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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…

Do JNU, Jamia provide ‘free’ hostel accommodation to Muslim students from J&K? No, false claim viral

Pooja Chaudhuri11th November 202030th May 2023

The photo of a multi-storeyed building is viral on Twitter with the claim that it is a 400-bed hotel at Jamia Milia Islamia, where only Muslim students aspiring to be…

Old, unrelated video viral as funeral of teenager who killed French teacher Samuel Paty

Aqib Pathan11th November 2020

A video of an Islamic funeral procession is widespread on Facebook with a Tamil caption claiming that a massive funeral service was conducted for 18-year-old teenager Abdullakh Anzorov who was…

Congress shares video of child pushing father’s stretcher in UP hospital as Bihar

Kinjal10th November 2020

In the backdrop of the Bihar assembly elections, a video of a child pushing a stretcher with a patient lying on it is circulating on social media. On the other…

Old image falsely shared as Turkish Pres Erdogan refused to shake hands with French Pres Marcon

Archit9th November 202011th November 2020

Several Facebook users have shared an image of French President Emmanuel Macron and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan along with the claim that the latter refused to shake hands with…

Bus with BSF jawans overturned in Bihar but claims of 9 soldiers dying is false

Priyanka Jha9th November 2020

Several pictures of men in camouflage uniforms surrounding an overturned bus have recently gone viral on social media. Users are claiming that these soldiers were on their way to Bihar…

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