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Old video from Bangladesh shared as ‘Islam Zindabad’ slogans raised in West Bengal

Priyanka Jha29th August 202018th June 2021

A video is widely circulating on Facebook with the claim that a rally where pro-Islam chants were raised was taken out in West Bengal’s Kolkata. “This rally was taken out…

Video of 2018 anti-Trump protest in London shared as Americans celebrating Arab ‘enslavement’

Archit29th August 202030th August 2020

Several Facebook users shared a video of a rally that shows a man dressed as US President Donald Trump escorting men in traditional Arab clothing using leashes. This video was…

Congress shares 2012 image of PM Modi with ducks as PR during COVID-19

Pooja Chaudhuri26th August 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently shared a video of himself with peacocks at his Lok Kalyan Marg residence. This was picked up by nearly every mainstream media outlet and soon…

Video of Delhi cop beating minor is not an old video of armed chain snatcher

Pooja Chaudhuri26th August 202027th August 2020

On August 24, Mojo Story tweeted a video of a policeman mercilessly beating up a young boy. The channel, founded by journalist Barkha Dutt, reported that the boy was wandering…

Fact-check: BJP leader Kalicharan Saraf misbehaved with woman on stage?

Kinjal26th August 2020

A video of a man grabbing a woman’s waist as she greets him by placing a garland around his neck has been going viral on social media. Users are claiming…

Video from West Bengal passed off as communal violence in Bengaluru

Priyanka Jha26th August 2020

On the night of August 11, three people had died in deadly clashes that broke out in Bengaluru. The violence had been sparked by a Facebook post. Naveen, the nephew…

No, this is not Facebook’s Ankhi Das cutting tricoloured cake

Kinjal25th August 2020

Two pictures of a lady cutting a tricoloured cake are widely shared on social media. It is being claimed that she is Facebook India’s Public Policy Director, Ankhi Das, disrespecting…

Photo of ashram in Kerala viral as ‘proof’ of Indian culture’s influence in New Zealand

Kinjal24th August 2020

Recently, a photo of people sitting in a communal setting and eating food has been making the rounds on social media, with netizens claiming this is from New Zealand. The…

Fact-check: Did Supreme Court change its motto to ‘Yato Dharmastato Jai’ from ‘Satyamev Jayate’ ?

Priyanka Jha23rd August 202023rd August 2020

Social media has been abuzz recently with many users claiming that the Supreme Court changed its motto ‘Satyamev Jayate’ to ‘Yato Dharmastato Jai’. On August 21, 2020, Sunil Astay of…

Old image of giant sinkhole in the middle of a road in Ahmedabad shared as Varanasi

Kinjal23rd August 202011th August 2021

A picture of a giant sinkhole in the middle of a road is being shared on social media with the claim that it is from the city of Varanasi in…

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Defying MP HC ban, images of women who committed crimes against men burnt with Ravana’s effigy on Dussehra

Did Rahul Gandhi ‘admit’ that his social media following was not organic? No, BJP leaders share clipped video