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SDPI, Muslim community falsely blamed for placing ‘flag’ atop Shankaracharya statue in Sringeri

Pooja Chaudhuri14th August 202015th August 2020

The temple town of Sringeri in Karnataka’s Chikkamagluru saw the appearance of a ‘flag’ atop Shankaracharya statue on August 13. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state leaders were quick to declare…

Was the derogatory post that triggered Bangalore riots a reaction to an ‘anti Hindu’ post?

Pooja Chaudhuri13th August 2020

Bengaluru witnessed deadly riots on the night of August 11 when a mob, enraged over a derogatory Facebook post, attacked Congress MLA Akhanda Srinivasa Murthy’s residence and police stations at…

Video of rainwater gushing inside Jaipur bus shared as Delhi

Priyanka Jha13th August 202024th July 2021

A 30-second video of water gushing inside a bus with passengers on board is viral with the claim that the incident happened in Delhi. Punjab Congress shared the video on…

New Zealand PM’s visit to Hindu temple ahead of national elections viral with COVID spin

Archit12th August 202012th August 2020

A three-minute video of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in a Hindu temple has gone viral. Several social media users on Twitter and Facebook have shared the video along…

No, Bihar SP working on Sushant Singh Rajput’s case has not been appointed by CBI

Archit11th August 202012th August 2020

Bihar police is investigating the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput. But the case is also undergoing media trials and overzealous social media vigilance. The Indian Express reported that…

False claim that US researcher Dr Lieber “made and sold” coronavirus to China continues to float online

Archit10th August 2020

Several users on Facebook and Twitter have shared a news clip with the claim, “The United States has just discovered the man who made and sold the Corona virus to…

Video of men uprooting trees over land dispute in Pakistan viral with anti-Muslim angle

Archit10th August 2020

Several Facebook and Twitter users have shared a one-minute video that shows men uprooting plants from a field. The viral text associated with the video reads, “Tree plantation drive was…

False claim suggests Sunni Central Waqf Board to build ‘Babri Hospital’, appoint Dr Kafeel Khan

Archit8th August 20208th August 2020

On August 6, media outlets published a syndicated news report by Press Trust of India (PTI). The report stated that the Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF), a trust constituted by the…

No, Sushant Singh Rajput’s ex-manager Disha Salian is not in this photo with Sooraj Pancholi

Archit6th August 2020

The foul media coverage and social media obsession with actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death give birth to new conspiracy theories every passing day. The latest addition to this hubbub is…

CCTV video of unrelated incident shared as Haryana BJP MLA thrashed

Priyanka Jha6th August 2020

A CCTV footage that shows some people enter an office and brutally beat up a person has been shared with the claim that a BJP MLA in Haryana was thrashed….

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Athar Hussain’s horrific ‘killing’ third reported case of lynching this year in Bihar’s Nawada