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Durgapur ‘gang rape’: BJP leaders leave out non-Muslim name from list of accused; give communal spin to crime

Shinjinee Majumder & Indradeep Bhattacharyya12th October 202513th October 2025

Reacting to the alleged gang rape of an MBBS student in West Bengal’s Durgapur, leader of Opposition and BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikai on October 12 claimed on X that four…

Did Rani Mukherjee reprimand Rajdeep Sardesai at India Today conclave? Clipped video shared falsely

Shinjinee Majumder11th October 2025

A video of Bollywood actress Rani Mukherjee seemingly rebuking journalist Rajdeep Sardesai is viral on social media. In the viral clip, Mukherjee can be seen sternly asking Sardesai to sit…

Fake ‘Wire’ clipping viral claiming Modi asked ECI to add fake voters in Bihar

Ankita Mahalanobish10th October 202510th October 2025

A photograph apparently showing part of an article by media outlet The Wire is being shared on social media. The image features a purported quotation by the election commissioner of…

Sonam Wangchuk’s father Sonam Wangyal had no CIA links; false claim viral

Abhishek Kumar9th October 2025

Vijay Patel, a Right-wing influencer who calls himself an ‘investigative reporter’ and frequently shares baseless conspiracy theories, has claimed that the father of Ladakhi activist Sonam Wangchuk, Sonam Wangyal, worked…

PM says attack on CJI ‘angered every Indian’, Hindutva brigade hails attacker as a hero

Ankita Mahalanobish9th October 2025

Even though Prime Minister Narendra Modi has gone on record condemning the attack on Chief Justice of India (CJI) B R Gavai, the Right-wing social media brigade, which amplifies pro-BJP…

Pakistan skipper’s insecticide-spray video from CWC match vs India viral with bizarre claims

Ankita Mahalanobish8th October 2025

A video of the Pakistan women’s cricket team members spraying something into the air is being circulated on social media with varied claims. Some users allege that Pakistan cricketers sprayed…

Rajasthan video falsely shared as UP youth rally in support of police action in ‘I love Muhammad’ cases

Oishani Bhattacharya7th October 2025

A 38-second-long clip is going viral on social media showing a large crowd of protesters taking part in a torch rally. They can be heard chanting, “UP police keep going…

Viral video of rally seeking Chittagong Hill Tracts’ inclusion in India is from Tripura, not Bangladesh

Ankita Mahalanobish7th October 2025

A 1.06-minute video featuring a man sloganeering at a demonstration demanding the inclusion of the Chittagong Hill Tracts with India is being widely circulated on social media. The clip is…

Sonam Wangchuk did not say he would help China enter India; 2024 video clipped, shared falsely

Oishani Bhattacharya6th October 20257th October 2025

In the wake of the September 24 violence in Leh, a video went viral on social media which apparently showed activist Sonam Wangchuk saying that he would help China invade…

Sonam Wangchuk arrested on Union govt order without evidence? Doctored videos of Ladakh ADGP, Leh ADC viral

Shinjinee Majumder4th October 20257th October 2025

Against the backdrop of the recent violence in Ladakh and the subsequent arrest of activist Sonam Wangchuk, two videos — one of Ladakh ADGP S D Singh Jamwal and one…

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Photos from Bangladeshi films shared to back cooked-up ‘Love Jihad’ story

Hindu youths desecrated temples in UP with ‘I love Muhammad’ graffiti to frame Muslim peers, arrested