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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…

Deepika Padukone in abaya in Abu Dhabi tourism ad: The latest trigger for India’s Hindutva advocates

Shinjinee Majumder16th October 2025

In an advertisement for Abu Dhabi tourism, Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone was recently seen donning the abaya for a shot in the forecourt of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre. Stills…

‘Vote chor, gaddi chhod’ slogans at Nitish Kumar’s Sasaram event? No, viral video is doctored

Oishani Bhattacharya16th October 2025

An eight-second-long clip featuring Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and finance minister Samrat Choudhary is viral where a crowd is heard chanting “Vote chor, Gaddi chhod” (Vote thief, leave the…

Bangladeshi Hindu woman’s ‘murder’ by man seeking sexual favours given false communal spin

Ankita Mahalanobish16th October 2025

An image of the seemingly lifeless body of a woman lying on the ground is being widely circulated on social media. It is claimed that a 60-year-old Hindu woman was…

Unrelated photo shared to challenge reports of female journalists’ exclusion from Muttaqi presser

Prantik Ali15th October 202516th October 2025

In the wake of the controversy over female journalists not being allowed to attend a press conference by foreign minister of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaqi at the Afghan embassy in…

Burning bottle of inflammable adhesive thrown into shop: Gujarat incident given false communal spin

Ankita Mahalanobish14th October 202514th October 2025

A video, seemingly CCTV footage from a shop, is viral on social media showing a man tossing a substance engulfed in flames inside the shop. A little girl standing inside…

Scrolling through Assam BJP’s X handle: An exhibition of hate, xenophobia & anti-Muslim propaganda

Diti Pujara13th October 2025

How far is taking something too far during election campaigning? With each social media post, Bharatiya Janata Party’s Assam unit hits a new low. Over the past several weeks, Assam…

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

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