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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…

Image morphed to show US VP-elect Kamala Harris wearing saree

Archit13th November 2020

On November 12, BJP MP Satya Pal Singh posted an image of US Vice President-elect Kamal Harris in a saree and later deleted it. He wrote, “America’s Vice President-elect Kamala…

Photos from 2019 falsely viral as EVM machines being ‘stolen’ during Bihar polls

Aqib Pathan13th November 2020

After NDA regained power in Bihar assembly elections, RJD made allegations of foul play in the counting of postal ballot papers. Some images are now viral on social media where…

No, US President-elect Biden hasn’t appointed an Indian Ahmed Khan as political advisor

Archit13th November 2020

Images of 2020 US President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden with a man has been widely shared on the internet. It is being claimed that the said man…

Video from 2019 Lok Sabha polls viral as voter fraud in recent Bihar elections

Aqib Pathan13th November 202017th November 2020

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) tweeted a video of booth capturing alluding that it took place in the recently-concluded Bihar elections where the party lost to NDA. “Such elections are held…

Fact-check: Has Dr Manmohan Singh been invited to Joe Biden’s swearing-in ceremony?

Kinjal13th November 2020

Joe Biden emerged as the winner and the 46th President of the United States in the recently-concluded US Presidental elections. He is set to take the presidential oath at his…

No, Denmark hasn’t passed law making its Muslim population ineligible to vote

Priyanka Jha12th November 2020

Recently, a number of social media users have been claiming that the right to vote has been taken away from the Muslim community in Denmark. One such tweet came from…

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Modi-lookalike’s video falsely shared as PM called out in Rourkela over LPG crisis

Viral Uttam Nagar video: Man hurling abuses and calling for violence against Muslims is a BJP functionary