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Images of Gwalior fort shared as Jain temple discovered upon demolition of mosque in Karnataka

Pooja Chaudhuri26th October 20194th November 2019

Images of ancient structures and sculptures have been circulated on social media with the claim that a Jain temple was excavated beneath a mosque in Raichur, Karnataka after a road…

Old mock video from Jharkhand shared as police firing at students opposing privatisation

Jignesh Patel26th October 2019

A video of policemen allegedly firing gunshots at a crowd of people is being shared on social media. The accompanying claim suggests that cops shot students protesting against privatization. “निजीकरण…

Old video shared as BJP MP Manoj Tiwari visiting mosque after Haryana election result

Arjun Sidharth26th October 2019

“हरियाणा में बीजेपी की खस्ता हालत देख मस्जिद का रुख करते मनोज तिवारी” (“After seeing BJP’s plight in Haryana Manoj Tiwari visits a mosque”- translation). The above message has been…

News18 joins social media in sharing false news: Old video claimed as ‘live murder’ in Meerut

Jignesh Patel25th October 20191st November 2019

On October 22, News18 Uttar Pradesh tweeted about a video supposedly viral on social media. The channel said that, in the clip, one can hear a blizzard of gunshots piercing…

No, Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal does not have six children; misinformation by NDTV

Arjun Sidharth25th October 201926th October 2019

Recently, the Assam government announced that with effect from January 1, 2021, persons with more than two children will not be eligible for government jobs. Reporting on the development, an anchor…

Rahul Gandhi tweeted clipped video of BJP Haryana candidate alleging vote-rigging

ritesh24th October 201924th October 2019

A video of Bakhshish Singh Virk, BJP candidate from Haryana’s Assandh constituency, was shared on social media where Singh can be heard making comments about voting machines – “Whichever button…

IANS, NDTV use old photo to claim BJP’s Pankaja Munde wept after electoral loss; delete later

Jignesh Patel24th October 201924th October 2019

News agency IANS tweeted a photo of Pankaja Munde, the BJP candidate from Maharastra’s Parli assembly seat, who was defeated in the recently-concluded assembly elections. The news agency’s tweet read,…

No, this is not US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar at a training camp of a Somali warlord

Pooja Chaudhuri24th October 201924th October 2019

Columnist Harbir Singh quote-tweeted a tweet which shared a photograph of a turbaned woman holding an automatic weapon. The original tweet claimed that the image showed US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar…

Video of raid viral as unhygienic Tata Salt manufactured and sold to consumers

Jignesh Patel23rd October 2019

A video, which supposedly shows a group of people packing Tata Salt in an unhygienic manner is circulating on social media. One can see several people picking up the Tata…

Edited video shared as Chinese martial artists performing to the song ‘Jai Ho’

Arjun Sidharth23rd October 2019

A video depicting elaborate choreography by hundreds of artists has been shared on social media with the narrative that these are Chinese artists performing to the song ‘Jai Ho’ from…