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    Shinjinee Majumder

    Army man plots ‘attack’ on himself to get ‘famous’; news sparks communal outrage

    26th September 2023
    Social media is currently rife with the claim that an Indian Army soldier named Shine Kumar was assaulted by a group of unidentified men in Kerala. The attackers allegedly restrained...
    Army man plots ‘attack’ on himself to get ‘famous’; news sparks communal outrage
    Abira Das

    BJP protesting in front of Canara Bank amid Canada row? Edited image viral

    26th September 2023
    A picture depicting BJP supporters standing in front of a Canara Bank branch is doing the rounds on social media. Several users have claimed that the BJP supporters thought Canara...
    BJP protesting in front of Canara Bank amid Canada row? Edited image viral

    ABP reporter Debmalya Bagchi’s arrest in Bengal: Veracity of complaint, police ‘excesses’ under scanner

    Indradeep Bhattacharyya14th September 202315th September 2023

    Days after the arrest of Anandabazar Patrika (ABP) reporter Debmalya Bagchi in Kharagpur, West Bengal, multiple questions are being raised about the nature of police action against the well-known journalist…

    TV news Panellist Haji Mehardeen Rangrez’s photo shared with false claim of ‘fake identity’

    Abhishek Kumar12th September 2023

    A collage of screenshots taken from a news bulletin on Aaj Tak is gathering a lot of traction on social media. The same man can be seen in all the…

    Delhi Police fact-checks false claims on Shia Muslim’s rally ahead of G20 meet

    Shinjinee Majumder10th September 2023

    A clip depicting what appears to be a procession by Muslims in New Delhi is viral on social media with users raising concerns about the prevailing situation in light of…

    ‘Modi most popular’ poster not recent, ‘insult to world leaders’ claim baseless

    Oishani Bhattacharya8th September 2023

    An image of a billboard showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the most popular world leader is being shared on social media. Some users claim that the billboard is a…

    Religious sticker on bike: UP BJP leader shares UP video as Rajasthan, falsely targets Cong govt for ‘appeasement’

    Abhishek Kumar7th September 2023

    A 20-second-long video of a man arguing with traffic police personnel has been gathering a lot of traction on social media. The policeman is heard saying that the vehicle has…

    Doctored video: Clip of Gautam Gambhir making obscene gesture to fans edited with anti-India slogans

    Shinjinee Majumder5th September 2023

    A video of former Indian cricketer and BJP MLA Gautam Gambhir making an obscene gesture toward spectators during the rain-curtailed India vs. Pakistan match of Asia Cup 2023 has gone…

    ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogan not raised in Oawisi’s Jharkhand rally; misreport by Zee, Aaj Tak, ABP, News 18 & others

    Shinjinee Majumder4th September 2023

    All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi addressed a rally at Dumri in Giridih, Jharkhand, on Wednesday, August 30, in favour of his party’s candidate Md Abdul Mobin Rizvi…

    Fact check: Viral image of Kerala Onam special train is AI-generated

    Oishani Bhattacharya & Shreyatama Datta1st September 2023

    A picture of a train painted in bright floral patterns arriving at the ‘Kasaragod-Trivandrum’ station is viral on social media. It is being shared with the claim that it is…

    No, ISRO chief S Somanath did not visit RSS office in Bengaluru after Chandrayaan landing

    Oishani Bhattacharya1st September 2023

    A 9-second clip featuring the chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), S Somanath, is viral on social media with the claim that the ISRO chairman visited the Bengaluru…

    Another surgical strike in Pak? Centre, PIB, Army refute Dainik Jagran report

    Abhishek Kumar31st August 2023

    On the front page of its national edition dated August 22, Hindi daily Dainik Jagran claimed the Indian Army had carried out a surgical strike on Pakistan once again. The…

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