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Police brutality video from Jaunpur, UP, falsely viral as Tamil Nadu incident

Abhishek Kumar11th July 2025

Following the alleged custodial death of a temple security guard in Tamil Nadu, a video depicting an alleged incident of police brutality has been gathering traction on social media. In…

No, Pakistan Zindabad slogans were not raised at Muharram rally in Deoria, Uttar Pradesh

Pawan Kumar11th July 2025

Social media users recently shared a video claiming that slogans of ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ were raised by Muslims participating in a Muharram procession in Uttar Pradesh. The viral posts also contain…

PIB’s claim that India is fourth most equal country citing World Bank data is misleading

Shinjinee Majumder10th July 202510th July 2025

On July 5, 2025, the Press Information Bureau (PIB)—the official media and public relations arm of the Indian government—published a press release titled “World Bank Places India Among World’s Most…

Rahul Gandhi’s photo on sanitary pads distributed in Bihar? Congress files FIR over ‘fake’ video

Oishani Bhattacharya9th July 2025

Days after the Bihar state unit of Congress launched a campaign to distribute around 5 Lakh sanitary napkins to women in the state, a video showing a pack of napkins…

Kolkata rape case: Did TMC turn a blind eye to key accused Monojit Mishra’s past?

Shinjinee Majumder8th July 20259th July 2025

Trigger Warning: Details of sexual assault, reader’s discretion advised. After the alleged rape of a student in Kolkata’s South Calcutta Law College came to light, leaders of the ruling Trinamool…

Hindu teacher garlanded with shoes in Bangladesh? No, video viral with false communal claims

Pawan Kumar8th July 20258th July 2025

A video showing a man wearing a garland of shoes around his neck and surrounded by a group of people, who appear to be Muslims, is viral on social media….

Dainik Bhaskar, OpIndia misreport that 300 illegal firearms & 50,000 cartridges seized from Lucknow man

Abhishek Kumar7th July 2025

On June 26, Lucknow police arrested a man named Salahuddin and recovered some weapons, cartridges and equipment used to make illegal weapons. Soon after that, news outlets published reports that…

Ambedkar supporters thrashed by police? No, viral video shows making of a Kannada film

Pawan Kumar7th July 2025

A video, in which policemen are seen beating up half-naked men in public, is doing the rounds of social media. Users are sharing the video while claiming that police beat…

After SCO defence ministers’ meet, false claims of India being left out and Russia signing joint statement go viral

Prantik Ali & Diti Pujara3rd July 2025

After defence ministers representing their countries at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) were unable to adopt a joint statement at the end of their talks on June 26, several rumours…

Dalit man tortured in Jhansi? Old video resurfaces; police says victim, assailants from same community

Oishani Bhattacharya2nd July 20252nd July 2025

A 55-second-long clip, purportedly showing a Dalit labourer with his hands tied and his head being shaved against his will as a crowd laughs at his plight, is viral on…

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Fake ICC ‘media release’ announcing ban on Pakistan viral across social media platforms

NDA party leader moving around in car with forged diplomatic number plate arrested; news reports skip political link