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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…

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…