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Irresponsible media reports spark anger against Muslims and Kerala in elephant death case

Pooja Chaudhuri4th June 20205th June 2020

The death of a pregnant elephant in Kerala after she was allegedly “fed” a pineapple stuffed with firecrackers sparked massive outrage in the country. The tragic incident started trending on…

No, this is not an image of Chinese soldiers helping Indian army men injured in avalanche

Archit4th June 2020

On May 10, The Hindu reported that Indian and Chinese troops had a face-off near Pangong Tso lake in Eastern Ladhak on May 5 and 6, followed by the second…

Video of Maradona lookalike in 2015 movie shared as actual footage of the footballer

Pooja Chaudhuri3rd June 20203rd June 2020

A video of an obese man kicking a tennis ball has been widely shared on social media with messages claiming that the man is Argentinian footballer Diego Maradona. Please tell…

Viral: Fake quotes by world leaders offering support to India over tensions with China

Archit3rd June 20203rd June 2020

Since the last three weeks of May, the India-China border dispute continues in the eastern parts of Ladhak. In the backdrop on this, Mahesh Vikram Hegde’s Postcard News shared an…

Video from Mumbai’s KEM hospital shared as dead bodies piled up in Delhi hospital

Jignesh Patel30th May 20202nd June 2020

On May 29, Delhi reported more than 1,000 coronavirus cases for the second consecutive day taking the total number of cases close to 17,400. In the backdrop of this, a…

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta quotes false WhatsApp forward in Supreme Court

Sam Jawed30th May 2020

On May 28, the Supreme Court heard the Suo Moto case regarding the plight of migrant labourers stranded in different parts of the country due to the lockdown. During the…

Fake tweet portrays Rahul Gandhi suggesting odd/even method to reopen schools

Jignesh Patel26th May 2020

A screenshot of a tweet supposedly put out by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is doing the rounds on social media. “Schools and colleges should reopen from 1st June on odd/even…

Fact-check: Did Rajasthan govt halt buses transporting students to UP for Rs 19 lakh fuel dues?

Archit25th May 202026th May 2020

On May 16, Congress’s Priyanka Gandhi Vadra wrote a letter to BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh government seeking permission to send 1,000 buses from Rajasthan for labourers from UP to travel back…

Video of PM Modi’s recent visit to West Bengal morphed with ‘Chowkidar Chor Hai’ slogans

Jignesh Patel23rd May 202023rd May 2020

A video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Cheif Minister Mamata Banerjee is getting shared on social media. In the video, both of them are seen heading towards…

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