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Man arrested for desecrating idols in Faridpur temple is not an Indian, but a Bangladeshi

Ankita Mahalanobish23rd September 202423rd September 2024

Several social media users have claimed that an Indian national named Sanjit Biswas was arrested in Bangladesh for vandalising idols of Hindu deities in two temples in the Faridpur district….

Sex workers beaten up in Dhaka: Video falsely viral as attack on Hindus for not wearing burqa

Prantik Ali20th September 2024

A video is viral on social media which shows a man in a blue T-shirt and carrying a stick, chasing and attacking at least two women in the busy streets…

2016 photo from China falsely viral as AIIMS doctors paying last respects to Sitaram Yechury

Ankita Mahalanobish19th September 202419th September 2024

Bengali daily and CPI(M) mouthpiece Ganashakti published a photograph in its September 17 edition which shows doctors bowing their heads in front of what appears to be a dead body…

Adani Group: Viral ‘press release’ with admission of bribery in Kenya is fake

Abhishek Kumar18th September 2024

Recently, several agreements have been signed between India’s Adani Group and the Kenyan government, including one on the leasing of Kenya’s main international airport to the Adani Group and constructing…

Ganesha idol in Bengaluru police van: Viral claims misleading; PM Modi leads Right Wing’s misinformation campaign

Ankita Mahalanobish18th September 202419th September 2024

Addressing a public meeting at Kurukshetra in poll-bound Haryana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on September 14, 2024, “In Congress-ruled Karnataka, even Ganpati is being put in jail. They have…

Hate crimes in Haryana, Maharashtra a no-show on Republic; how did the other mainstream news channels fare?

Oishani Bhattacharya17th September 202418th September 2024

Trigger Warning: Violence In the last week of August, two horrific hate crimes against Muslims — the lynching of 25-year-old Sabir Malik in Haryana and the brutal assault on 72-year-old…

Manipur: Old and unrelated video shared as rocket-propelled explosive used in Moirang

Abhishek Kumar17th September 2024

Violence between various ethnic groups in Manipur has persisted for months, leading to significant loss of life in the northeastern state. Recently, there have been reports of rocket attacks by…

Sitaram Yechury’s body in coffin: Right-wing influencers conclude he was a Christian

Shinjinee Majumder16th September 2024

CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury passed away on September 12 at the age of 72. Following his death, the Marxist leader’s body was taken to Jawaharlal Nehru University, his alma…

AI image of Algerian boxer Imane Khelif with male physical features viral

Abira Das16th September 2024

A photo of a bare-bodied Algerian boxer Imane Khelif is viral on social media, in which Khelif is seen as having male physical features. Users have shared the image against a…

Republic airs Manpad launching video from Myanmar as ‘exclusive’ & ‘authenticated’ visuals from Manipur

Abhishek Kumar13th September 2024

A video is going viral on social media in which a boy is seen firing from a man-portable air defense system or MANPADS. This video is being shared with multiple…