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Sushant Singh Rajput is not dancing with his ‘niece’ in this video, media misreport

Priyanka Jha18th August 2020

Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead in his Mumbai apartment more than two months ago. As time goes by, the media’s obsession with the case is rapidly soaring….

Derogatory painting of Hindu deity Krishna from 5 years ago revived on social media

Pooja Chaudhuri17th August 202019th August 2020

On August 17, News Nation anchor Deepak Chaurasia tweeted that Akram Hussain, a painter in Assam, exhibited an offensive picture of Hindu deity Krishna in a Guwahati art gallery. “I’m…

Morphed: TIME magazine cover featuring Donald Trump with ‘Time to go’ headline

Kinjal17th August 202018th August 2020

A picture of an alleged cover page of American weekly magazine TIME is being shared widely on social media. In the picture, a figure can be seen walking out of…

Old video of couple swimming in flooded home in Prayagraj shared as Delhi

Kinjal17th August 2020

Abhishek Dutt, Vice President of the Delhi Congress, shared a video on August 13. In the video, a man can be seen teaching a woman how to swim in floodwater…

BJP leaders share morphed image of national flag hoisted in Lal Chowk, Srinagar

Pooja Chaudhuri15th August 202017th August 2020

As India celebrates its 74th Independence Day, pictures of the national flag hoisted in different parts of the country are widely circulating. Among these photographs is one from Lal Chowk,…

Congress’s video on PM Modi’s relationship with China includes old photo with Japanese PM Shinzo Abe

Pooja Chaudhuri15th August 202016th August 2020

The official handle of the Congress party tweeted a video on the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) relationship with China, alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been ‘cosying’ up with…

SDPI, Muslim community falsely blamed for placing ‘flag’ atop Shankaracharya statue in Sringeri

Pooja Chaudhuri14th August 202015th August 2020

The temple town of Sringeri in Karnataka’s Chikkamagluru saw the appearance of a ‘flag’ atop Shankaracharya statue on August 13. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state leaders were quick to declare…

Was the derogatory post that triggered Bangalore riots a reaction to an ‘anti Hindu’ post?

Pooja Chaudhuri13th August 2020

Bengaluru witnessed deadly riots on the night of August 11 when a mob, enraged over a derogatory Facebook post, attacked Congress MLA Akhanda Srinivasa Murthy’s residence and police stations at…

Video of rainwater gushing inside Jaipur bus shared as Delhi

Priyanka Jha13th August 202024th July 2021

A 30-second video of water gushing inside a bus with passengers on board is viral with the claim that the incident happened in Delhi. Punjab Congress shared the video on…

New Zealand PM’s visit to Hindu temple ahead of national elections viral with COVID spin

Archit12th August 202012th August 2020

A three-minute video of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in a Hindu temple has gone viral. Several social media users on Twitter and Facebook have shared the video along…