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Unrelated video falsely shared as policemen thrashing civilian for not wearing helmet

Arjun Sidharth12th September 201912th September 2019

“अगर आपने हेलमेट नहीं लगाया तो इन पुलिस वालों को मारने का अधिकार किसने दिया ” (If you are not wearing a helmet, who has given policemen the right to…

Unrelated video from Gujarat shared as cops beaten for collecting illegal fines

Jignesh Patel11th September 2019

“सूरत हाइवे पर नाजायेक वसुली करनें वालें पुलिस कर्मियों का पिटाई का विडियो जरुर देखें और आगे शेर करे ये पुलिस वाला इतनी हद करता था कि जिसके पास पुरा…

Old incident from Gujarat viral as recent in the backdrop of Muharram

Arjun Sidharth11th September 201911th September 2019

“गुजरात के वड़ोदरा में मुहर्रम ताजिया के लिए चंदा देने से इनकार करने पर हिन्दू व्यक्ति का मुसलमान ने कत्ल कर दिया । आखिर मीडिया इस खबर को क्यों दबा…

HW News ran photoshopped image of an old Aaj Tak promo, clarified later

Pooja Chaudhuri11th September 201912th September 2019

On September 10, HW News broadcast a show on journalist Ravish Kumar’s Ramon Magsaysay Award and Tabrez Ansari’s lynching where charges of murder were recently dropped. The show was anchored by Abhisar…

Video of car explosion at a petrol pump in Brazil shared with false claim in India

Arjun Sidharth11th September 2019

“Children playing Mobile Phone in the car while parent filling petrol outside. PLEASE INFORM EVERYONE….SHARE WITH ALL PLEASE.. VERY IMPORTANT COZ MOST OF US DO THIS….” The above message is…

August 2019: Misinformation centered around J&K, child abduction rumours

Arjun Sidharth10th September 2019

August 2019 was characterised by a series of dangerous rumours about child abduction gangs, which resulted in a series of violent incidents in various states. This time around, the rumours…

Old video from Karnataka shared as assault on traffic police over steep penalty

Arjun Sidharth10th September 2019

“लो काट लो चालान खोल दिया एक भाई ने पुलिस वालो का खोपड़ा (Fine some more, one person broke open a policeman’s skull”- translation). The above message has been posted…

Dashama idols placed near Sabarmati bank mistaken as Ganesh idols, old video circulated with false narrative

Jignesh Patel10th September 201910th September 2019

A video of idols, supposedly of Ganesh, kept on the roadside near Sabarmati riverfront in Ahmedabad, Gujarat is doing rounds on social media. Facebook user Padmini Natarajan claimed that people…

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Digitally manipulated clip of ABP debate shared with claims that Iranian lawmakers burnt Indian flag

News18, social media users share 2-month old visuals of blast in Iranian city as footage from June conflict with Israel