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Fact-check: Was the bridge that collapsed in Bihar part of Rs 264 crore Sattarghat project?

Priyanka Jha18th July 2020

On July 16, the country woke up to the news of Sattarghat bridge in Bihar collapsing a month after it was inaugurated. Flooding in Gandak river damaged the bridge reportedly…

Congress leader Acharya Pramod shares old image as ‘Brahmans’ burning BJP flags

Archit17th July 202017th July 2020

On July 15, Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam posted an image of men burning BJP flags on Twitter (archive link) and Facebook. Krishnam claimed that members of the Brahman community…

Fake tweet depicts Sambit Patra comparing PM Modi with Turkish warrior Ertugrul

Archit17th July 202017th July 2020

A screenshot of BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra’s alleged tweet is being circulated on social media. As per the screenshot, Patra tweeted on May 16, “I am watching Ertugrul nowadays…

IANS falls for fake account of Sara Pilot attacking Ashok Gehlot via tweets

Pooja Chaudhuri14th July 202014th July 2020

A section of the media republished a report by news agency IANS claiming that rebel Congress leader Sachin Pilot’s wife Sara Pilot in a series of tweets tagged to Congress…

Fact-check: Was Urdu replaced with Sanskrit on Dehradun Railway station signboard?

Pooja Chaudhuri & Ketan13th July 202015th July 2020

BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra wrote “Sanskrit” in bold letters while tweeting pictures of the signboard at Dehradun railway station. While the first photograph shows the city’s name written in Hindi,…

Old image from Bihar shared as pothole-filled road in Rahul Gandhi’s constituency Wayand

Kinjal10th July 2020

A photograph of a road filled with potholes has been shared by several users on social media with the claim that this is Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s constituency Wayanad. “#राहुल_गांधी…

Yang Jianli said 100 Chinese died in Galwan? Republic TV, Kapil Mishra share unverified news

Pooja Chaudhuri7th July 202010th July 2020

The latest figure on Chinese casualties in the Galwan Valley, if social media claims are to be believed, is 100. BJP leader Kapil Mishra tweeted a report by an obscure…

Video verification: NSG training video viral with baseless claim of ‘chemical attack drill’

Archit7th July 2020

A 45-second video shows a platoon huddled in a pit exposed to smoke. In the background, a man can be heard instructing the soldiers in Hindi to stand their ground….

PM Modi’s visit to Leh Army Hospital wasn’t a manufactured photo-op

Pooja Chaudhuri4th July 20204th July 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Leh, the capital of the union territory of Ladakh, in the morning of July 3 to interact with the army, air force and the…

No, BJP leader Vikas Dubey is not the same ‘Vikas Dubey’ accused of killing 8 UP cops

Pooja Chaudhuri3rd July 2020

A photograph of a man with Uttar Pardesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was shared by Jan Adhikar Party leader Rajesh Ranjan, popularly known as Pappu Yadav. He claimed that the…

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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