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Saudi cleric issues fatwa allowing men to eat their wives if hungry? 4-year-old fake news revived

Pooja Chaudhuri16th July 2019

Several social media users have alleged that “a top Muslim cleric of the world Aziz bin Abdullah has issued a fatwa saying that a man can eat his wife if…

Media misreports: BJP MLA’s daughter Sakshi Mishra and her husband kidnapped outside Allahabad HC

Jignesh Patel16th July 2019

On June 15, several media outlets reported that Sakshi Misra, the daughter of BJP MLA Rajesh Misra, and her husband Ajitesh Kumar were kidnapped outside the Allahabad High Court. This…

Extracts from pornographic video shared as pictures of MP BJP leader Pradip Joshi

Arjun Sidharth16th July 2019

Pradip Joshi, BJP leader from Madhya Pradesh, was recently suspended from the party after his objectionable chat messages to a party worker were shared on social media. Now, sleazy photographs…

‘Exorcism’ video from Chhattisgarh viral in the name of DPS and RM VM school in Valsad

Niddhi Rathi15th July 201928th August 2021

A video of a man pulling a girl by her hair and brutally beating her is doing the rounds on social media with the claim that the man is a…

Skeleton of Ghatotkach? No, it’s a gigantic sculpture by an Italian artist

Nitika Amin15th July 2019

A photograph of a giant skeleton was shared on social media with the claim that the skeleton of Ghatotkach, the son of Bheem in Mahabharata, was excavated in Kurukshetra. The…

Viral image: No, Gujarat board students are not being taught ‘advantages of dowry’

Pooja Chaudhuri15th July 2019

An image of an excerpt from a textbook, listing the “advantages of dowry”, is viral on social media with the claim that it’s a part of the syllabus under Gujarat…

2019 Gujarat mob violence video viral again with messages targeting Muslims

Pooja Chaudhuri & Priyanka Jha13th July 20199th April 2024

Several social media users are sharing a video in which a mob is vandalizing a public bus and breaking its windows with bricks. Most of the people seen in the…

Fish rain in Mumbai? No, manufactured video goes viral

Aqib Pathan13th July 2019

A video has been doing rounds on social media where, in the first frame, fish are shown to be falling from the sky like rain. The next frames show fish…

Old video shared as recent incident of alleged idol desecration in Bulandshahr, UP

Pooja Chaudhuri13th July 201917th March 2021

A video of a man urinating on a Shivling is viral on social media with the claim that the incident occurred in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr. Twitter handle History Of India…

Video of robbery at gunpoint in Pakistan viral as Punjab, India

Aqib Pathan12th July 201912th July 2019

A CCTV footage of two men robbing a bike-borne man at gunpoint is circulating on social media with the claim that the incident took place in Rajpura, Punjab. The video…

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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