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Sikhs sloganeering against Indian army? No; viral video is unrelated to India-Pakistan conflict

Shinjinee Majumder12th May 2025

A video of a group of people chanting slogans, allegedly against the Indian army, is viral. In the video, the people, some of whom wear turbans and appear to be…

More false claims about ‘Karachi port destroyed’: Photo of Israeli airstrike on Rafah viral

Ankita Mahalanobish10th May 2025

Even as tensions escalate between India and Pakistan following military strikes between the two countries, unverified images and videos claiming to be related to the conflict have flooded social media….

‘People from your faith kill others. Don’t come to me again,’ Kolkata doctor told pregnant Muslim woman

Shinjinee Majumder10th May 2025

Days after a Kolkata-based lawyer alleged in a Facebook post that a Hindu doctor had refused to treat a pregnant Muslim woman from her family, multiple media outlets came up…

More unrelated clips go viral as ‘state of Karachi’ after Operation Sindoor

Shinjinee Majumder10th May 2025

Even as as tensions escalate between India and Pakistan following military strikes between the two countries, unverified images and videos claiming to be related to the conflict have flooded social…

Zee, TV9, Lokmat, Amar Ujala, others use naval drill image from 2023 to show INS Vikrant struck Karachi port

Oishani Bhattacharya10th May 2025

An image of a naval vessel with a flame in the background is being widely used by media outlets to suggest that the Indian Navy’s INS Vikrant struck the Karachi…

Old video of fire near Shah Faisal mosque shared as Indian drone strike in Islamabad amid escalating tensions

Kinjal10th May 2025

Same video shared as Pak attack in Amritsar and Indian strike in Sialkot. In reality, it shows neither

Abhishek Kumar10th May 202510th May 2025

His name was Qari Mohammad Iqbal. He was not a terrorist.

Shinjinee Majumder9th May 202510th May 2025

On the morning of May 7, the death of Qari Mohammad Iqbal became the focal point of news segments across media channels. He was labelled a “most-wanted terrorist” and a…

Viral video of injured Pakistan pilot has nothing to do with current India-Pak conflict, Operation Sindoor

Oishani Bhattacharya9th May 2025

As tensions between India and Pakistan escalate, unverified visuals of military action by forces of both countries are being widely circulated on social media. One such clip shows an injured…

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Fake ‘Wire’ clipping viral claiming Modi asked ECI to add fake voters in Bihar