Politics Archives - Page 288 of 408

Video from Cuba shared as kids in convent school in India dancing provocatively

Pooja Chaudhuri1st October 2019

A video of schoolchildren ‘twerking’ has been shared on social media with the claim that this was in a school in India. “कॉन्वेंट स्कूल में क्या क्या सिखाया जा रहा……

Photoshopped image showing books on Modi and Hitler placed together shared on social media

Arjun Sidharth1st October 2019

A photograph showing two books placed together on a shelf has been shared on social media with the caption, ‘Saw this on Mumbai airport’. The book on the left features…

Video from Gujarat falsely shared as man commits suicide in Surat due to financial crisis

Jignesh Patel1st October 20191st October 2019

A video of a man jumping from a building is circulating on social media. It is being claimed that the man in the video is 51-year-old Piyush Pachhigar who attempted…

Old video from Pakistan falsely shared as elderly Hindu couple mistreated by Pak police

Arjun Sidharth30th September 2019

A disturbing video clip in which an elderly couple can be seen beaten, pushed and jostled into a van by uniformed personnel, has been shared on social media. The video…

Old image altered to portray Indian Muslim family tuned in to Imran Khan’s UN speech

Arjun Sidharth30th September 2019

“We have heard Imran Khan’s speech with our entire family in India. It is heartening to hear the words of Islam.” This message has been posted on Twitter by a…

Video of crocodile rescued from streets of Vadodara, Gujarat shared as Patna, Bihar

Jignesh Patel30th September 2019

A video showing a crocodile in a water-logged residential area being pulled out by a man is doing the rounds on social media with the claim that the incident took…

ANI makes absurd claim about Imran Khan’s wife based on photoshopped screenshot

Mohammed Zubair29th September 201930th September 2019

On September 29, multimedia news agency ANI published an article on Pakistan PM’s wife Bushra Bibi with the caption, “Pakistan’s first lady Bushra Bibi’s image does not appear in mirrors:…

Social media users foxed by video of Trump lookalike ‘groping’ a woman

Jignesh Patel28th September 201928th September 2019

A 30-second video, supposedly showing US President Donald Trump groping a bikini-clad woman, is being shared on social media. Twitter handle @SirAiyar posted the video with a message that claimed…

Old image photoshopped to depict Imran Khan surrounded by global political leaders

Arjun Sidharth28th September 2019

“Picture of the year ✌ Proud moment for every Pakistani ❤ Indian may use Burnol for this pic”. This message was posted on September 26 on Facebook by a page It’s all about…

Politics

Cockroach Janata Party’s majority followers Pakistani? BJYM secretary Tajinder Bagga, others amplify misleading claim

Rare earths and rebel armies: How a conspiracy story with no evidence jumped from fringe sites to newsrooms