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Viral: Poem falsely attributed to Wg Cdr Abhinandan’s sister

Pooja Chaudhuri2nd March 2019

A poem attributed to the sister of wing commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was captured by the Pakistani army on February 27, is floating across social media platforms. Among those who…

No, this isn’t a video of Wg Cdr Abhinandan dancing with Pakistani army

Pooja Chaudhuri1st March 2019

As wing commander Abhinandan Varthaman is released by the Pakistani army, misinformation seems to follow him home. A video currently viral on social media is being shared with claims suggesting…

Video of mentally challenged person from Delhi raising pro-Pak slogans circulated with false narrative

Jignesh Patel1st March 20191st March 2019

A video of a man raising pro-Pakistan slogans while being beaten-up by a mob has gone viral on social media. Twitter user Asfandyar Bhittani, who is based in Pakistan, tweeted…

Old video of ragging in Sri Lanka shared as Muslim students harassed in Karnataka

Pooja Chaudhuri1st March 201910th February 2022

A video viral on WhatsApp is being shared against the backdrop of the hijab row in Karnataka. Multiple colleges have barred Muslim students from wearing hijab inside institution premises, leading…

Viral video falsely attributed to Wing Commander Abhinandan’s wife

Pooja Chaudhuri28th February 20191st March 2019

The Pakistani government declared that captured Indian pilot Abhinandan Varthaman will be released on March 1 as a “peace gesture”. A video doing rounds on social media since before PM…

Pak social media accounts share manufactured video of Indian air force jet being shot down

Pooja Chaudhuri28th February 201928th February 2019

On February 27, the Indian air force engaged Pakistani jets after they violated Indian air-space in which one IAF pilot was captured from PoK after his plane was shot down….

No, these are not pictures of pilots who carried out air strikes on Pakistan

Jignesh Patel28th February 2019

“यही वो चार सिपाही है जिन्हों ने आज शौर्य गाथा लिखी भारत माता की जय (These are the four soldiers who wrote the gallantry story today Bharat Mata Ki Jay…

Images of earthquake, unrelated terror attacks shared as impact of IAF airstrike in Pakistan

Pooja Chaudhuri27th February 2019

A bunch of images doing rounds on social media is being circulated with the claims that it depicts the devastation caused by the Indian Air Force in Pakistani territory. The…

Old video of Indian army dancing shared as celebration after the recent air strike

Jignesh Patel27th February 201927th February 2019

A video of some Indian army personnel dancing to the tune of a popular Punjabi song is circulated on social media. “Indian Army Celebration In Base Camp Over Surgical Strikes“,…

Pakistani media uses 2016 image from Jodhpur to show IAF fighter jet shot down

Pooja Chaudhuri27th February 201928th February 2019

Pakistani fighter jets reportedly violated Indian air space in Jammu and Kashmir on February 27 but were pushed back by IAF. Pakistani media, however, conversely claimed that Indian fighter planes…

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