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Photo from 2018 traced to Dominican Republic shared as detention centre in Assam

Arjun Sidharth15th December 201915th December 2019

In the wake of the Citizenship Amendment Act recently legislated by Parliament, a photograph has been shared on social media with the claim that it depicts the condition within the…

Unrelated images of burning trains, injured woman shared amidst anti-CAB protests

Pooja Chaudhuri15th December 2019

A set of images is circulating on WhatsApp in the wake of the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act. The first image shows men in skull cap at a train…

How multiple Twitter handles changed their religion overnight to support CAB

Jignesh Patel14th December 201915th December 2019

Multiple Twitter users claiming to be Muslim took to Twitter and shared an identical piece of text announcing their support for Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB). “I’m a Muslim. I support #CABBill….

Old images of vandalism shared in the wake of Citizenship Amendment Act protest

Jignesh Patel14th December 201914th December 2019

Massive protests have been registered across the country against the Citizenship Amendment Act. In the wake of the agitation, images of vandalism are circulating on social media. Image 1 An…

Image from Bangladesh shared as protest in Mumbai against Citizenship Amendment Act

Arjun Sidharth14th December 201917th July 2021

With protests taking place in different parts of the country against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, a photograph showing a massive gathering of people beneath a flyover has been posted…

Old video shared as girl found in Mangalore with a group of Tamil beggars

Pooja Chaudhuri14th December 201914th December 2019

A video of a little girl who went astray and got lost is widely circulating on social media with the claim that she was found in Mangalore with a group…

Rahul Gandhi did not say “women should be raped”, as claimed by union minister Smriti Irani

Pooja Chaudhuri13th December 201914th December 2019

During an election rally in Jharkhand on December 12, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the Modi government over crimes against women. “From Make in India to Rape in India” – headline…

Video from Jharkhand shared as police lathicharging woman over CAB protest

Arjun Sidharth13th December 2019

Massive protests have broken out in Assam over the passing of the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) by Parliament. In this backdrop, a video clip has been circulated by social media…

No, advocates are not exempted from paying toll fees

Archit13th December 2019

On December 12, several posts on social were circulating with that claim that advocates/lawyers are exempted from paying toll fee on National Highways. One such post was shared by Twitter…

Photo from MP shared as Hanuman idol found at allotted site for mosque in Ayodhya

Arjun Sidharth12th December 201912th December 2019

A photograph has been shared widely on social media with the claim that a statue of Hindu deity Hanuman has been found at the site of the five acres allotted…

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