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Video of woman who ‘extorted’ money with false positive pregnancy results is scripted, nor is her name Yaseefa

Priyanka Jha17th March 2025

A clip from a podcast interview has been ding the rounds on social media. In the video, a woman is heard saying that she used to extort money from her…

66 crore visitors | 30 dead in stampede | Once in 144 years: Why govt’s Maha Kumbh numbers don’t add up

Diti Pujara15th March 202517th March 2025

The six-week-long Maha Kumbh Mela, held in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj, came to a close on Wednesday, February 26. The same evening, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting released a statement…

BJP, far-Right accounts don’t want to believe that vandal of Kali idol in WB’s Basirhat has mental health issues

Shinjinee Majumder13th March 2025

On March 9, BJP leader Amit Malviya said West Bengal was turning into “another Bangladesh”. Criticizing the law-and-order situation in the state, Malviya, who heads the BJP’s information and technology cell,…

‘Body in fridge’ tableau in Munger Shivratri rally: Islamophobia & hate trounced devotion & piety?

Shinjinee Majumder & Ankita Mahalanobish13th March 202521st March 2025

In BJP-ruled India, Hindu religious festivals have often metamorphosed from occasions for devotion and celebrations to rallying points for Hindutva fanatics to intimidate, provoke, and attack minority communities. Even by…

News outlets receive ‘threat mails’, some delete stories on concerns over Ambanis’ Vantara project

Shinjinee Majumder & Pratik Sinha12th March 202513th March 2025

Days after reporting on a South African wildlife organization raising concerns about the functioning of the Reliance-owned Vantara Animal and Rehabilitation Centre in Jamnagar, Gujarat, at least three major media…

Bangladesh video of assault on suspected robbers viral with false Hindu-Muslim narrative

Kinjal10th March 2025

The story uses only screenshots and not the actual video in view of its graphic nature. A 1 minute 31 second video, in which two people are hung upside down…

Atrocities against a Hindu family in Bangladesh? No. Video viral with false claims

Abira Das8th March 2025

Note: The report uses only screenshots because the story is sensitive in nature. A 20-second clip showing a group of men barging into a room with a semi-naked woman and…

Viral videos of burqa-clad women marrying uncles shared to ridicule Muslims are actually scripted

Oishani Bhattacharya6th March 2025

Two videos featuring Muslim ‘couples’ are being shared widely on social media. The women in these clips claim that they are married to their paternal uncles. Internet users are circulating…

Bengal woman’s murder by relatives peddled with false ‘Love Jihad’ narrative

Abhishek Kumar5th March 20255th March 2025

The story uses only screenshots and not the actual video in view of its graphic nature. A video is going viral on social media in which a blue travel bag…

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Rahul Gandhi’s ‘1 crore vote surge in Maharashtra’ claim not supported by EC data

News outlets, BJP leaders amplify morphed image of AAP MLA Gopal Italia with Delhi CM Rekha Gupta’s attacker