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No, Google CEO Sundar Pichai did not vote in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls

Jignesh Patel19th April 201919th April 2019

With the conclusion of the second phase of elections on Thursday, a photo of Google CEO Sundar Pichai is doing the rounds on social media. Majority of the users are…

Rahul Gandhi’s name misspelled on Congress banner? Photoshopped image shared on social media

Pooja Chaudhuri18th April 2019

An image of a Congress banner is circulating across social media platforms. It shows Rahul Gandhi’s last name replaced with an abusive word. A Twitter user Chowkidar Pooran Bajaj Bjp‏,…

Debunking the 10 question conspiracy theory about Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination

Jignesh Patel18th April 201918th April 2019

On April 17, Twitter user Maya Hariram tweeted a list of questions and answers pertaining to the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. In a series of tweets, the…

Smriti Irani degree row: ABP News anchor defends minister with falsehood

Arjun Sidharth18th April 2019

The controversy surrounding Union textiles minister Smriti Irani’s educational qualification had recently snowballed after Irani, in her affidavit before the Election Commission ahead of the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, had…

BJP MP Paresh Rawal tweets previously debunked fake newspaper clipping

Pooja Chaudhuri18th April 2019

BJP MP and actor Paresh Rawal retweeted a purported newspaper clipping (archive) according to which an Indian politician was arrested in Boston airport for possession of drugs. The politician was…

Manufactured tweet attributed to Barkha Dutt claims she called BJP ‘anti-Muslim’

Pooja Chaudhuri17th April 2019

A screenshot of a Twitter exchange between senior journalist Barkha Dutt and union minister for minority affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi is viral across social media channels. The screenshot first shows…

2017 video from Gujarat shared as PM Narendra Modi’s rally in Hyderabad

Arjun Sidharth & Priyanka Jha17th April 2019

ओबेसी ने मोदी जी को ललकारा दम है तो हैदराबाद में रैली करके दिखाओ, ज़बाब में मोदी जी जो अधिकांश जगहों पर तो सुरक्षित कार से रैली करते है पर…

Unrelated video from Kerala shared as K’taka INC workers burning PM Modi’s effigy

Jignesh Patel17th April 201922nd May 2019

A video widely circulated on social media is being shared with the claim that it depicts Karnataka Congress workers attempting to set fire to an effigy of Prime Minister Modi,…

Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s funeral procession viral as PM Modi filing nomination papers

Pooja Chaudhuri17th April 201917th April 2019

A video clip circulated on social media is being shared with the claim that it represents a massive crowd of people that gathered in support of prime minister Narendra Modi…

False claim: Temples rediscovered upon demolition of Muslim houses for Kashi corridor

Pooja Chaudhuri16th April 201923rd June 2021

The Kashi Vishwanath Corridor Project is an ambitious initiative of the prime minister Narendra Modi-led BJP government, which aims to provide direct access to pilgrims between the Kashi Vishwanath Temple…

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CRPF action on ‘Trinamool goons’? Old video from Bangladesh falsely viral

AI videos, fear, and communal polarization: Inside BJP’s hateful digital campaign in Bengal