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BJP lost at least 20 constituencies where Modi openly targeted Muslims in campaign speeches

Oishani Bhattacharya13th June 2024

The recently concluded seven-phase general elections held over two months saw the BJP carry out a campaign that was unprecedented in terms of the use of anti-Muslim narratives and misinformation. While…

JCB driver who damaged Hapur toll plaza is not a Muslim; false claim by the Right Wing

Shinjinee Majumder12th June 2024

Asked to pay toll tax at the Chhajarsi toll plaza in Pilkhuwa of Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur district, a bulldozer driver damaged at least two toll booths with his JCB around…

Sofia Firdous victory rally in Cuttack: Slogans in name of ‘Sofia Didi’, ‘Moquim Bhai’ peddled as ‘Pakistan Zindabad’

Oishani Bhattacharya12th June 2024

A 1-minute clip went viral on social media after Congress’s Sofia Firdous had created history by becoming Odisha’s first female Muslim MLA. Thirty-two-year-old Sofia won the Barabati-Cuttack assembly seat by…

Man in skullcap attacking Hindus of Ayodhya in viral video is not a Muslim; his name is Dhirendra Raghav

Prantik Ali11th June 202411th June 2024

A video has gone viral on social media, showing a man wearing a skullcap criticizing Hindus in Ayodhya for not voting for the BJP in the constituency of Faizabad in…

The claim that BJP did not win any seat in 100-km radius of Ayodhya is false

Abhishek Kumar10th June 202410th June 2024

The Faizabad constituency in Uttar Pradesh, which includes Ayodhya, has been in the headlines ever since the results of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 were declared. Samajwadi Party candidate Awadhesh…

No, BJP has not won thirty seats with less than five hundred votes; smallest margin 1587 in Jajpur

Abira Das10th June 202410th June 2024

After the announcement of the 2024 Lok Sabha election results, some Congress-linked social media accounts have claimed that BJP won 30 seats with a margin of less than 500 votes…

No, PM Modi did not post ‘All Eyes on PoK’ message on Instagram

Abira Das7th June 2024

An Instagram story supposedly posted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is viral on social media. The screenshot depicts rows of tents in the background of snow-capped mountains with the text…

D K Shivakumar said INDIA bloc would form govt; viral video clipped, falsely shared

Abira Das7th June 2024

A seven-second clip of Karnataka deputy chief minister D K Shivakumar was circulating on social media before the results of the 2024 general elections were out. In the video, the…

Viral India Today exit poll graphic showing BJP leading in Amritsar is fake

Prantik Ali3rd June 2024

An exit poll graphic credited to India Today has gone viral across social media platforms, which shows the BJP in the lead in Amritsar. According to the viral graphic, the…

ABP News exit poll bulletin doctored to show 350+ seats for INDIA bloc

Oishani Bhattacharya3rd June 2024

A 23-second clip of what appears to be an ABP News bulletin on exit polls is viral on social media. In the clip, ABP journalist Sandeep Chaudhary can be seen…

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Pak deputy PM leads nation in praising air force based on fake Daily Telegraph clipping

52 Indian soldiers killed by Pakistan in shelling? No; viral video is staged, says PIB