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False claim that Central govt has taken control of mosques in Kashmir viral with old, unrelated images

Arjun Sidharth7th August 20197th August 2019

“The central gov’t has taken custody of all the masjids in Kashmir and see yourself, why Masjids are taken into custody.” The above message has been circulated on social media…

Old video of funeral procession shared as protest in Kashmir after repeal of Article 370 provisions

Arjun Sidharth7th August 201912th August 2019

“Hundreds of thousands Kashmiris took street yesterday in Indian occupied Kashmir to liberate their land from India… One of Kashmiris requested to spread this video all over the world as…

Old video from Patna shared as Kashmiris lathi-charged by police

Jignesh Patel7th August 2019

A video of policemen lathi-charging a group of people, amongst whom many are seen wearing a skull cap, is being widely shared on social media. “कश्मीर मे प्रसाद बांटना शुरू”, reads…

False claim: Dog meat recovered from Ashoka hotel in Kolkata

Arjun Sidharth6th August 2019

A claim viral on social media suggests that dog meat has been recovered from the kitchen of one Ashoka hotel in Howrah, West Bengal. This claim is accompanied by a…

Horrific road accident video from Zimbabwe circulating as Ajmer, Rajasthan

Jignesh Patel6th August 2019

A video capturing the aftermath of a road accident involving several buses is being circulated on social media. Multiple dead bodies are seen lying on the road while a person…

Dam on China’s Yellow river shared as Pawna dam in Pune

Arjun Sidharth6th August 20193rd August 2021

A video of an overflowing reservoir has been shared on social media with the claim that it represents the Pawna dam in Pune. India 🇮🇳 Konya Dam… nothing to see…

No, J&K flag has not been removed from the state civil secretariat building

Pooja Chaudhuri6th August 20196th August 2019

A set of two photographs of the Jammu and Kashmir civil secretariat building is floating across social media platforms. While the image on the top shows both the Indian flag…

Old video of Syed Ali Shah Geelani under house arrest shared as recent

Arjun Sidharth6th August 2019

Communication networks were shut down and separatist leaders placed under house arrest, hours before the Central government revoked provisions of Article 370 of the constitution which conferred special status to…

Pak journalist tweets old and unrelated images to depict recent upheaval in J&K

Jignesh Patel6th August 20196th August 2019

The state of Jammu and Kashmir is going through upheaval as the centre moves to revoke Article 370 of the Indian constitution that gives the state special status. Over the…

Media shares image of cracked road from Maharashtra as Nippani, Karnataka

Pooja Chaudhuri6th August 2019

On August 5, Bangalore Mirror tweeted an image of a cracked road while reporting that KSRTC has confirmed that all interstate bound toward Kolhapur, Maharashtra have been stopped at Nippani, Karnataka. This…