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Exclusive: Meta allowed advertisement glorifying violence, ad shows live shooting

Abhishek Kumar22nd March 2024

[Trigger Warning: Violent and graphic content] As India gears up for the general elections 2024, the polling for which is to be held in seven phases from April 19 to…

Gayatri Mantra was not recited at the swearing-in of Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif

Prantik Ali21st March 2024

A video is viral on social media which shows a woman reciting the Gayatri Mantra in the presence of the former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif. The Gayatri Mantra…

No, CJI Chandrachud did not leave in the middle of electoral bonds hearing

Shinjinee Majumder19th March 202419th March 2024

In the backdrop of the Supreme Court’s verdict which declared electoral bonds unconstitutional, several social media users have claimed that during a hearing related to the matter, Chief Justice of…

Mamata Banerjee’s injury: Old photo shared in a collage to mock Bengal CM

Abira Das18th March 202418th March 2024

Social media is flooded with a picture collage of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who recently suffered an injury on her forehead after she had an episode of fall…

‘Hub Power Company’ on Electoral Bonds list is not a Pakistani firm

Oishani Bhattacharya17th March 202417th March 2024

Following an order by a five-judge Bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, the Election Commission of India (ECI) published the electoral bond…

Amit Malviya shares two clipped videos of Rahul Gandhi on subsequent days with false claims

Abira Das16th March 20243rd April 2024

BJP leader and in-charge of its national information & technology department Amit Malviya recently shared two videos featuring Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, both of which subsequently went viral on social…

Sri Kalleshwara Swamy’s chariot set afire: Arson falsely communalized, portrayed by BJP as ‘attack on Hindus’

Shinjinee Majumder13th March 202413th March 2024

A video of Sri Kalleshwara Swamy’s chariot, situated in Nitturpur village under the Gubbi police station area of Tumkur district of Karnataka, set ablaze, is viral on social media. Onlookers…

2023 Punjab incident falsely peddled as Hindus assaulting a Christian in UP

Abira Das13th March 202428th March 2024

The story uses only screenshots and not actual tweets in view of the graphic nature of the viral video. A video of a man being beaten up with iron rods…

Media outlets retract Princess Catherine’s photo with kids over ‘manipulation’

Abhishek Kumar13th March 2024

Catherine, the princess of Wales underwent an abdominal surgery two months ago, leading to her being away from the public eye and media glare. On the occasion of Mother’s Day,…

Siddaramaiah did not say “want to be reborn as a Muslim”; clipped video falsely viral

Oishani Bhattacharya12th March 202412th March 2024

A 20-second clip featuring Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah is being widely shared on social media. In the clip, the Karnataka CM can be heard delivering a speech in Kannada. It…

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Exclusive: Turkey tourism ministry denies issuing viral letter urging Indians not to cancel travel plans

Image from 2011 shared with false claims that it shows corpses of 12 Indian soldiers killed by Pakistan