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Give me screen time, I’ll give you fodder for communal debates: Shahabuddin Razvi’s give & take with news channels

Abhishek Kumar9th June 202510th June 2025

Of late, ‘Maulana’ Shahabuddin Razvi Bareilvi, who claims to be the president of the All India Muslim Jamaat, has emerged as a favourite of several mainstream media channels by dint…

AI clip of man’s narrow escape from lioness viral as real incident; Republic, News18 misreport, later tweak story

Ankita Mahalanobish9th June 2025

Late-night CCTV footage showing a lioness walking on the streets and sniffing a man sleeping on the road before walking away from him has shocked internet users. The video was…

Misa Bharti’s luxurious house? Alt News traces viral video to Turkmenistan-based realtor’s TikTok account

Shinjinee Majumder9th June 2025

In the run-up to the Bihar assembly elections scheduled later this year, a video of a hijab-clad woman showcasing a luxury house has gone viral on social media with claims…

Kangana Ranaut was not shown the middle finger at a performance; viral video is from an event in Pakistan

Ankita Mahalanobish6th June 2025

A video, seemingly taken by someone in the audience during a public performance, in which event attendees are showing the middle finger to someone on stage has gone viral. Those…

‘Jihadis’ pelting stone at paramilitary convoy in Kashmir after India-Pak ceasefire? Old video, false claim

Pawan Kumar4th June 2025

A video in which a group of people are seen throwing stones at vehicles passing through a valley has been doing the rounds on social media. Sounds of gunshots are…

A beef over buff: Vigilantes in Aligarh assaulted Muslims over buffalo meat, booked them for cow slaughter

Shinjinee Majumder3rd June 20253rd June 2025

A strange series events unfolded in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh in the last week of May. A mob with links to Hindutva groups brutally thrashed four Muslim men over suspicion of…

Republic used Indian creator’s satiric reel on prime time; claimed Pakistani civilians were slamming their country

Prantik Ali2nd June 2025

Social media users are sharing a video of a man ridiculing Pakistan’s claims of victory in the recent four-day conflict with India, which was the most serious military crisis between…

Assam Police beating up ‘pro-Pakistan Bangladeshis’? Old video from Bengal shared with misleading communal claims

Pawan Kumar2nd June 2025

On May 12, 2025, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted that three more people had been arrested in his state on charges of sedition, bringing the tally to a…

Dhaka women’s ‘friendship march’ video falsely shared as West Bengal, inviting filthy comments

Kinjal2nd June 2025

A video clip of a group of women raising slogans on the roadside has been gathering a lot of traction on social media. The women in the video are seen…

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Sonam Wangchuk ‘safe & sound’, confirms his wife amid deepfakes announcing his ‘death’ going viral

Attack against Muslims in India? No, viral video of woman collapsing is from Bangladesh