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Police action during Hong Kong protest shared as crackdown on coronavirus patients in China

Jignesh Patel & Priyanka Jha16th March 202016th March 2020

A video of police personnel charging at a group of people at a metro station is being shared by social media users with the claim that it’s from China. The…

No, beef flavoured maggi is not being sold in India

Jignesh Patel16th March 202019th March 2020

On March 10, one Karunesh Shukla tweeted images of Nestle’s maggi flavoured with beef and urged social media users to boycott ‘Maggi’. It is being claimed that beef flavoured maggi…

Old video from Pakistan shared as fruit-seller in Lonavla spraying red paint on litchi

Priyanka Jha13th March 202013th March 2020

A 2-minute video is widely circulating on social media. It is being claimed that the clip depicts an incident from Maharashtra’s Lonavla, near the Mumbai-Pune highway, where a fruit-seller was…

Delhi riots: Times Now misreports man firing at Muslim mob as attack on police

Pratik Sinha, Mohammed Zubair & Pooja Chaudhuri12th March 202012th March 2020

A Times Now broadcast of March 5 ran a video of a man in red, wearing a helmet, opening fire during communal riots in Delhi. “New video of Delhi violence…

Old pornographic video viral as Shaheen Bagh

Pooja Chaudhuri12th March 20206th May 2020

A video of a couple having sexual intercourse behind an alleyway is circulating on social media as an incident from Shaheen Bagh. From the Twitter account @Baburao71275507, the video has…

Old images of weapons seized in Punjab, Gujarat shared as Delhi riots

Archit11th March 2020

Four images are being shared on social media with two different claims. The first image shows a huge pile of swords. The next picture shows knives on a table. The…

Old video from Saudi Arabia viral as 20 lakh people convert to Islam in China

Jignesh Patel11th March 202011th March 2020

A video of a gathering where people can be heard reciting Islamic verses is being shared on social media. Facebook user Imtiyaz Khan posted the video with the claim, “China…

Old image from J&K viral as police brutality in Delhi

Archit11th March 2020

An image of three policemen attacking a man in skull cap is being circulated on social media with the claim that it is from Delhi. A Facebook user posted the…

Sudarshan News broadcasts fake news about woman murdered in Tahir Hussain’s house

Archit11th March 202012th March 2020

AAP councillor Tahir Hussain has been linked with the murder of IB staffer Ankit Sharma who was found dead in a drain close to Hussain’s house on February 26. Since…