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Was Srinagar’s Shankaracharya Temple lit up for Maha Shivratri celebrations after decades?

Archit5th March 20209th March 2020

On the occasion of Mahashivratri, BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya tweeted (archive link) an image of a temple decorated with colourful lights and wrote, “After decades of darkness, Shankaracharya…

Clipped video shared to claim Harsh Mander instigated violence in Jamia speech

Pooja Chaudhuri4th March 20205th March 2020

Social activist Harsh Mander filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking action against leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for their hate speeches leading up to communal riots…

AAP offers monetary relief to only Muslim victims of Delhi riots? Dainik Jagran clipping morphed

Pooja Chaudhuri4th March 202020th February 2021

An alleged newspaper clipping has been shared on social media. It claims that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is providing relief assistance to only Muslim victims of the Delhi riots….

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…

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Rahul Gandhi’s ‘1 crore vote surge in Maharashtra’ claim not supported by EC data

News outlets, BJP leaders amplify morphed image of AAP MLA Gopal Italia with Delhi CM Rekha Gupta’s attacker