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Bengal woman’s murder by relatives peddled with false ‘Love Jihad’ narrative

Abhishek Kumar5th March 20255th March 2025

The story uses only screenshots and not the actual video in view of its graphic nature. A video is going viral on social media in which a blue travel bag…

Couple caught in a ‘vulgar’ act during Maha Kumbh Mela? No, viral video is from 2022 in Ayodhya

Prantik Ali4th March 20254th March 2025

Note: This story only uses screenshots to protect the individuals’ identities. A 20-second long video of a couple sharing an intimate moment while taking a dip in a water body…

‘Harasser’ slapped by burqa-clad woman in viral video from Kanpur not a Hindu

Ankita Mahalanobish4th March 2025

A video of a burqa-clad woman repeatedly slapping a man in public is going viral on social media with the claim that the man seen in the video is a…

Viral video showing biker harassing elderly, physically challenged Muslim man is scripted

Oishani Bhattacharya3rd March 2025

A 14-second clip showing a man riding a motorcycle harassing an elderly, physically challenged Muslim man in a tricycle has gone viral. In the clip, the biker can be seen…

Old video from Pakistan falsely viral as Muslims attacking Hindu homes in Telangana

Shinjinee Majumder3rd March 2025

A video of a group of individuals scaling the wall of a building is viral on social media. Users claim that the video is from Telangana and it apparently shows…

Viral Facebook ads with Narayana and Sudha Murthy promoting AI-powered investment scheme are fake

Oishani Bhattacharya3rd March 2025

“The platform enables people to earn Rs 15,00,000 per month with an investment of only Rs 21,000. It is completely legal and available for immediate use. I guarantee you the…

‘Trident in the sky’ image shared by Union govt portal at least 6-yr old, not related to Maha Kumbh 2025

Abhishek Kumar28th February 2025

On the last day of the 45-day Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, the Indian Air Force organized an air show. Numerous pictures and videos from the show were shared online….

His master’s voice: How media’s parroting of govt propaganda enabled officials to lie about Kumbh stampedes

Priyanka Jha & Abhishek Kumar28th February 20251st March 2025

The Maha Kumbh Mela came to a conclusion in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, on February 26. According to government data, a whopping 66 crore people took part in the 45-day religious…

‘Accident because of collision with truck, no communal angle’: Police, cab driver deny Naiza Elahi Khan’s claim

Ankita Mahalanobish26th February 202527th February 2025

On the morning of February 24, BJP member Nazia Elahi Khan shared a video on X (formerly Twitter) detailing her ordeal while travelling to the Maha Kumbh mela, a holy…

‘This is a govt of Mollahs… we were voted in by Hindus’: Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari draws the line

Oishani Bhattacharya26th February 2025

Bharatiya Janata Party MLA and leader of Opposition (LoP) in West Bengal assembly Suvendu Adhikari, along with three party colleagues — Agnimitra Pal, Bankim Ghosh, and Biswanath Karak — were…

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Rahul Gandhi did not use CSDS data to make ‘Vote Chori’ allegations; claims by media outlets, BJP leaders misleading

Rahul Gandhi’s ‘1 crore vote surge in Maharashtra’ claim not supported by EC data