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Video of 2019 World Drill Championship viral as Indian-origin man joining US Army

Jignesh Patel23rd September 201923rd September 2019

A video of a man performing a drill is being shared with a claim that a man of Indian-origin was conscripted in the US Army. “Nirav Shah. From Gujarati JAIN…

News18, CNBC Awaz misreport India-US joint army exercise as Howdy Modi preparations

Mohammed Zubair23rd September 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Houston for his mega-event ‘Howdy Modi’ on the night of September 21 to address a huge gathering at an event in Texas on September…

Old video of burqa-clad man caught outside mosque falsely shared as RSS man apprehended

Pooja Chaudhuri21st September 2019

A video of a burqa-clad man, in possession of a knife, is floating on social media with the claim that an RSS man was apprehended by a crowd outside a…

Photo of Jawaharlal Nehru shared with false narrative that he was slapped in 1962

Arjun Sidharth21st September 201915th February 2021

A photograph of India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru has been shared widely on social media, along with an elaborate message which reads, “When Nehru got a slap on the…

Media misreports US Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard as ‘Indian-origin’

Jignesh Patel21st September 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a seven-day visit to the United States where he will be participating in two round tables with CEOs of American companies. On Septemeber 20,…

Video of woman emoting to a song edited and shared with false, communal narrative

Arjun Sidharth20th September 201914th November 2019

A video is being circulated on WhatsApp. It shows a young woman with a face veil, who weeps as she supposedly narrates in Hindi, the plight of Muslims in Baruasagar…

Video of self-immolation from UP shared as Dalit man set ablaze by police and BJP leader

Arjun Sidharth20th September 2019

“*जबरन कब्जा करा रही पुलिस व भाजपा नेता रोकने पर दलित को जिन्दा जला दिया* बेटा बिलखता रहा बेशर्म हैवान” (“Police and BJP leader forcibly acquiring land, on being resisted…

Images of Pakistani citizen wearing gold jewellery falsely shared as Tirupati Balaji priest

Jignesh Patel20th September 2019

Photographs of a man covered with gold chains and jewellery are circulating on social media. It is being claimed that the man is a priest at Tirupati Balaji. According to…

Photoshopped image viral as architectural marvel of ancient India

Arjun Sidharth19th September 201920th September 2019

“1212 pillars meet in one dot. Built by legendary Indian engineers 1740 yrs ago at Rameshvaram temple.” This message has been shared widely on social media along with a photograph showing…

Old video of youth allegedly assaulted by UP police viral after new traffic rules

Pooja Chaudhuri19th September 2019

The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 came into effect on September 1. Since then, social media has been brimming with videos which attempt to show alleged police brutality on commuters…

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Bloodstains on Pashmina: Kashmiri shawl sellers heckled, assaulted across states over faith, identity

Another Valentine’s Day, another free run for Right-wing outfits intimidating couples