Politics

Villagers placed stones on NTPC rail tracks after cows mowed down; photo peddled with false communal claims

Ankita Mahalanobish11th November 2024

An image of stones stacked on railway tracks is doing the rounds of social media. The picture shows a GPS map camera location of Mamoli, Uttar Pradesh. Social media users…

No, BRICS nations have not launched an official joint currency

Ankita Mahalanobish9th November 2024

An image of what appears to be a currency note with flags of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa printed on it is doing the rounds of social media…

OpIndia, Sudarshan News, Panchjanya falsely report Muslims were caught in Surat posing as sadhus

Oishani Bhattacharya7th November 20247th November 2024

A video showing three men in saffron clothes has gone viral with many users claiming they were imposters. In the video, some individuals question the three men to check their…

Crowd chants ‘Bobby Bobby’ at Trump rally, Indian Right Wing hears ‘Modi Modi’

Prantik Ali7th November 2024

A video, around 21-second long, is viral on social media with the claim that it shows an American crowd chanting Narendra Modi’s name at an election victory speech by Donald…

Jahangirpuri temple stone-pelting a fight among juveniles from same religion, no communal angle: Police

Oishani Bhattacharya6th November 2024

A 26-second clip showing a group of boys throwing stones at each other on what appears to be a temple premises has gone viral on social media. Users are widely…

Mentally unstable Hindu man thrashed near Andhra temple; video goes viral with false ‘Muslim conspiracy’ narrative

Shinjinee Majumder5th November 20247th November 2024

A video of a man repeatedly saying Jai Sri Ram is viral on social media. In the clip, he is seen being confronted by a mob outside a temple. Some…

Mithun Chakraborty targets Muslims at Bengal BJP event: Will cut you & bury you… will do anything to grab power…

Shinjinee Majumder4th November 2024

… Ek din aayega jab hum tumko kaat ke Bhagirathi mein nahi… Bhagirathi humari maa hai… punya maa hai. Tumko tumhari zameen ke andar tumko phenk denge udhar. (crowd cheers,…

BJP Delhi shares edited photo of auto-rickshaws to target Arvind Kejriwal

Abhishek Kumar4th November 2024

BJP leaders recently circulated a picture on social media showing two auto-rickshaws parked on a road with the following written on them: “Kejriwal ko Delhi se bhagayenge.” (Will drive away…

Scene from stage play viral as RSS founder Hedgewar’s final words to followers

Prantik Ali29th October 2024

A video clip that apparently depicts the final moments of Hindutva ideologue and RSS founder K B Hedgewar is viral on social media. Users across platforms have shared this clip…

Controversial meme on Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim not shared from my Facebook account: Minakshi Mukherjee

Ankita Mahalanobish29th October 2024

Even as cyclone Dana spared Bengal from any large-scale destruction, a meme made and shared against its backdrop raised a political storm in the state.    The meme shows an…