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Old provocative speech by Muslim cleric shared amid anti-CAA protests

Jignesh Patel3rd February 20203rd February 2020

On February 3, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra tweeted a 45-second video clip with the claim, “वो जीना चाहते है और हमारे बच्चे मरने को तैयार है (They want to live…

Jamia firing: A water bottle used as an excuse to raise doubts about student’s injury

Archit31st January 20201st February 2020

On January 30, a person opened fire at students of Jamia Millia Islamia protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). A report from the same day by NDTV stated that…

Old incident of land-grabbing viral as caste violence in UP’s Gorakhpur

Priyanka Jha & Pooja Chaudhuri31st January 202031st January 2020

A video that shows a truck, loaded with men, parked at a police station is massively viral on social media. The background narration claims a group of Dalits was captured…

CAA Protests: Video of Irfan Pathan’s visit to Kolkata shared as Shaheen Bagh

Nibedita Sen31st January 202031st January 2020

A video of former cricketer Irfan Pathan is viral on social media with the claim that he was at Shaheen Bagh lending support to protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act,…

Old video of AAP workers thrashing man who slapped Kejriwal revived with misleading claim

Archit31st January 2020

A video of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has gone viral on social media. In the video, Kejriwal can be seen in a vehicle surrounded by people while there a…

Video of BJP members hoisting BJP flag to the Indian national anthem is from 2018

Archit30th January 2020

A one-minute video which shows people hoisting BJP’s flag to the Indian national anthem is being shared on social media. Shabbir Ahmad, a Facebook user, posted the video and wrote,…

Old video from J&K viral as Hindu women thrashed in Pakistan

Kinjal30th January 202013th February 2020

“Condition of Hindu girls in Pakistan’s Punjab province. See what happened when they reported…” is a message widely circulating on social media along with a video that shows a man…

Video of Rahul Gandhi’s slip-up during a speech viral, trimming out part where he self-corrects

Archit29th January 2020

A six-second clip of Rahul Gandhi has gone viral on social media. In the video, Gandhi said in Hindi, “Hindustan’s youth can not only change Hindustan but also the nation….