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Polling officer admits rigging in Bihar elections? No, video shot during MP bypolls viral with false claim

Archit18th November 2020

Indian National Congress (INC) leader Vijay Singh tweeted (archived link) a two-minute video that was originally posted by Twitter user @IndiaAwakened_ (archived link). A woman is giving an interview to…

Photos of woman killed in Bihar’s Vaishali in July linked with recent murder of Muslim woman

Kinjal18th November 2020

Several photos circulating on social media are being linked to the recent murder of a young woman in Bihar’s Vaishali district. Last month, three men from a village in Vaishali…

Old image falsely shared as Tejashwi Yadav leads protest march for woman burnt alive in Bihar

Anuradha Prasad17th November 2020

Recently, reports of a 20-year old Muslim woman burnt alive in Bihar’s Vaishali emerged. The woman was admitted to the hospital in critical condition. She succumbed to her injuries on…

Old video falsely viral as proof of ‘saffron wave’ inside JNU campus

Priyanka Jha17th November 2020

Author Harinder Sikka, known to have shared false information on several occasions, tweeted a video on November 15. The accompanying caption read, “Must thank Leftists, Tukde-Tukde gangs #Congress supporters, JNU…

Ex-Pak major shares 10-yo photo as Indian army men who died in LoC ceasefire violation

Archit17th November 2020

On November 13, The Hindu reported that Pakistan breached ceasefire along the Line of Control in four Jammu and Kashmir districts. In the backdrop of this, on November 15, Muhammad…

Priyanka Gandhi’s old tweet morphed to target Jawaharlal Nehru

Pooja Chaudhuri & Aqib Pathan17th November 2020

An alleged screenshot of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s tweet has gone viral on social media. The tweet shows Gandhi sharing her “favourite story” about her great grandfather Jawaharlal Nehru….

RJD workers dump sweets after Bihar election loss? Old photos from raids at confectioneries viral

Kinjal17th November 202017th November 2020

Last week, a few pictures of people dumping large vessels containing sweets went viral on social media. They are being linked to the recently-concluded Bihar assembly elections, with netizens claiming…

Clip from 2016 shared as Shah-Owaisi struck ‘secret deal’ ahead of 2020 Bihar polls

Pooja Chaudhuri17th November 2020

A video that shows Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal reading a letter he received from former Gujarat BJP MLA Yatin Oza is circulating on social media. The letter alleges that…

Old unfounded reports of removal of JK from UN ‘list of disputes’ viral again

Archit16th November 202016th November 2020

Several social media users shared an October 29 article published by a website called Latest Laws (archived link). As per the article, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) was removed from the…

Video from Romania falsely shared as Muslims spitting inside Paris metro train

Aqib Pathan16th November 2020

Sandeep Thakur, who identifies as head of social media and IT intellectual cell of BJP Delhi, shared a video on Twitter (archive link) with the claim that Muslim commuters spat…

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Bloodstains on Pashmina: Kashmiri shawl sellers heckled, assaulted across states over faith, identity

Another Valentine’s Day, another free run for Right-wing outfits intimidating couples