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Misinformation on Balochistan train hijack: ABP News, Dainik Jagran share 2022 video of train attack

Ankita Mahalanobish18th March 202519th March 2025

A viral video of explosions targeting a moving train is being circulated by media outlets and on social media with claims that it shows the recently hijacked passenger train in…

Mock drill video falsely viral as terror attack at Vellore tech institute

Kinjal17th March 2025

A few videos of Tamil Nadu’s Vellore Institute of Technology campus are being shared on social media in which a group of people are seen entering the college campus in…

Mohammed Shami was not forced to break Ramadan fast; doctored video viral

Abhishek Kumar17th March 2025

During India’s match against Australia in the ICC Champions Trophy, a picture of Indian cricketer Mohammad Shami drinking an energy drink went viral on social media, garnering a variety of…

Video of woman who ‘extorted’ money with false positive pregnancy results is scripted, nor is her name Yaseefa

Priyanka Jha17th March 2025

A clip from a podcast interview has been ding the rounds on social media. In the video, a woman is heard saying that she used to extort money from her…

66 crore visitors | 30 dead in stampede | Once in 144 years: Why govt’s Maha Kumbh numbers don’t add up

Diti Pujara15th March 202517th March 2025

The six-week-long Maha Kumbh Mela, held in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj, came to a close on Wednesday, February 26. The same evening, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting released a statement…

BJP, far-Right accounts don’t want to believe that vandal of Kali idol in WB’s Basirhat has mental health issues

Shinjinee Majumder13th March 2025

On March 9, BJP leader Amit Malviya said West Bengal was turning into “another Bangladesh”. Criticizing the law-and-order situation in the state, Malviya, who heads the BJP’s information and technology cell,…

‘Body in fridge’ tableau in Munger Shivratri rally: Islamophobia & hate trounced devotion & piety?

Shinjinee Majumder & Ankita Mahalanobish13th March 202521st March 2025

In BJP-ruled India, Hindu religious festivals have often metamorphosed from occasions for devotion and celebrations to rallying points for Hindutva fanatics to intimidate, provoke, and attack minority communities. Even by…

News outlets receive ‘threat mails’, some delete stories on concerns over Ambanis’ Vantara project

Shinjinee Majumder & Pratik Sinha12th March 202513th March 2025

Days after reporting on a South African wildlife organization raising concerns about the functioning of the Reliance-owned Vantara Animal and Rehabilitation Centre in Jamnagar, Gujarat, at least three major media…

Bangladesh video of assault on suspected robbers viral with false Hindu-Muslim narrative

Kinjal10th March 2025

The story uses only screenshots and not the actual video in view of its graphic nature. A 1 minute 31 second video, in which two people are hung upside down…

Atrocities against a Hindu family in Bangladesh? No. Video viral with false claims

Abira Das8th March 2025

Note: The report uses only screenshots because the story is sensitive in nature. A 20-second clip showing a group of men barging into a room with a semi-naked woman and…