Politics

Intubated man in hospital bed not Chinmoy Das’s lawyer; photo of man injured in Shahbag falsely viral

Ankita Mahalanobish13th December 2024

Images of a man on a hospital bed with his head wrapped in bandages and an endotracheal tube in his mouth are being circulated widely on social media with the…

Tragic deaths of mother & children in Purnea, Bihar, falsely viral as attack on Hindu family in Bangladesh

Prantik Ali12th December 2024

Trigger Warning: Murder, Suicide, Violence Against Children The story uses only screenshots in view of the graphic nature of the actual video. A video is viral on the social media…

Reports of radioactive material Californium found with Bengal TMC leader’s husband false: Police

Ankita Mahalanobish12th December 202412th December 2024

Several media houses recently reported that Californium, a rare radioactive material, along with sensitive documents related to the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), were seized from the residence of…

Muslim minors thrashed in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam, forced to chant ‘Jai Sri Ram’

Shinjinee Majumder9th December 20249th December 2024

Trigger Warning: Violence Against Minors A disturbing video showing three minor boys being thrashed by an individual has surfaced on social media. In the video, the aggressor — who also…

Bull getting tortured: Distressing video from Punjab falsely viral as ISKCON Bangladesh

Prantik Ali9th December 20249th December 2024

The story uses only screenshots in view of the graphic nature of the video being fact-checked. A disturbing video showing four individuals brutally thrashing a bull is viral on social…

Not Rahul Gandhi – MP who Kiren Rijiju ridicules in viral video for sleeping in House is not the leader of Opposition

Shinjinee Majumder6th December 20246th December 2024

A video showing Union minister Kiren Rijiju purportedly waking up Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during a session in the Lok Sabha went viral this week. In the video, Rijiju is…

Viral image of Indian flag placed on the ground at Bangladesh tech varsity gate is genuine

Ankita Mahalanobish6th December 20246th December 2024

An image showing students walking on what appears to be the Indian national flag placed at the entrance of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) in Dhaka is viral…

Video of Kali idol being dismantled in Bengal falsely viral as Muslims defacing Hindu deity in Bangladesh

Abhishek Kumar6th December 20246th December 2024

A video showing individuals dismantling an idol of the Hindu deity Maa Kali was recently viral on social media. Many sharing the video have claimed that the incident took place…

Video from Hathras stampede falsely viral as killing of Hindus in Bangladesh

Prantik Ali5th December 2024

The story uses only screenshots in view of the graphic nature of the video being fact-checked. A video is viral on social media showing several dead bodies, mostly of women,…

Apologise or give proof: Doctors irked after Navjot Singh Sidhu says Ayurvedic diet cured wife’s cancer

Pawan Kumar5th December 20246th December 2024

A video with Navjot Singh Sidhu, former president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress and a retired cricketer, claiming that his wife, Navjot Kaur Sidhu, overcame stage-IV cancer despite doctors saying…