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Did UP govt issue order restricting samaritans from helping migrants workers?

Jignesh Patel19th May 202019th May 2020

On May 15, President of Swaraj Abhiyan Yogendra Yadav posted an image of a notice issued by Bulandshahr police. Tweeting the notice, Yadav criticised the Uttar Pradesh government and said,…

BJYM’s Abhijat Mishra falsely claims illegal Bangladeshis attack Bihari family in West Bengal

Archit19th May 202019th May 2020

Several users on Facebook and Twitter have shared a two-minute video of a woman crying and complaining that the police took her brother away after her neighbour vandalised their house….

SP leader Abu Azmi’s supporters did not chant ‘Pakistan Zindabad’, video viral with false claim

Mohammed Zubair18th May 202018th May 2020

A video of Maharastra’s Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Abu Azmi has gone viral on social media with the claim that his supporters chanted ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ at Mumbai’s Wadala station in…

BJP MP Arjun Singh shares video of bleeding Muslim men as Hindus attacked in West Bengal

Jignesh Patel18th May 202018th May 2020

Reports of clashes between two communities in Telinpara and Bhadreswar area of Hoogly district emerged on May 11. Soon after West Bengal BJP MP Arjun Singh posted a video which…

Viral photo of armed men is old and does not show RSS members

Jignesh Patel14th May 2020

On May 4, one Facebook user who goes by the name ‘Thajudeen J’ posted a photo of men armed with machetes and axes. It was claimed that these men are…

Congress members, journalists share image of Rohingyas as migrant workers amid lockdown

Jignesh Patel13th May 202013th May 2020

The official Twitter handle of the SC department of the Indian National Congress posted an image of a man carrying an old woman on his back with a message targetting…

Old images falsely shared as female BJP politician consumes alcohol after liquor shops opened

Priyanka Jha13th May 202013th May 2020

India has been under a lockdown since March 24, imposed to tackle the spread of coronavirus. On May 4, the government relaxed some norms and permitted the sale of liquor…

Photos of woman injured in UP for resisting molestation viral since 4 years

Kinjal13th May 2020

Photograph of an injured woman standing with a few policemen are being widely shared on social media with a message targeting the BJP government. “This is Modi government’s Beti Bachao….

Suresh Chavhanke shares at least 5-year-old image as Telangana govt’s free gift during Ramzan

Archit12th May 2020

On May 11, editor-in-chief of Sudarshan News Suresh Chavhanke tweeted a photo of a pink-coloured sack that has ‘Eid Mubarak Ramzan Gift Government of Telangana’ imprinted on it. In the…

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