Politics

Exclusive: ‘+6.30’ in Rahul Gandhi’s ‘vote theft’ PDF metadata does not prove it’s made in Myanmar

Abhishek Kumar11th September 202512th September 2025

BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari on September 10, 2025, shared a post on X alleging that the PDF version of Rahul Gandhi’s ‘vote theft’ presentation available on the Congress leader’s website…

KP Sharma Oli only Nepalese PM to never visit India? No, he visited as PM in 2016 & 2018

Prantik Ali11th September 202515th September 2025

In the aftermath of KP Sharma Oli’s resignation as Nepal’s Prime Minister, claims that he was the only Nepalese PM to never visit India gained traction on social media. Oli…

BJP members looted sarees during NDA’s Bihar bandh? RJD falsely shared video from Rajasthan

Abhishek Kumar11th September 2025

A video of scores of women fighting to grab sarees inside a shop is being shared with the claim that during the Bihar Bandh on September 4, members of the…

No change in Aadhaar card details, viral claims of UIDAI announcement false

Pawan Kumar9th September 2025

An image of a purported circular from the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is viral on social media with claims that some changes have been introduced effective August 15,…

US dollar found buried in flood-hit Punjab? No, viral video falsely shared

Pawan Kumar9th September 2025

A video is viral showing a man picking up soiled US dollar notes from the ground while remarking that the money earned by people in Punjab was no longer of…

Javed Akhtar, Banu Mushtaq and the contagion of religious sentiments getting hurt

Indradeep Bhattacharyya3rd September 2025

In two related but unconnected developments, writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar and International Booker Prize-winning author Banu Mushtaq have found themselves in the midst of controversies after being invited to speak at…

Letter claiming ‘RSS did not participate in anti-British movement’ is morphed

Oishani Bhattacharya2nd September 20255th September 2025

An image of a purported historic document with the text “RSS did not participate in any anti-British movement from 1925 to 1947” bearing the emblem of the British Home Department…

Viral Manmohan-Sonia video with Chinese delegation not from Singh’s PM days; Right-wing’s claims misleading

Abhishek Kumar2nd September 20252nd September 2025

Several Right-leaning social media handles are sharing a video of Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh drawing attention to the fact that it is Sonia and…

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

Prantik Ali1st September 20251st September 2025

An image of a drone light show, where the face of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with the text “Modi welcome to China”, was displayed along with a figure of…

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

Oishani Bhattacharya30th August 2025

A 25-second clip, where Congress leader Rahul Gandhi appears to say that Mahatma Gandhi created the Indian Constitution, is viral on social media. In the video, he is heard saying,…