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No, petrol pumps in Kerala didn’t refuse petrol to army for flood relief operations

Pooja Chaudhuri14th August 201915th August 2019

Media outlet One India Malayalam published a story on August 11 claiming that three petrol pumps in Sulthan Bathery in Wayanad, Kerala were seized by the army after they were refused petrol…

Photoshopped tweet of Bill Gates supporting animal sacrifice on Eid shared on social media

Jignesh Patel14th August 201915th August 2019

“I don’t want to see any tweet hating on Muslims for slaughtering animals, about 1 million animals killed each day by KFC, McDonald’s, Burger King etc. too feed the rich…

Old image from Andhra shared on Pak social media as brutality against Kashmiri women

Mohammed Zubair14th August 2019

Pakistani political commentator Zaid Hamid shared a photograph of a woman being dragged by men dressed in Khaki and claimed that they are “RSS gangsters” in the garb of Indian…

Video of speech delivered by Kashmir University professor shared as Maharaja Hari Singh’s granddaughter

Jignesh Patel14th August 201914th August 2019

A video of a woman delivering a speech on Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, criticising the Indian government, is viral on social media with the claim that she is the…

Old video shared as residents in PoK burning Pakistani flag after India’s move on Article 370

Arjun Sidharth13th August 2019

“Hundreds of thousands Kashmiris took street yesterday in Pak occupied Kashmir to liberate their land from Pak.. One of Kashmiris requested to spread this video all over the world as…

Old video shared as Akhilesh Yadav arrested for protesting govt’s move on Article 370

Jignesh Patel13th August 201913th August 2019

“कुत्ते की तरह घसीटता हुआ अखिलेश को थाना ले जाया गया।।370 के खिलाफ कर रहे थे प्रदर्शन।। (Akhilesh was dragged to the police station like a dog. He was protesting…

Old, edited video passed off as giant snake seen near Mysuru after heavy rain

Arjun Sidharth13th August 201913th August 2019

A video of what appears to be a giant snake crossing a stream, has been circulated on social media and messaging platforms, in the wake of heavy rainfall which has…

Morphed screenshot of Mirror Now used to claim animal slaughter banned in Kashmir

Jignesh Patel12th August 2019

Twitter user Nabeha Latif, who in her bio claims to be from Islamabad (Pakistan), posted a purported screengrab of Indian news broadcaster Mirror Now with the claim that the Indian…

2018 Kulgam blast video shared in Pak social media as Kashmiris massacred in recent unrest

Pooja Chaudhuri10th August 201913th August 2019

Abdullah Gul, the son of former ISI DG General Hamid Gul, tweeted a video on August 10, claiming it was sent was a “Kashmiri sister” and depicts a massacre in…

Happy Kashmiri woman? BJP MP Vijay Goyal tweets poster carrying image from old blog post

Pooja Chaudhuri10th August 2019

The Delhi Commission for Women (DCM) has recently been reported to have rebuked BJP Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Goel for putting up posters of Kashmiri women inside his residence. On…

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