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Fake Times of India tweet claims HUL faced Rs 10 crore loss after controversial Surf Excel ad

Pooja Chaudhuri11th March 2019

An alleged Times of India tweet is doing rounds on social media which reads – “As a result of massive boycott by the hurt Hindu community because of a Hindu shaming derogatory ad…

Vivek Agnihotri makes false claim of Nehru responsible for outcome of 1965 Indo-Pak war

Arjun Sidharth11th March 201915th March 2019

“When Pakistan invaded India, one of my friend Commander-in-chief Gen Chaudhuri, asked permission of PM Nehru to counter attack as being defensive wouldn’t help. That’s a simple military strategy; if…

BJP MLA Vijender Gupta tweets photoshopped image of Arvind Kejriwal’s campaign poster

Jignesh Patel11th March 201911th March 2019

AAP नेता केजरीवाल इतने बौखलाये हुये है कि झा** को वोट देने की अपील कर रहे है !” On March 9, BJP MLA Vijender Gupta tweeted an image of Aam Aadmi…

Narrative of mass casualties due to IAF airstrike kept alive using serial misinformation

Pooja Chaudhuri9th March 2019

A visible proliferation of disinformation on social media post-Balakot airstrike attempts to portray that 292 terrorists were killed in the Indian Air Force retaliation. The circulation of false images has…

Images of 2015 Pak heatwave viral as casualties of the Balakot airstrike by IAF

Pooja Chaudhuri7th March 2019

A set of images doing rounds on social media is being shared with claims that it depicts the impact of Indian Air Force’s airstrike in Pakistan. The photographs show mass…

Pak media/social media use photoshopped Republic TV visual to claim Sikh soldiers refuse to fight for India

Pooja Chaudhuri6th March 2019

A Pakistani news channel Abb Takk ran a show on March 5, 2019, titled – “21 Sikh Regiment Refused To Fight For India” – to claim that Sikh soldiers have declined to take…

Old image viral as graves being dug in Pakistan after Indian Air Force airstrike

Pooja Chaudhuri5th March 20195th March 2019

An image viral on social media, including WhatsApp, is being shared with the narrative that it represents graves being dug in Pakistan for the casualties in the Balakot airstrike by…

Amar Ujala uses an image of 2014 US air strike to represent IAF’s air strike target

Jignesh Patel5th March 2019

On March 5, Amar Ujala published a report titled, “बालाकोट: मदरसा छात्र ने बताया- रात को हुआ था जबरदस्त धमाका, पाकिस्तानी सेना ने हमें बचाया (Balakot: A Madrasa student told…

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Kangana Ranaut was not shown the middle finger at a performance; viral video is from an event in Pakistan

‘Jihadis’ pelting stone at paramilitary convoy in Kashmir after India-Pak ceasefire? Old video, false claim