee Majumder19th August 2025

Speaking from the ramparts of the Red Fort on India’s 79th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an unusual declaration while discussing his government’s achievements in all sectors, from…

Voter list ‘errors’: Several of EC’s ‘fact checks’ make no sense, mislead people further

Abhishek Kumar19th August 202519th August 2025

The working of the Election Commission (EC) has come under intense scrutiny in recent times with the Opposition scaling up its protest against the electoral roll revision exercise in Bihar…

Unrelated videos viral as footage of weapon seizure in Lucknow with communal claims

Kinjal16th August 2025

A 57-second video showing a heap of firearms and bundles of currency notes scattered is doing the rounds online with different claims. Some social media users who shared the video…

Muslim man held minor girl at knifepoint after failed ‘love jihad’ attempt? No, video viral with false communal claims

Pawan Kumar14th August 2025

A video of a young man holding a schoolgirl at knifepoint as she pleads with him in Marathi was widely shared on social media with communal claims that the perpetrator,…

Viral cartoon mocking Donald Trump over India tariff is doctored

Ankita Mahalanobish14th August 2025

A cartoon mocking US President Donald Trump’s recent decision to impose steep tariffs on India is viral on social media. The illustration, which is in the style of an editorial…

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Javed Akhtar, Banu Mushtaq and the contagion of religious sentiments getting hurt

Letter claiming ‘RSS did not participate in anti-British movement’ is morphed