Politics

Delhi pollution: Old video shared to claim stubble burning in Punjab is to be blamed, not Diwali crackers

Prantik Ali23rd October 2025

A video showing large swathes of grasslands on fire has gone viral on social media with users claiming that it shows stubble burning in Punjab resulting in massive air pollution….

Why does Bengal govt’s spl hiring drive for reserved categories not have unreserved posts? ask users, pointlessly

Shinjinee Majumder23rd October 2025

A clipping of a newspaper ad on hiring of doctors by the West Bengal Health Recruitment Board has gone viral, with social media users highlighting that there were no vacancies…

Why Amit Shah’s claim on rising share of Muslims in India’s population is misleading

Shinjinee Majumder22nd October 2025

On October 11, the Office of Home Minister Amit Shah (@AmitShahOffice) shared Census data from 1951 to 2011, which pointed to a¸steady decline in the share of the Hindu population…

UP woman cop put Muslim harassers in their place? No, viral video is scripted

Prantik Ali22nd October 2025

A video of two men having an altercation with a female constable has gone viral. In the clip, one of the men is seen wearing a skull cap. The constable…

TISS FIR calls G N Saibaba a ‘Naxal supporter’; institute’s role, police ‘overreach’ under scanner

Ankita Mahalanobish21st October 202521st October 2025

The FIR lodged at Trombay police station in Mumbai against 10 students of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) for arranging a small gathering in remembrance of G N…

Man seen kissing a woman during virtual court hearing is not a judge

Ankita Mahalanobish21st October 2025

A 13-second clip, seemingly of a virtual court hearing, went viral after it showed a man in legal attire kissing a woman. Social media users sharing the video claimed that…

Manoj Bajpayee’s Amazon Prime ad morphed into Tejashwi campaign video

Ankita Mahalanobish18th October 202518th October 2025

Days before the Bihar polls, a clip featuring actor Manoj Bajpayee has gone viral, which looks like a promotional video for RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav. “Tejashwi Yadav will come to…

No Congress leader visited Assam after Bhupen da’s death? Himanta’s false claim contradicts his own Facebook post

Shinjinee Majumder18th October 202518th October 2025

Commenting on Rahul Gandhi’s Assam visit to pay homage to late singer Zubeen Garg and meet his family, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at a press conference on October…

Did Netherlands issue stamps honouring RSS? No, BJP’s claim false

Oishani Bhattacharya18th October 202521st October 2025

A graphic featuring a postage stamp and a representative image of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is viral. It also has the following words written: “100 years of selfless service”….

Seeing through the ruse: Why ex-CJI Chandrachud’s remarks on delay in Umar Khalid bail hearing are misleading

Oishani Bhattacharya17th October 202518th October 2025

On October 9, 2025, a month after the Delhi high court dismissed his bail plea, jailed student activist Umar Khalid stated that he was “singled out” by the police in…