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Viral: Fake quote ascribed to Raveena Tandon circulates on social media

Pooja Chaudhuri11th April 201911th April 2019

A quote accredited to Raveena Tandon claims that the Bollywood actor said, “Hindus have lost Pakistan and Bangladesh. Hindus are extinct in Kashmir & becoming minority in Kerala, Assam, etc….

Photoshopped endorsement: Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone shown campaigning for BJP

Arjun Sidharth11th April 20199th January 2020

A photograph of Bollywood actors Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone has been posted by a page on Facebook. The photograph shows the two sporting saffron scarves on which ‘Vote for…

Social media posts claim only BJP fighting for a majority – A fact-check

Pooja Chaudhuri11th April 201918th April 2019

A claim viral on social media suggests that the Congress has announced the names of 230 candidates for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, while the SP and the BSP have…

Fake quote ascribed to INC’s Priyanka Chaturvedi: Use of solar energy will cool down Sun

Pooja Chaudhuri10th April 2019

A quote attributed to Priyanka Chaturvedi claims that the Congress spokesperson said, “पेट्रोल डीजल महंगा होने की वजह से मोदी सरकार सोलर एनर्जी के इस्तेमाल को बढ़ावा दे रही है।…

Old video of BJP corporator thrashing cop revived as of MP Congress MLA

Jignesh Patel9th April 201910th April 2019

A video of a man battering a policeman was shared by a Twitter handle @Indianbhai6. The message posted along with video claimed that the man who is shown beating a…

European art installation video shared as cash recovered from Kamal Nath’s secretary

Pooja Chaudhuri9th April 2019

In the backdrop of recent IT raids against people allegedly linked to Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath, a video viral on social media claims that it represents the raids….

Photoshopped image shows Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee with Pak PM & Army Chief

Pooja Chaudhuri9th April 2019

An image of Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan interacting with the country’s army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa is being circulated on social media. Congress leaders Shatrughan Sinha and Navjot Singh…

Fake: Pre-poll survey by BBC predicts thumping win for BJP in Lok Sabha 2019

Arjun Sidharth9th April 20199th April 2019

According to a message which is being shared widely on Facebook and WhatsApp, a pre-election survey conducted by the British global news broadcaster BBC has concluded that the ruling BJP…

Is that a “Tsunami” of support at Modi-Shah rally? No, it is a morphed image

Jignesh Patel8th April 2019

An image featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah purportedly sitting in front of a jam-packed crowd is circulating on social media. “Modi and his well-wishers.”, reads the…