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Kolkata rape case: Did TMC turn a blind eye to key accused Monojit Mishra’s past?

Shinjinee Majumder8th July 20259th July 2025

Trigger Warning: Details of sexual assault, reader’s discretion advised. After the alleged rape of a student in Kolkata’s South Calcutta Law College came to light, leaders of the ruling Trinamool…

Hindu teacher garlanded with shoes in Bangladesh? No, video viral with false communal claims

Pawan Kumar8th July 20258th July 2025

A video showing a man wearing a garland of shoes around his neck and surrounded by a group of people, who appear to be Muslims, is viral on social media….

Dainik Bhaskar, OpIndia misreport that 300 illegal firearms & 50,000 cartridges seized from Lucknow man

Abhishek Kumar7th July 2025

On June 26, Lucknow police arrested a man named Salahuddin and recovered some weapons, cartridges and equipment used to make illegal weapons. Soon after that, news outlets published reports that…

Ambedkar supporters thrashed by police? No, viral video shows making of a Kannada film

Pawan Kumar7th July 2025

A video, in which policemen are seen beating up half-naked men in public, is doing the rounds of social media. Users are sharing the video while claiming that police beat…

After SCO defence ministers’ meet, false claims of India being left out and Russia signing joint statement go viral

Prantik Ali & Diti Pujara3rd July 2025

After defence ministers representing their countries at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) were unable to adopt a joint statement at the end of their talks on June 26, several rumours…

Dalit man tortured in Jhansi? Old video resurfaces; police says victim, assailants from same community

Oishani Bhattacharya2nd July 20252nd July 2025

A 55-second-long clip, purportedly showing a Dalit labourer with his hands tied and his head being shaved against his will as a crowd laughs at his plight, is viral on…

Video from 2023 pro-Palestine protest viral with misleading claims that Muslims are ripping US flags in NYC

Prantik Ali1st July 202510th July 2025

A video showing a man climbing a street lamp and removing American flags is being widely circulated on social media. Shared after Zohran Mamdani’s win in the mayoral primary for…

2021 video from Delhi showing injured Muslim men after brawl with neighbour resurfaces with misleading claims

Prantik Ali30th June 202530th June 2025

A video showing several members of a family injured and in blood-stained clothes is viral on social media with claims that an influential Muslim family in Delhi’s Yamuna Vihar was…

Digitally manipulated clip of ABP debate shared with claims that Iranian lawmakers burnt Indian flag

Prantik Ali27th June 2025

Visuals of the Indian flag being burnt in the Iranian Parliament are viral on social media and a clip showing a television debate on this image by a Hindi news…

News18, social media users share 2-month old visuals of blast in Iranian city as footage from June conflict with Israel

Oishani Bhattacharya26th June 2025

A 17-second clip showing a cloud of smoke emanating from an explosion in an urban area is viral on social media with claims that it shows Iran being bombarded by…

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Unrelated videos viral as footage of weapon seizure in Lucknow with communal claims

Muslim man held minor girl at knifepoint after failed ‘love jihad’ attempt? No, video viral with false communal claims