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Did Manoj Tiwari ask Modi-Shah to not campaign in Delhi ahead of polls? Fake letter viral

Ketan12th February 202012th February 2020

Ahead of the Delhi assembly elections, an alleged letter with the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) letterhead went viral. The letter carries the alleged signature of BJP Delhi chief Manoj Tiwari…

Misleading reports claim Shaheen Bagh empty post AAP win in Delhi election

Kritika Goel , The Quint11th February 202011th February 2020

When the counting of votes for Delhi assembly elections was underway on Tuesday, 11 February – with latest trends pointing to a massive mandate for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)…

Coronavirus: No, this video of bats removed from a rooftop is not from China

Kinjal11th February 2020

On February 10, The New York Times reported that Coronavirus killed 97 people in a single day in China. The epidemic has spread to other countries as well and according…

Old video from Rajasthan shared as Muslims chanting slogans of Islamic supremacy amid Delhi polls

Jignesh Patel10th February 202010th February 2020

Pakistani-Canadian author Tarek Fatah tweeted a video of a group of men, a majority of them wearing skull-caps, and wrote . “In the #DelhiPolls2020, Muslim goons chant a provocative slogan against…

No, this video doesn’t show people infected with Coronavirus in China screaming for help

Archit10th February 202010th February 2020

On February 7, Brajesh Misra, editor-in-chief of Bharat Samachar tweeted (archive) a 15-second video and said, “People from Wuhan can be heard begging for life from their homes. Instead of medical…

Old, unrelated photos viral as Zee News office attacked for insulting Delhi voters

Pooja Chaudhuri10th February 202011th February 2020

“An enraged crowd attacked Zee News officer for terming the people of Delhi freeloaders and traitors. Heard this, is it true?” wrote one Sunik Kumar on Facebook, drawing close to 900…

Amit Malviya: How the ringmaster of BJP’s propaganda machinery weaponises misinformation

Pooja Chaudhuri10th February 202011th February 2021

On January 15, 2020, Amit Malviya, national in-charge of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) IT cell, shared a video of a random group of persons insinuating that the women of…

Video of hawker carts demolished in Odisha shared as UP

Archit & Kinjal8th February 20208th February 2020

Several social media users have shared a 1:48 minute video which shows fruit carts being destroyed by a crane. The video is viral with the claim it is from Uttar…

Manjinder Sirsa shares report on Pakistan’s Punjab to target Capt Amarinder Singh

Archit8th February 2020

On February 7, Manjinder S Sirsa, a member of Shiromani Akali Dal, tagged the Chief Minister of Punjab, Captain Amarinder Singh, to point out the “deteriorating standards of education in…

PM Modi quotes ‘Faking News’ in Parliament to target former J&K CM Omar Abdullah

Pooja Chaudhuri6th February 20207th February 2020

Prime minister Narendra Modi addressed the Lok Sabha in an over hour-long speech on February 6. Amidst the attacks on Congress and the Left, discussions on the controversial Citizenship Amendment…