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On first day, first show for DD, Sudhir Chaudhary runs old, unrelated videos as Indian air defence foiling Pak attacks

Indradeep Bhattacharyya & Abhishek Kumar21st May 202521st May 2025

‘Star’ anchor Sudhir Chaudhary began his stint at public broadcaster Doordarshan with a bang, just as he had done three years ago when he joined Aaj Tak. Keeping his unenviable…

Republic uses unrelated image of Istanbul Congress Center as Congress party’s Turkey office, stirs political storm

Ankita Mahalanobish20th May 202523rd May 2025

On a prime-time show on May 15, Republic editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami, who was also hosting the show, claimed that the Indian National Congress (INC) had a registered office in Turkey….

Pro-Palestine group in Pune attacked by Hindutva mob, booked for promoting religious enmity

Oishani Bhattacharya20th May 2025

On May 10, people from a far-Right group disrupted a pro-Palestine demonstration in Maharashtra’s Pune. The demonstration was held by Indian People in Solidarity with Palestine (IPSP) in front of…

Optics of disproportionate action: Posts that led to Ashoka professor Ali Khan’s arrest far from anti-women, seditious

Diti Pujara18th May 202519th May 2025

Ali Khan Mahmudabad, an associate professor who teaches political science at Ashoka University, was arrested on Sunday, May 18. The arrest comes ten days after his Facebook post on the…

The fictional strikes on the Karachi port and what it says about Indian media

Oishani Bhattacharya17th May 202518th May 2025

On May 8, tensions between India and Pakistan escalated. The previous day, India had launched Operation Sindoor, targeting nine terror bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Shortly after the…

Video game footage of helicopters being struck shared with claims IAF downing Pakistan helicopters

Pawan Kumar17th May 2025

A video showing two choppers being struck down has been shared on social media with claims that the Indian Air Force downed two fighter helicopters in Bhuj, killing four Pakistani…

Pak deputy PM leads nation in praising air force based on fake Daily Telegraph clipping

Ankita Mahalanobish16th May 202516th May 2025

A purported clipping from The Daily Telegraph newspaper dated Saturday, May 10, is viral on social media. It shows part of a story with the headline, “Pakistan Air Force: The…

52 Indian soldiers killed by Pakistan in shelling? No; viral video is staged, says PIB

Abhishek Kumar16th May 2025

Note: We have only used screenshots in this story, considering the graphic nature of the video, which could be triggering for some readers. A video showing deceased soldiers near what…

Old footage of Russian aircraft shot mid-air shared as Pakistani fighter jet taken down by India

Kinjal16th May 202517th May 2025

While the armed conflict between India and Pakistan was at its peak following Operation Sindoor, a video clip of a fighter jet being shot down in the sky was widely…

IAF pilot Shvangi Singh captured? Govt refutes claims by Pakistani media, social media users

Pawan Kumar16th May 2025

While the armed conflict between India and Pakistan was at its peak, several Pakistani media outlets and social media users claimed that Indian pilot squadron leader Shivangi Singh was captured…

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Video available online since October 2024 falsely linked to current Israel-Iran conflict

Video of arms seized in Myanmar viral as Indian Army’s recovery of ammunition from militants in Manipur