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Mosque, copy of the Quran unharmed in Los Angeles fire? AI-created videos go viral with baseless claims

Abhishek Kumar20th January 202520th January 2025

Devastating forest fires have been ravaging Los Angeles and surrounding areas of California since January 7. So far, more than 25 lives have been lost in the catastrophe. More than…

No, man accused of urinating on Maha Kumbh Mela banner in Raebareli is not a Muslim

Ankita Mahalanobish18th January 2025

A video of a bearded man being verbally abused and physically assaulted is circulating on the internet. Additionally, in the video, the assailants can be heard stating that the man…

Fire services mock drill video falsely shared as hospital blaze at Maha Kumbh

Pawan Kumar18th January 202518th January 2025

The Maha Kumbh Mela, a significant religious gathering held every 12 years in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, commenced on January 13, 2025. Amid the celebrations, a video began circulating on social…

LA Wildfires: Video of Black people helping woman shared as ‘Jihadis’ looting homes

Prantik Ali17th January 202517th January 2025

In the midst of raging wildfires in Los Angeles, a video showing individuals carrying goods including a television from a fire-ravaged house is viral on social media. Users are sharing…

Hardoi woman eloped with beggar? Police rubbish media reports, husband’s claim

Prantik Ali17th January 2025

Various news outlets reported on January 7 that a 36-year-old woman from Hardoi in Uttar Pradesh had allegedly left her husband and six children, and eloped with a beggar. ABP…

Most candidates rejected from Bangladesh civil service recruitment Hindus? False report by Bengali news outlets

Prantik Ali15th January 2025

On December 31, 2024, at least two Indian news outlets published reports speculating that Hindus were being discriminated against in the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) exams. Bengali news outlets Zee24Ghanta…

Viral images of ‘Kejriwal Ayenge’ hoardings at Tihar Jail are fake

Ankita Mahalanobish14th January 2025

Right after the dates for the 2025 Delhi assembly election were announced, a couple of pictures have gone viral on social media, both featuring hoardings saying “Kejriwal Ayenge” at the…

Bad roads in BJP’s poll campaign video targeting AAP are from BJP-ruled Haryana

Abhishek Kumar13th January 2025

The date for the Delhi assembly elections having been announced, parties have already intensified their campaigns. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has shared a video on social media showing poorly…

2024: The year when misinformation shaped elections, fuelled hate and aided conspiracy theories

Oishani Bhattacharya & Shinjinee Majumder11th January 2025

In the age of information, misinformation is undoubtedly the biggest epidemic. Last year, the World Economic Forum said that India was at the “highest risk of misinformation and disinformation”. For…

Muslim man married his own mother in Pakistan? False claim viral

Pawan Kumar10th January 2025

Recently, a photo and video of a woman and a younger man went viral on social media with the caption that they were mother and son who married each other….