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“Jawans meant to die”: Old statement by BJP MP circulated as recent remark after Pulwama attack

Arjun Sidharth16th February 201915th March 2019

In the wake of the deadly terror attack in Pulwama, Kashmir which led to over 40 CRPF jawans being martyred, a quotation ascribed to a BJP leader has gone viral…

Mock drill at DMart hypermarket in Mumbai viral as terrorists caught by police

Pooja Chaudhuri15th February 2019

A video is doing rounds on social media with claims that the Mumbai police caught terrorists who were planning to plant a bomb in Virar DMart, Mumbai. Caught by Mumbai…

“Sonia Gandhi hates Hindus”: A fake citation ascribed to Pranab Mukherjee’s memoir

Arjun Sidharth14th February 201912th April 2019

“Sonia Gandhi hates Hindus! This truth is revealed by none other than Former President Pranab Mukherjee” This was tweeted by BJP MP Subramaniam Swamy in February 2018; the title of an…

Were Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru hanged on February 14, 1931?

Pooja Chaudhuri14th February 201914th February 2020

The 14th of February is recognised as Valentine’s Day in many countries across the world. However, a bunch of messages circulating on social media are appealing to Indians that they…

Misleading videos of Rahul Gandhi viral with Twitter trend #RahulGandhiPagalHai

Pooja Chaudhuri13th February 201911th May 2020

Since the early hours of February 13, a certain Twitter hashtag gained substantial momentum to share space with the top trends of the day on the micro-blogging website. #RahulGandhiPagalHai or ‘Rahul…

Old, unrelated images of injured protesters shared as those of BJP supporters thrashed by ‘Mamata’s goons’

Jignesh Patel12th February 201917th September 2020

“कोलकाता में बीजेपी की रैली में ममता बनर्जी ने अपने गुंडों से हमला कराई हिंदू भाई लोगों पर देश को बचाना है 2019 में बीजेपी को जिताना है” (Mamata Banerjee’s…

Viral video: No, Hardik Patel’s father has not opposed his own son

Jignesh Patel11th February 2019

“Hello myself, Naveen Patel from Georgia, America”, says a man introducing himself in a video currently viral on social media. The man in the video talks extensively about Patidar agitation…

Multiple videos falsely claim Congress workers thrashed by police for chanting ‘Pakistan Zindabad’

Pooja Chaudhuri11th February 2019

Three separate videos are being circulated on social media with claims that ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans were raised in Congress meetings, causing the police to lathi-charge the party’s politicians. The accompanying…

Old video from Guatemala shared as Hindu woman lynched in MP for attending church prayer meet

Arjun Sidharth11th February 201924th June 2019

A gruesome video of a woman burnt alive has resurfaced on social media with the claim – “Hindu girl burnt alive in Madhya Pradesh because she attended a Prayer meeting in…

Old video of Congress supporters burning Modi’s effigy shared as BJP supporters burning Rahul Gandhi’s

Jignesh Patel9th February 2019

“चोकीदार को चोर कहने पर राहुल गांधी का पुतला जलाने कि कोशिश में खुद जल गये भक्त (In an attempt to burn an effigy of Rahul Gandhi, BJP supporters ended…