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Delhi police probe or ABVP investigation? DCP releases images shared earlier by ABVP

Pratik Sinha & Pooja Chaudhuri11th January 202011th January 2020

“In my SIT (Special Investigation Team), there are three ACPs and seven officers, and we have been working day and night“, announced DCP (Crime) Joy Tirkey during a January 10…

Mirror image used to portray JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh faked her injuries

Pooja Chaudhuri10th January 2020

Two photographs of JNSU president Aishe Ghosh have been juxtaposed together to portray that she plastered different arms at different times. Thus suggesting that her injuries are fake. Ghosh was…

Old video viral as “communists” in Kerala attack pro-CAA rally by BJP-RSS

Jignesh Patel9th January 202010th January 2020

A video of a group of bikers attacked by a mob is circulating on social media. It is being shared with the claim that a BJP-RSS rally, in support of…

Old, unrelated video shared as CAA support rally by Sadhus, Agoras in Haridwar

Nitika Amin9th January 20209th January 2020

A video is viral on Twitter and Facebook with the claim, “A procession of Sadhus, Agoras, in Haidwar in support of Modi’s CAA. No one knows where these people live…

Old video from Rajasthan falsely shared as Hindu women assaulted by Muslims in Pakistan

Jignesh Patel8th January 202016th January 2020

A video, where two men can be seen attempting to take a girl hostage while an elderly woman tries to stop the duo, was shared by Meghalaya governor Tathagata Roy…

Video game footage viral as US forces taking down Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani

Niddhi Rathi7th January 20208th January 2020

A video is doing the rounds on social media with the claim that it shows the attack that killed the Iranian general Qassem Soleimani. Meena Das Narayan, who is followed…

Morphed photo viral as ABVP Assam protesting against CAA, NRC

Nitika Amin7th January 2020

A photo was circulating on social media last week that shows a group of people holding ABVP flags and a large banner which has photos of Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

Muslim student from JNU falsely blamed for ‘masterminding’ violence at the university

Jignesh Patel7th January 20207th January 2020

On January 6, 2019, Bollywood filmmaker Ashoke Pandit tweeted two screenshots – a Facebook post by JNU student Afzal Husain Khan and a screenshot of Khan’s Facebook bio – and…

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Bloodstains on Pashmina: Kashmiri shawl sellers heckled, assaulted across states over faith, identity

Another Valentine’s Day, another free run for Right-wing outfits intimidating couples