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Old images from Syria, Bangladesh shared as Delhi riots

Kinjal4th March 20204th March 2020

More than 45 people have died in Delhi’s recent communal violence. As tensions deplete, misinformation continues to be shared rampantly on social media. The following pictures are being widely shared…

Video of infant and woman’s dead bodies dug out from ground is unrelated to Delhi riots

Kinjal4th March 2020

Protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) entered the third month in February 2020. Communal clashes between those against the law and pro-CAA groups led to the death of at…

After Jahangirpuri violence, old video from UP shared to target UP police

Archit3rd March 202027th April 2022

A two-minute video in which a mob can be seen pelting stones in front of policemen was shared after communal violence shook Delhi’s Jahangirpuri. London-based Twitter user @URScrewed_ posted this…

Shaheen Bagh women getting paid? No, this is a video of relief distribution to Delhi riot victims

Pooja Chaudhuri & Priyanka Jha2nd March 20202nd March 2020

A video massively viral across social media channels is being shared with the recurring claim that individuals protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) are being paid to agitate. From…

Muslim girl raped by Hindu mob in Delhi? Pak propaganda website runs fake news

Pooja Chaudhuri2nd March 20204th March 2020

An article from the website ‘republicofbuzz.com’ is being widely shared on social media. It claims that a 13-year-old girl Deeba was gang-raped by a Hindu mob in northeast Delhi’s Jafrabad….

Suresh Chavhanke falsely claims Muslim community in Paris torched railway station

Archit2nd March 2020

On February 28, several social media users shared a 20-second video of a building engulfed in fire. The viral message blamed “Islamic jihad” for the incident and claimed that this…

Old, unrelated video of arms hidden inside cans of ghee falsely linked to Delhi riots

Mohammed Zubair29th February 20201st March 2020

A video showing men removing pistols and magazines hidden inside cans of ghee is viral with two contrasting claims – one which targets the Muslim community and the other, Rashtriya…

No, this isn’t Justice Murlidhar with Sonia Gandhi when she filed nomination papers

Kinjal29th February 202029th February 2020

An image of Congress President Sonia Gandhi filing election nomination papers is circulating on social media along with an image of Justice S Murlidhar. The judge was recently transferred from Delhi…

Photo of rescue op viral as cops helping mob carry petrol bombs to AAP’s Tahir Hussain’s residence

Jignesh Patel29th February 202029th February 2020

AAP councillor Tahir Hussain has been booked for the murder of Intelligence Bureau staffer Ankit Sharma, who was killed in Delhi riots. Sharma’s family named Hussain in their complaint. Locals…

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Indian media picked up Apple user’s satiric tweet, ‘reported’ team behind newly launched UI had been fired

Did Trump ban production of Tesla in US after fallout with Musk? No, viral video is AI-generated