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YouTube movie scene shared as footage of entrapped women from Epstein Files

Oishani Bhattacharya16th February 2026

An 11-second clip is viral on social media showing caged women, one of whom appears to be pregnant. She is seen crying for help. “You have to save me, I…

Adani case: Journalist Ravi Nair gets one-month stay on sentence. Here’s a look at his posts that led to conviction

Anindya Hazra15th February 202616th February 2026

The magistrate court in Mansa, Gandhinagar, that had convicted journalist Ravi Nair in a criminal defamation case, granted a one-month stay on the sentence on Friday, February 13. The court…

With call for ‘Mohammad’ Deepak’s killing, Hindu Raksha Dal’s Lalit Sharma stakes claim in hardline Hindutva ranks

Shinjinee Majumder14th February 2026

Weeks after gym owner ‘Mohammed’ Deepak Kumar Kashyap set an example by standing up to Bajrang Dal activists allegedly harassing a 70-year-old Muslim man in Kotdwar, Uttarakhand, the chief of…

‘These photos say it all’: What do photos of Nehru shown by Giriraj Singh say? Not what the Union minister claims

Oishani Bhattacharya13th February 2026

A video of union textile minister Giriraj Singh is viral on social media, where he is seen carrying four posters showing former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru with different women. The…

Video of Shashi Tharoor praising Pakistan’s cricket diplomacy is a deepfake

Ankita Mahalanobish13th February 2026

A video purportedly showing Congress MP Shashi Tharoor speaking to media persons is being widely circulated on social media. In it, Tharoor is seen praising Pakistan for “good diplomacy” and…

Media falsely run old video as US cricketers enjoying panipuri during T20 World Cup in India

Deniash Marak & Sarfaraj Khan11th February 202611th February 2026

Amidst the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, a video of players from the USA cricket team enjoying panipuri in India has gone viral on social media. The video in…

Suspended Muslim headmaster from Mathura reinstated after probe finds BJP leader’s allegations false

Abhishek Kumar11th February 2026

Jan Mohammad, a primary school headmaster from Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura district who was suspended after a complaint from a local BJP leader, has been reinstated by the government after an…

Social media arrests: SC upholds Telangana HC directions; restrains arbitrary FIR, mechanical arrests

Ankita Mahalanobish10th February 2026

In a significant move aimed at curbing arbitrary arrests for social media posts, the Supreme Court has upheld a Telangana high court order which mandates prior inquiry and verification of…

All charades dropped: Assam BJP’s AI video shows Himanta ‘shooting point-blank’ at Muslims

Prantik Ali9th February 202610th February 2026

With barely a few months to go for state elections, Assam BJP took its communal politics to a new extreme on February 7 when they shared a video on X…

Bus stuck at narrowing of lanes on Mumbai flyover? No, photo shared by Kerala Congress is AI-generated

Prantik Ali9th February 2026

A photo is viral on social media, showing a bus stuck at the narrow mouth of a lane bifurcation on a bridge. The bridge seen in the photo is of…

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Documenting the war or fabricating it? AI-generated visuals on social media blur the line as Iran conflict escalates

Viral clip of Army Chief Upendra Dwivedi ‘admitting’ India gave away Iranian ship’s location is a deepfake