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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…

Old video from UP viral as lathi-charge by Andhra Pradesh police on protesting youth

Pooja Chaudhuri9th February 2019

A video currently viral on social media, depicting police lathi-charge on a group of people, is being circulated with the caption – “ప్రత్యక హోదా కోసం ఆరోజు మేము రోడ్ల మీదకి వస్తే నిర్దాక్షిణ్యంగా…

Old video from Syria viral as Indian army’s atrocities on Kashmiri women

Pooja Chaudhuri8th February 2019

“This is what Indian army forces do to Kashmiri women’s in front of her father. #Kashmiratrocities #IndianBrutality,” – a video has been circulated on social media with this caption to portray an…

Satire on Kapil Sibal regarding Mallya’s extradition shared as authentic news

Jignesh Patel8th February 2019

A screenshot of a report attributing a statement to senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal has been widely shared on social media. The title of the report reads, “माल्या को अभी…

Old photographs used to project show of strength at PM Modi’s West Bengal rally

Arjun Sidharth8th February 201915th March 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently spoke at a political rally in West Bengal. Relations between the Union Government and the West Bengal government have deteriorated following the controversy over CBI’s…

Old video of derailed Indore-Patna express in UP shared as of Seemanchal Express in Bihar

Jignesh Patel7th February 2019

“ब्रेकिंग न्यूज़: बिहार में बड़ा हादसा देखे लाइव (Breaking news: Big incident from Bihar live -translated)”, reads the message posted along with a viral video of a derailed train. It…

NaMo App promotes fake news factory ‘The India Eye’

Jignesh Patel & Pooja Chaudhuri7th February 20197th February 2019

Last month, a detailed investigative report by journalist Samarth Bansal made a discomforting revelation about India’s growing fake news problem and its direct link with the government. That the discovery…

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No, Jhargram vendor who sold jhal muri to PM Modi is not an SPG commando

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