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Old image of PM Modi in Davos photoshopped to portray Imran Khan hiding at G7

Jignesh Patel4th September 201913th September 2019

A photograph where PM Modi is walking in the midst of a group that welcomes the leader is doing rounds on social media. Pakistani PM Imran Khan is seen crouching…

Four men dressed as women thrashed by mob in Haryana over false child-kidnapping rumours

Jignesh Patel4th September 20194th September 2019

A video of four men who are dressed in women’s clothing, being escorted by the police was shared by Facebook page Pehchan Faridabad. Posting the video, the page claimed that…

Video of anti-reservation rally in Nagpur shared as protest against Modi govt

Jignesh Patel4th September 2019

A video filmed from a moving vehicle shows a long queue of people lined up under a bridge holding banners and marching forward. The video is being shared on social…

Child organ trade rumour: Photo from Syria shared with provocative audio clip

Arjun Sidharth4th September 2019

Rumours of child abduction gangs on the prowl have been circulating aggressively on social media and messaging platforms over the past two months. A variant of these rumours claims that…

Old images from Kashmir shared amidst recent unrest after dilution of Article 370

Pooja Chaudhuri4th September 2019

Several photographs have been shared on social media, especially by Pakistani handles, to portray brutality in Kashmir. In this article, we will debunk four such images that were shot in…

Video labelled as ‘terrorist infiltration’ in Kashmir traced back to police academy in Pakistan

Pooja Chaudhuri3rd September 201918th September 2019

A video of young men wearing bulletproof jackets and carrying assault rifles has been shared on social media with the claim that there has been “terrorist infiltration” in Kashmir. The…

Old video from Delhi shared as clash over NRC between police and army personnel in Assam

Arjun Sidharth3rd September 20193rd September 2019

A video has been posted on Twitter, along with the claim that clashes have taken place between Assam police and Indian army personnel, purportedly over the National Register of Citizens…

Old images shared to depict Indian govt brutality in Kashmir

Pooja Chaudhuri3rd September 2019

The abrogation of key provisions of Article 370 has given rise to a deluge of misinformation online. In the latest such attempt, a collage of multiple photographs has been circulated…

Video from Sri Lanka shared as Muslim man in India forced to drink alcohol and cow urine

Mohammed Zubair3rd September 20195th September 2019

A video where a Muslim man has his hands tied while a person makes him drink some liquid out of a bottle has been shared on social media with the…

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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