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Video from Brazil showing man assaulting young girl shared as Rajasthan

Arjun Sidharth6th December 20197th December 2019

अगर आपकी आत्मा में इंसानियत जिंदा हो तो शेयर जरूर करना यह वीडियो कल्याणपुर राजस्थान का है इस औरत को किस तरह प्रताड़ित किया जा रहा है पूरे परिवार के…

Modi govt introduces new law awarding death penalty for rape? Clipped video, misleading claim

Pooja Chaudhuri6th December 20196th December 2019

A 19-second clip of president Ram Nath Kovind is massively viral on social media with a message claiming that the Narendra Modi-led BJP government has introduced a new law that…

Digitally-created artwork showing a hurricane shared as powers of ‘Buddhist God’

Pooja Chaudhuri6th December 20197th December 2019

A Twitter handle @NioZenji shared a video and wrote, “man-made buildings are no match for nature/heaven’s power.” He further wrote, “The Mighty Buddhist God Vajrapani & Indradeva wield the power of Lightning…

Personal dispute in Gujarat given communal spin on social media and by GSTV

Archit5th December 201911th April 2020

On November 30, Twitter user @_shwetanshi posted two photos of a man with severe head injuries and wrote, “रात को कुछ मुस्लिम लड़के हिंदू लड़कियो को परेशान कर रहे थे…

Images shared to claim mob justice stopped rape incidents in Nagaland – Fact-check

Jignesh Patel5th December 20195th December 2019

After the gruesome gang-rape and murder in Hyderabad where a young veterinarian was burnt to death, actor-turned-parliamentarian Jaya Bachchan suggested that culprits accused of such crimes should be “brought out…

Parties, politicians tweet image of US Navy ship to commemorate Indian Navy day

Jignesh Patel4th December 20195th December 2019

Indian Navy celebrated its 48th Navy Day on December 4, the day when the Indian navy under Operation Trident had launched an attack on Karachi harbour during 1971’s Indo-Pak war….

November 2019: Misinformation around JNU protest, Ayodhya verdict and more

Arjun Sidharth4th December 2019

November 2019 was characterized by a deluge of misinformation surrounding the protest by JNU students over the proposed fee hike. Another issue in the limelight was the Ayodhya verdict, which…

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