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Unrelated photos passed off as brutality by Indian government in Kashmir

Arjun Sidharth2nd September 2019

A photograph has been circulated on social media, claiming to be from Kashmir. In the photograph, blood can be seen splattered on a street. The accompanying narrative says, “This is…

No, Kerala college did not raise Pak flag; media publishes misleading reports

Pooja Chaudhuri1st September 20193rd September 2019

A piece of ‘breaking’ news that was published by several media outlets on August 31 informed that the Kerala police booked 30 students (Times Now reported 25 students) of Silver Arts…

Madhu Kishwar tweets photoshopped image of Amul Ad targeting Gandhi family

Jignesh Patel1st September 20191st September 2019

“बिना कुछ कहे, सब कुछ कह दिया। (Says everything without saying anything -translated)”, reads a tweet by academician and writer Madhu Purnima Kishwar with a photograph of billboard, which showed the…

Woman makes false child-kidnapping, organ trade claims using old image from Ghana

Jignesh Patel31st August 201931st August 2019

A video where a woman claims that children are being kidnapped and sold for organ trade is circulating on social media. She makes the claims while flashing a photograph of…

Image photoshopped to portray Abu Dhabi Crown Prince in saffron robes

Pooja Chaudhuri31st August 20197th September 2021

“बंदा खुद टोपी नही पहनता, लेकिन शेखों को भगवा पहनाकर आता है…मोदी जी आपके मन मे क्या है जय श्री राम (Man himself does not wear a cap but makes…

Drunk man dressed as woman falsely believed to child-lifter and beaten in Jodhpur

Jignesh Patel31st August 201931st August 2019

A video of a man dressed as a woman, who is being escorted by the police, is doing rounds on social media. The message posted along with the video claims…

LA Times cartoon edited to target Rahul Gandhi, was earlier used against Modi

Pooja Chaudhuri30th August 20195th June 2023

A caricature of Rahul Gandhi has been shared on social media claiming that it was published on the cover page of ‘New York Time Magazine’. A user named Bharat Bhavsar…

Video of woman narrating plight of Kashmiris to Rahul Gandhi shared with false claim

Arjun Sidharth30th August 2019

“Kashmir people in flight to Rahul: Modi is doing good for us. Why do you want to visit Kashmir and trouble us. Please go back.!” A video of a passenger…

Two men dressed as women beaten over false child-kidnapping rumours in Himachal

Jignesh Patel29th August 201930th August 2019

On August 23, Facebook page Pyara Uttarkhand posted a video where three people are being thrashed by a mob. The video was shared with the narrative that child kidnappers were…

Drunk man falsely accused of child-lifting by a woman in Punjab

Jignesh Patel28th August 201928th August 2019

A video of a man who is being pulled by his hair and questioned by a mob is being shared on social media with a claim that a child-kidnapper was…

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