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Viral image of cow being skinned is NOT from India

Jignesh Patel5th August 20195th August 2019

An image of a cow being skinned by a group of people is being circulated on social media. Delhi Akali Dal MLA Manjinder Sirsa tweeted the image with a message,…

Image of Indian army handing over a 7-yo Pakistani child’s dead body shared with a false claim

Arjun Sidharth5th August 20195th August 2019

“What a Proud moment! Indian Army like a boss,told pakistanis to come with a white flag & take the dead bodies! White flag is raised in surrender! This picture takes…

Old video of Indo-US joint military exercise shared as ‘Live encounter in Kashmir’

Arjun Sidharth5th August 20197th September 2019

Tensions have flared in Kashmir with the deployment of massive forces in Kashmir, and the state being locked down. In this backdrop, “Live encounter in Kashmir” reads the caption of…

No, Unnao rape victim has not passed away

Pooja Chaudhuri2nd August 2019

A widespread social media claim suggests that the Unnao rape survivor has succumbed to the injuries she suffered on July 28 when her car collided with a truck. अलविदा बहन…

Gujarati media broadcasts Maharashtra’s Hatnur dam as Vadodara’s Ajwa dam

Jignesh Patel1st August 20192nd August 2019

At least four people were killed and over 5000 were evacuated from Vadodara city, which had received over 20 inches of rainfall for more than 12 hours on Wednesday that…

False claim, unrelated photos: Weapons seized from a madrasa in Rajkot, Gujarat

Arjun Sidharth1st August 20191st August 2019

A set of photographs has been shared on social media platforms with the claim that a massive arms haul was recovered from a madrasa in Rajkot, Gujarat. I had tweeted…

CNN News18 makes unverified claim about Zakir Naik’s extradition by Malaysia

Alt News Desk1st August 2019

On July 30, 2019, a day after India failed to obtain a red corner notice from Interpol for controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, CNN News18 tweeted a breaking news, “Malaysia…

What is the truth of the ‘Irani gang members’ poster?

Pooja Chaudhuri31st July 2019

A poster titled ‘Gulbarga and Bidar Irani gang’ is viral on social media with several individual users alerting people about an alleged robbers’ gang. “These Irani gang members may visit…

Old video of two policemen torturing a man viral with false narrative

Jignesh Patel31st July 2019

A disturbing video of two policemen balancing themselves on a stick, which is placed on a young man’s lap is being shared on social media. The young man is seen…

False claim: Tanmay Bakshi, 13-year old Indian boy, appointed by Google with Rs.66 lakh salary

Arjun Sidharth31st July 2019

A video of a young Indian boy speaking on a talk show has been shared widely by Facebook users with the claim that he has been appointed by tech giant…

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

News outlets, BJP leaders amplify morphed image of AAP MLA Gopal Italia with Delhi CM Rekha Gupta’s attacker