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Old images from 2015 Kanwar Yatra viral as Muslim women celebrating Mahashivratri

Pooja Chaudhuri5th March 2019

“इंदौर में महाशिवरात्री के मौके पर मुस्लिम माताओं बहनो ने बुर्का पहनकर उठाई कांवड़। ॐ नमः शिवाय लिखक्रर शिव भक्त मुस्लिम बहनों का स्वागत नहीं करोगे? (Muslim mothers and sisters…

Second manufactured audio clip, this one claims BJP plotted to hack EVMs

Pooja Chaudhuri5th March 2019

On February 21, social media user Avi Dandiya had uploaded a Facebook Live video where he claimed to have revealed a massive plan concocted by the BJP to rig EVMs…

Dangerous, manufactured audio clip used to claim Pulwama terror attack an inside job by BJP

Pooja Chaudhuri2nd March 20194th March 2019

A Facebook Live posted by Avi Dandiya on March 1, where he claimed that the Pulwama attack was orchestrated by the BJP, has received over a million views in less…

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….