Politics

Old video of expired chicken discarded in Saudi Arabia viral as ‘boycott of French products’

Archit2nd November 20202nd November 2020

French President Emmanuel Macron’s backing of Prophet Mohammed’s caricatures sparked anger in the Muslim world. Widespread protests to boycott French products were held in several Middle Eastern countries. Similar protests…

Bihar polls: Old, unverified video falsely viral as EVM directly registering vote for BJP

Archit31st October 202011th November 2020

A video of a person casting their vote on an electronic voting machine (EVM) is being circulated with the claim that votes cast for any party were getting registered in…

Bihar polls: Video from 2019 shared as people at Tejashwi Yadav’s rally claiming to vote for BJP

Priyanka Jha30th October 2020

On October 30, national in-charge of social media for BJP Mahila Morcha Priti Gandhi shared a part of an ABP News broadcast and wrote, “Especially for those who have been…

Old video of Tejashwi Yadav giving cash to flood-affected families linked with Bihar polls

Archit30th October 202030th October 2020

As voting for Bihar assembly polls is ongoing, a video is circulating with the text, “Tejashwi Yadav distributing notes during the election campaign.” (Translated from चुनाव प्रचार में नोट बांटते…

Old video from Germany falsely viral as ‘France declares war on Muslims’

Aqib Pathan30th October 2020

A video shared with the claim that France has “declared war on Muslims” is making the rounds on social media. It says that “the Great Mosque of Clichy in Paris…

Video of police lathi-charge during Durga idol immersion is from Bihar

Archit29th October 2020

A two-minute video of men dressed in camouflage uniform attacking a group of people huddled up around an idol of Hindu deity Durga is circulating on Facebook. Around October 27,…

Old video of French Pres Macron egged viral amid remarks on Islam after teacher’s killing

Kinjal29th October 2020

Recently, a clip of an egg thrown at French president Emmanuel Macron has been going viral. Several users shared the video claiming that the incident is recent. It is being…

Image shot ahead of 2019 general polls viral as PM Modi’s Bihar election campaign rally

Kinjal29th October 2020

In the middle of the ongoing polls in Bihar, a few images of a crowd gathered in large numbers have been going viral on Facebook and Twitter. It’s being claimed…

Old video from Yemen falsely shared as Chechen Muslims protesting against France

Archit27th October 2020

Several Twitter users have posted a video of a large gathering of people from the Muslim community with the claim, “Chechen Muslims protest against France and expressing devotion to the…

Morphed image used to claim IAF ‘mocked’ Pakistan over Balakot airstrike casualties

Archit27th October 202029th October 2020

An image of a fighter plane has been shared on Twitter with the claim that the Indian Air Force (IAF) is mocking Pakistan’s claim that four trees and one crow…