Politics Archives - Page 239 of 381

Was AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan part of a mob that torched buses on December 15? – A fact-check

Archit19th December 201920th December 2019

On December 15, the protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) took a violent turn in New Delhi when at least six buses were set ablaze and many private vehicles…

Images of detention centres in the US shared as Assam

Pooja Chaudhuri18th December 2019

In the view of the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, a set of images are being circulated with the claim that they represent detention centres in Assam for illegal…

Did ABVP member ‘Bharat Sharma’ pose as Delhi cop during clashes in CAA protests? – A fact-check

Jignesh Patel18th December 201918th December 2019

A screenshot of a Facebook profile of one ‘Bharat Sharma’ juxtaposed with a photo of a man sporting a red t-shirt and riot gear is being widely shared on social…

Photo from 2016 viral as toddler injured by Muslim protesters during CAA agitation in West Bengal

Pooja Chaudhuri17th December 2019

An image of a toddler grievously injured is massively circulating on social media with the claim that s/he was hurt during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill in West Bengal….

Old image from Egypt shared as male protester of Jamia Milia detained in a burqa

Arjun Sidharth17th December 201917th December 2019

With news of violent clashes between protesters and police at the Jamia Milia Islamia in New Delhi, a photograph has been shared widely on social media, showing a young man…

Unrelated video from 2017 shared amidst CAA protests with a communal spin

Jignesh Patel17th December 201917th December 2019

On December 16, far-right British commentator Katie Hopkins tweeted a video of a man adorning a skull cap pelting a brick at a sedentary bus. She claimed, “The mentality of…

Old photo of Lucknow cop falsely shared as Delhi police brutality

Arjun Sidharth17th December 20191st February 2021

With protests raging against the centre’s farm legislation in the national capital and other parts of the country, a photograph has been shared on social media as brutal police crackdown…

Old image of Assam CM shared as him escaping his house during anti-CAA protest

Jignesh Patel16th December 201916th December 2019

In the wake of protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), an image of Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal where he is being escorted by security personnel is getting circulated…

Politics

SCO Summit: China welcomed PM Modi with drone show? Morphed image viral

Did Rahul Gandhi credit Mahatma Gandhi for drafting India’s Constitution? No, viral video is clipped