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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….

Old video shared as Hindu women pose as Muslims to disrupt anti-CAA protests in Lucknow

Jignesh Patel29th January 202029th January 2020

On January 29, former Congress MP Shakeel Ahmad posted a video of two women dressed in a burqa caught by the police with the claim that these women were masquerading…

Fake newspaper clipping shared to claim Delhi CM Kejriwal accused of rape in 1987

Pooja Chaudhuri29th January 20206th February 2020

An alleged newspaper clipping from June 8, 1987, has been shared by several social media users. The purported report by ‘The Telegraph’ says that Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal was…

Old video viral as Rajput women with swords standing up against Muslim women of Shaheen Bagh

Archit29th January 202029th January 2020

Around January 26, several social media users posted a 10-second video clip of women waving swords with the claim that Rajput women stood up against the Muslim women of Shaheen…

Gautam Gambhir targets AAP with video of a school under renovation

Pooja Chaudhuri28th January 2020

On January 27, BJP Delhi MP Gautam Gambhir tweeted a video suggesting that it shows a dilapidated school in the capital. “They say fight the election on education, I say fight…

Video of Russian rocket viral as failed launch test of Pakistan’s Ghaznavi missile

Archit28th January 202028th January 2020

Ahead of India’s 71st Republic Day celebrations, several social media users posted a video of a failed missile launch claiming it is from Pakistan. On January 25, Twitter-user @arpispeaks posted…

Media misreport: Lawyers Kapil Sibal, Indira Jaising, Dushyant Dave wrongly linked with alleged PFI support for CAA stir

Jignesh Patel & Pratik Sinha28th January 202031st January 2020

Since the last two days, reports have emerged that according to an Enforcement Directorate report, Popular Front of India (PFI) mobilised Rs 120 crores during protests against the Citizenship Amendment…

Video related to Chhattisgarh elections shared claiming BJP bribing voters in Delhi

Archit27th January 202028th January 2020

Since the past one week, a 20-second video has gone viral with the claim that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is paying Rs 700 in exchange for a vote. On January…

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From self-identification to state control: Trans voices raise alarm over new law

Four more Bengal constituencies, same pattern: Muslims disproportionately marked ‘Under Adjudication’ in SIR