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Sonam Wangchuk ‘safe & sound’, confirms his wife amid deepfakes announcing his ‘death’ going viral

Ankita Mahalanobish29th November 20253rd December 2025

Clippings from news bulletins apparently reporting Sonam Wangchuk’s death in the Jodhpur Central Jail have surfaced on social media and are being widely shared across platforms. Some of these purported…

Attack against Muslims in India? No, viral video of woman collapsing is from Bangladesh

Oishani Bhattacharya28th November 202528th November 2025

A video showing a woman in a burqa being hit by a man on the head is viral on social media with some users claiming that it was a case…

‘Bangal khali ho raha hai’: Old video from Muslim religious gathering shared as Bangladeshis leaving amid SIR

Ankita Mahalanobish27th November 2025

A video captured from a slowly moving train, showing a crowd of men gathered along the railway tracks, many of whom are wearing skullcaps and traditional Muslim attire, is going…

Lawrence Bishnoi released on bail? No, 2020 video shared falsely

Oishani Bhattacharya26th November 202526th November 2025

A 31-second clip featuring jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi being escorted by police is viral with the text, “Lawrence Bishnoi got bail”. Social media users, many of whom are vocal BJP…

Gen Z march against ‘vote theft’? No, unrelated video from Jaipur shared with false claims

Shinjinee Majumder25th November 2025

A video of a candlelight march is viral on social media as a Jaipur to Delhi Gen Z rally. The clip is being shared with hashtags like #votechorgaddichhod and #VoteChorBJP…

Exodus of illegal Bangladeshis from Bengal? No, viral video shows Kali idol immersion crowd in border village

Indradeep Bhattacharyya & Ankita Mahalanobish24th November 202526th November 2025

A video showing a large crowd of people queueing up along a barbed-wire fence and exiting through a gate is widely viral on social media with the claim that it…

Protests in Bihar over ‘vote theft’? Zubeen Garg’s funeral procession video falsely viral

Abhishek Kumar19th November 2025

A video a wide road chock-a-block with hundreds of people and several cars is going viral on social media with the claim that it shows a protest in Patna against…

Illegal immigrants leaving Bengal? No, viral ferry ghat video is from Bangladesh

Ankita Mahalanobish18th November 2025

A video of an overcrowded ferry ghat is being widely shared on social media, claiming that it shows illegal Bangladeshi immigrants and Rohingyas leaving West Bengal after the announcement of…

NSA Ajit Doval did say ISI recruited more Hindus than Muslims in India; his ‘deepfake’ claim is false

Shinjinee Majumder17th November 202517th November 2025

In the wake of the terrorist attack in New Delhi on November 10 that left at least 13 dead and many others injured, a video of National Security Adviser (NSA)…

Delhi blast survivor’s photos with PM, Delhi CM at LNJP not staged; AAP leader’s claim false

Ankita Mahalanobish17th November 2025

Days after the Delhi blast, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Delhi president Saurabh Bharadwaj shared some photos featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta standing next to…

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Cow vigilantes from Bajrang Dal assault ‘mentally challenged’ homeless man in Rajasthan on suspicion of eating beef

Political misinformation in 2025: Who shared the most? Who were targeted? How did it shape narratives?