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Old video from Rajasthan viral as farmers pelting stones at BJP MLA ‘Uday Singh’ in Haryana

Anuradha Prasad7th January 2021

Social media users have recently been sharing a video of a stone-pelting incident, claiming that it shows protesting farmers attacking a BJP MLA. The clip shows a mob throwing stones…

Indian media present UP govt ad in TIME as actual ‘report’ by the magazine

Sam Jawed7th January 20217th January 2021

Several news channels including Zee News, ABP Ganga and News18 UP have telecasted news about TIME magazine appreciating Yogi Adityanath government’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis. It was a similar…

Old video of tractor stunt viral as farmers’ practicing for upcoming Republic Day march

Anuradha Prasad5th January 2021

A video of a tractor stunt was shared online, with users claiming that it shows farmers preparing for their upcoming parade on Republic Day. On January 2, farmers’ unions announced…

The year that was: Misinformation trends of 2020

Pooja Chaudhuri5th January 20218th January 2021

The word ‘unprecedented’ only mildly captures the year 2020. The coronavirus pandemic did more than confine the privileged inside their homes and leave the destitute to their fates. It has…

Conceptual Nat Geo magazine cover with protestor from farmers’ agitation believed to be true

Archit5th January 2021

Thousands of farmers continue their agitation for the repeal of the three farm laws and legal backing for a minimum support price. Hindustan Times reported that the seventh round of…

Morphed Dawn report claims pilot urinated in Pak fighter jet after calling from Allah

Kinjal5th January 2021

A purported screenshot of the website of Pakistani daily Dawn shows a headline dated June 10, 2020, which reads, “Pilot caught pissing in the cockpit of PAF F-16, said urine…

Morphed image viral as Vijay Mallya issued Rs 35 cr cheque to BJP before fleeing India

Kinjal5th January 2021

A picture of an Axis Bank cheque has been causing quite a stir on social media recently. The cheque is of the value Rs 35 crore and has been allegedly…

Old video of accidental fire falsely linked to Jio cell towers vandalised by farmers

Kinjal4th January 2021

A TikTok video of a cell tower on fire has been viral on social media for the past few days. Several users are linking this clip to the ongoing farmers’…

Old video from Karnataka linked to stone-pelting during Ram Mandir rally in MP

Anuradha Prasad30th December 2020

Stone pelting and violence occurred between two groups in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh on Friday (December 25) afternoon. According to reports, Hindu groups in Ujjain were carrying out a rally to…

PM Modi is NOT with Anna Hazare but late RSS leader Lakshmanrao Inamdar in this photo

Kinjal29th December 202029th December 2020

Recently, a black and white photo of a young Narendra Modi with another man has been going viral on social media. The man has his arm around the PM in…

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I swear I won’t do anything for Muslims, says Bengal BJP MLA Ritesh Tiwari

Tamil Nadu anti-Hindi protests from March falsely linked to TVK assuming power