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Republic used Indian creator’s satiric reel on prime time; claimed Pakistani civilians were slamming their country

Prantik Ali2nd June 2025

Social media users are sharing a video of a man ridiculing Pakistan’s claims of victory in the recent four-day conflict with India, which was the most serious military crisis between…

Assam Police beating up ‘pro-Pakistan Bangladeshis’? Old video from Bengal shared with misleading communal claims

Pawan Kumar2nd June 2025

On May 12, 2025, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted that three more people had been arrested in his state on charges of sedition, bringing the tally to a…

Dhaka women’s ‘friendship march’ video falsely shared as West Bengal, inviting filthy comments

Kinjal2nd June 2025

A video clip of a group of women raising slogans on the roadside has been gathering a lot of traction on social media. The women in the video are seen…

Republic, Times, TV9 et al amplified morphed photo of Preity Zinta hugging Vaibhav Suryavanshi

Pawan Kumar2nd June 20252nd June 2025

Amid military tensions between India and Pakistan, the managers of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on May 9 announced the postponement of the 18th season of the IPL for a…

Op Sindoor: As Indian media made false, outrageous claims, PIB looked the other way

Shinjinee Majumder31st May 20251st June 2025

The second week of May was a busy time for fact-checkers at Union government’s Press Information Bureau (PIB) as it put out 68 fact-checks related to Operation Sindoor. While examining…

News outlets first publish, then delete reports based on fake video of Pak’s Ahmed Sharif ‘confirming’ loss of jets

Ankita Mahalanobish31st May 20253rd June 2025

In a viral video, Pakistan’s lieutenant general Ahmed Sharif Chaudhary, who is the director general (DG) of the inter-services public relations (ISPR) for the country’s armed forces, admitted that two…

AI-generated video of Donald Trump ‘roasting’ Indian Air Force goes viral

Ankita Mahalanobish30th May 2025

A YouTube short in which United States President Donald Trump is taking a swipe at Indian Air Force pilots over reports of Rafale jets being struck down by Pakistan in…

Not a pro-Pakistan rally in Kerala, these videos are of Indian Union Muslim League’s protests against Waqf Act

Ankita Mahalanobish29th May 2025

A video of men in green jerseys sloganeering in Malayalam is being dubbed as pro-Pakistan activism in Kerala by social media users. In the video, the men are waving green…

Wailing woman in viral clip is not the one in the Manohar Lal Dhakad sex video

Prantik Ali29th May 2025

Days after the video of Manohar Lal Dhakad’s middle-of-the-road sexual act went viral, another video of a wailing woman is being widely shared on social media. She narrates how she…

Allegations that same person posed as porter on one occasion and DU student on another with Rahul Gandhi baseless

Prantik Ali29th May 202529th May 2025

In a veiled attack on Congress, several social media users implied that party leader Rahul Gandhi was giving the false impression of interacting with different sets of people. Comparing his…

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BJP shares clipped video to falsely claim TMC’s Byron Biswas conceded defeat