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All eyes on Indian Right Wing: How pro-BJP influencers targeted celebrities for Rafah-solidarity posts

Oishani Bhattacharya2nd June 2024

Seven months into the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, more than 35,000 lives have been lost in Palestine with thousands injured and displaced. On May 26, Israel launched airstrikes on Rafah…

The journey of ‘bulldozer justice’: From Right Wing fringe elements to Modi’s election vocabulary

Prantik Ali & Shinjinee Majumder31st May 202431st May 2024

“If SP or Congress come to power, they will send Ram Lalla back to the tent and will run a bulldozer on the temple. Is this what you want to…

The world knew Mahatma Gandhi for his ideas years before the 1982 film; PM Modi’s claim incorrect & inexplicable

Indradeep Bhattacharyya30th May 202430th May 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was interviewed by three ABP journalists — Romana Isar Khan (news anchor, ABP), Rohit Singh Saval (output editor, ABP News) and Suman De (senior vice-president, ABP…

Atishi did not announce stopping of electricity subsidy in Delhi; edited video shared falsely

Priyanka Jha28th May 202428th May 2024

A video of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi is being circulated on social media against the backdrop of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. In the 34-second video, Atishi is…

Jesus Christ photo behind Rahul and Sonia Gandhi’s inked selfie? No, false claim by Right Wing

Abhishek Kumar28th May 202420th July 2024

A photograph of Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi is circulating on social media. A framed picture is visible on the wall behind them, which BJP leaders, supporters, and…

ECI turns a blind eye to rabidly communal speeches by Himanta Biswa Sarma

Abira Das27th May 202427th May 2024

Is it the government’s responsibility to make mullahs? So, I ordered them to immediately put a stop to these businesses (dukans) of mullah-producing madrasas. An official said, “Sir, there will…

Day after EC rap, PM Modi intensifies communal rhetoric at Bhiwani rally

Oishani Bhattacharya & Shinjinee Majumder23rd May 202424th May 2024

A day after the Election Commission of India (ECI) had shot a letter to BJP president J P Nadda on allegations of poll code violations by the party’s star campaigners…

People offering Namaz have vanished from UP streets: Yogi Adityanath fires fresh salvo at Muslims in Palghar

Oishani Bhattacharya22nd May 2024

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath had addressed a public meeting in Palghar, Maharashtra, on May 18 in support of NDA candidate Hemant Savara, a couple of days before the…

ECI double standard enables BJP leaders to violate poll code with impunity

Oishani Bhattacharya21st May 202421st May 2024

Samajwadi Party leader Maria Alam Khan in a public rally on April 29 appealed to Muslim voters to practice ‘vote jihad’, saying that it was necessary in the present circumstances to…

Andhra assembly elections: Edited version of 2019 ‘The News Minute’ exit poll graphics falsely viral

Abira Das21st May 2024

Two Andhra Pradesh exit poll graphics containing the logo of the media outlet, The News Minute, are doing rounds on social media. The graphics present exit poll figures by 7…

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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