Politics

OpIndia fact-checks Live Law’s accurate report on Sharjeel Imam’s SC petition, produces article riddled with falsehood

Abhishek Kumar25th October 2024

Right-wing propaganda website OpIndia published an article on October 23, 2024, written by its editor-in-chief Nupur Jhunjhunwala Sharma. It alleged that legal news website Live Law had spread fake news…

BJP proxy page ‘Maha Bighadi’ runs divisive communal political ads ahead of Maharashtra election

Abhishek Kumar19th October 2024

Assembly elections are scheduled in Maharashtra for this year, with polling set to take place in a single phase on November 20, followed by vote counting on November 23. However,…

Old video from Bangladesh falsely viral as idols vandalized in Dhaka during Durga Puja

Ankita Mahalanobish15th October 2024

A 34-second video of a man vandalising idols of deities in what appears to be a Durga Puja pandal is viral on social media. The man, dressed in a blue…

Countries like Turkey, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Lebanon, Syria etc do have Waqf; Sambit Patra’s claim in LS false

Oishani Bhattacharya14th October 20243rd April 2025

The Lok Sabha passed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in the early hours of Thursday, April 3, after a marathon 12-hour debate, with 288 parliamentarians voting for it and 232 voting…

Boat capsize video from Congo falsely viral as mishap in Goa

Ankita Mahalanobish11th October 2024

A video of a boat capsize is viral on social media. Several users have claimed that the video is from Goa where an overcrowded boat sank. It is also claimed…

Photo of father and daughter from Hindu wedding viral with false claims

Ankita Mahalanobish7th October 2024

A photo circulating widely on social media shows a woman, who appears to be a bride, sitting on the lap of an aged man surrounded by a crowd clapping in…

Bangladesh activist’s speech targeting Awami League viral in India with false anti-Hindu narrative

Oishani Bhattacharya5th October 2024

A video of a man delivering a speech at a mass gathering is viral on social media. It is being claimed that the man is a Bangladeshi Muslim and he…

Iron rod on rail tracks: Two arrested identified as Sandeep, Bijendra; police reject conspiracy claims

Pawan Kumar5th October 2024

A photograph has gone viral on social media showing an iron pole on railway tracks. It is being shared with the claim that the pole was intentionally placed by terrorists…

SP MLA Mehboob Ali did not say Muslims would end BJP rule; clipped video sparks misreports, FIR

Shinjinee Majumder3rd October 20244th October 2024

Samajwadi Party MLA Mehboob Ali has come under fire for allegedly stating at a public gathering in Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, that BJP rule ‘would come to an end soon’ due…

False claims of attack on Hyderabad Bhagyalakshmi temple viral

Abhishek Kumar3rd October 2024

A video from Hyderabad’s Charminar area has gone viral on social media. The footage shows a chaos with police resorting to lathi-charge on a group of people and setting up…