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Is classification as ‘developed nation’ by US good news for India? – A fact-check

Pooja Chaudhuri15th February 202015th February 2020

On February 12, National General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Ram Madhav tweeted in celebration – “US classifies India as developed nation” – drawing close to 13,000 likes….

Amit Shah makes false claim that no BJP leader said protestors in Shaheen Bagh will rape women

Ketan14th February 2020

On February 13, Home Minister Amit Shah was interviewed by journalist Navika Kumar in the Times Now Summit. Kumar pointed out the provocative slogans raised by BJP leaders during pro-CAA…

How Twitterati followed by PM Modi spread misinformation about Deepika Padukone’s ‘Chhapaak’

Archit14th February 202014th February 2020

On the eve of January 7, Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone visited Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), expressing solidarity with the students injured in the JNU attack of January 5. A section…

Car bomb explosion in Iraq revived as CCTV footage of Pulwama terror attack

Arjun Sidharth14th February 202014th February 2020

January 14, 2020 marks one year since the Pulwama terror attack took place. Over 40 CRPF personnel were martyred in the attack. Several people have shared a CCTV video which…

Chinese police ‘shooting down’ coronavirus patients? Manufactured clip viral

Jignesh Patel & Mohammed Zubair14th February 202015th February 2020

A video clip is massively viral on social media. It shows a group of men who seem to be wielding guns near a police vehicle subsequently moving inside a residential…

Video of hawker carts demolished in Odisha now shared as Ahmedabad

Archit & Kinjal14th February 202014th February 2020

Ahead of US President Donald Trump’s visit to Ahmedabad on February 24, several social media users have shared a 1:48 minute video which shows fruit carts being destroyed by a…

Old video from US viral as Jain community in Surat hire helicopter to rescue bird

Archit13th February 202014th February 2020

A 58-second video of a man in a helicopter rescuing a bird has gone viral. Several Facebook and Twitter users have shared it with the claim that the Jain samaj…

Fake tweet portrays AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan saying ‘Islam will win across India’

Pooja Chaudhuri13th February 202026th February 2021

A screenshot of an alleged tweet by AAP MLA Amanatullah is circulating on social media. The purported tweet portrays the politician dedicating his win in the 2020 assembly polls in…

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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