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Photo from 2016 viral as toddler injured by Muslim protesters during CAA agitation in West Bengal

Pooja Chaudhuri17th December 2019

An image of a toddler grievously injured is massively circulating on social media with the claim that s/he was hurt during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill in West Bengal….

Old image from Egypt shared as male protester of Jamia Milia detained in a burqa

Arjun Sidharth17th December 201917th December 2019

With news of violent clashes between protesters and police at the Jamia Milia Islamia in New Delhi, a photograph has been shared widely on social media, showing a young man…

Unrelated video from 2017 shared amidst CAA protests with a communal spin

Jignesh Patel17th December 201917th December 2019

On December 16, far-right British commentator Katie Hopkins tweeted a video of a man adorning a skull cap pelting a brick at a sedentary bus. She claimed, “The mentality of…

Old photo of Lucknow cop falsely shared as Delhi police brutality

Arjun Sidharth17th December 20191st February 2021

With protests raging against the centre’s farm legislation in the national capital and other parts of the country, a photograph has been shared on social media as brutal police crackdown…

Old image of Assam CM shared as him escaping his house during anti-CAA protest

Jignesh Patel16th December 201916th December 2019

In the wake of protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), an image of Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal where he is being escorted by security personnel is getting circulated…

No, AMU students did not raise the slogan “Hinduon ki kabr khudegi”

Jignesh Patel16th December 201916th December 2019

A video of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) students protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act is being circulated on social media with a claim that they raised slogans against Hindus. BJP…

Photo from Bangladesh shared as toddler injured during anti-CAB protests in West Bengal

Pooja Chaudhuri16th December 201916th December 2019

Photographs of an injured child are circulating on social media with the claim that she was hurt in West Bengal during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act. The viral message…

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….

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