Politics

USAID Controversy: Shows by Republic, CNN-News18, Times Now had clear partisan bent

Ankita Mahalanobish12th September 2025

In February 2025, when US President Donald Trump and his former adviser Elon Musk claimed that $21 million was disbursed to influence India’s electoral process under Joe Biden’s administration, several…

Nepal ex-PM Jhalanath’s wife in hospital after arson attack; Indian media declare her ‘dead’

Pawan Kumar12th September 202512th September 2025

Amid the unrest in Nepal, Indian media channels reported that former PM Jhalanath Khanal’s wife was killed after protesters had set fire to their house. Most of them mentioned her name…

Rahul Gandhi’s ‘selfie’ with woman in dark sunglasses is AI-generated

Ankita Mahalanobish & Shinjinee Majumder12th September 202512th September 2025

A photograph, which appears to be a selfie of Rahul Gandhi alongside a woman, went viral on social media amid the Congress leader’s recent Malaysia visit. It has prompted several…

Exclusive: ‘+6.30’ in Rahul Gandhi’s ‘vote theft’ PDF metadata does not prove it’s made in Myanmar

Abhishek Kumar11th September 202512th September 2025

BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari on September 10, 2025, shared a post on X alleging that the PDF version of Rahul Gandhi’s ‘vote theft’ presentation available on the Congress leader’s website…

KP Sharma Oli only Nepalese PM to never visit India? No, he visited as PM in 2016 & 2018

Prantik Ali11th September 202515th September 2025

In the aftermath of KP Sharma Oli’s resignation as Nepal’s Prime Minister, claims that he was the only Nepalese PM to never visit India gained traction on social media. Oli…

BJP members looted sarees during NDA’s Bihar bandh? RJD falsely shared video from Rajasthan

Abhishek Kumar11th September 2025

A video of scores of women fighting to grab sarees inside a shop is being shared with the claim that during the Bihar Bandh on September 4, members of the…

No change in Aadhaar card details, viral claims of UIDAI announcement false

Pawan Kumar9th September 2025

An image of a purported circular from the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is viral on social media with claims that some changes have been introduced effective August 15,…

US dollar found buried in flood-hit Punjab? No, viral video falsely shared

Pawan Kumar9th September 2025

A video is viral showing a man picking up soiled US dollar notes from the ground while remarking that the money earned by people in Punjab was no longer of…

Javed Akhtar, Banu Mushtaq and the contagion of religious sentiments getting hurt

Indradeep Bhattacharyya3rd September 2025

In two related but unconnected developments, writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar and International Booker Prize-winning author Banu Mushtaq have found themselves in the midst of controversies after being invited to speak at…

Letter claiming ‘RSS did not participate in anti-British movement’ is morphed

Oishani Bhattacharya2nd September 20255th September 2025

An image of a purported historic document with the text “RSS did not participate in any anti-British movement from 1925 to 1947” bearing the emblem of the British Home Department…