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    Politics

    Ankita Mahalanobish

    ‘Have a rare coin? Sell it for lakhs’ — A deep dive into the world of numismatic disinformation on social media

    29th August 202529th August 2025
    Chaos reigned supreme on Ashutosh Chowdary Avenue in south Kolkata on July 26 when thousands of people, misled by unfounded claims of social media influencers, turned up outside an exhibition...
    ‘Have a rare coin? Sell it for lakhs’ — A deep dive into the world of numismatic disinformation on social media
    Prantik Ali

    Video showing massive crowd at Puri Rath Yatra viral as Rahul Gandhi’s rally

    29th August 2025
    A video showing a bird’s-eye view of a large gathering of people is viral on social media with claims that these people came together for a Congress rally. The overwhelming...
    Video showing massive crowd at Puri Rath Yatra viral as Rahul Gandhi’s rally

    ‘Naseer Saab Zindabad’, not ‘Pakistan Zindabad’: Slogan raised after Cong win in Karnataka RS seat

    Oishani Bhattacharya29th February 2024

    A 40-second clip is viral on social media with the claim that the video features Congress supporters shouting the slogan ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ after Congress politician Syed Naseer Hussain won the…

    The Karnataka temple tax legislation: Claims, counterclaims & FACTS

    Abhishek Kumar29th February 2024

    With the 2024 Lok Sabha elections barely three months away, political parties have raised the poll pitch and gearing themselves for a high-octane campaign. The southern state of Karnataka is…

    Photo of man with pellet injuries is from Kashmir, 2016; not linked to farmers’ stir

    Shinjinee Majumder28th February 2024

    An image of a man with severe pellet injuries on his face is viral on social media with claims that it is from the ongoing farmers’ protest. Verified account @saraaltafkhan…

    AIMIM’s Rizwana Khan targeted by Premium X handles with false claims & communal barbs; FIR filed

    Oishani Bhattacharya28th February 2024

    On February 19, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Mumbai’s women’s wing president Rizwana Khan filed a police complaint against a few X (formerly Twitter) handles for allegedly sharing derogatory claims…

    Modi effigy tied to a tractor: Photo from Oregon, US; not related to farmers’ protest

    Shinjinee Majumder28th February 2024

    A video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s effigy tied to a tractor is viral on social media with users linking it to the ongoing farmers’ protest in Delhi and Haryana….

    Bargain over tractor price: Video falsely shared to discredit protesting farmers

    Shinjinee Majumder23rd February 202424th February 2024

    A video of an altercation between a group of turbaned men is viral on social media. Users linked the video to the ongoing farmers’ protest and claimed that the altercation…

    BAPS Mandir inaugurated by Modi is not the first Hindu temple in UAE; false claim by govt amplified by media

    Oishani Bhattacharya23rd February 2024

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Abu Dhabi, UAE, on February 13 where he inaugurated the Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) Mandir. Soon after the inauguration of the BAPS…

    Haldwani violence: False claims about spike in Muslim population viral

    Abhishek Kumar20th February 2024

    On February 8, violence broke out in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, after the municipal corporation razed a building housing a madrasa and a mosque. Against this backdrop, several claims were circulated on…

    News channels run doctored video of farmer leader Dallewal’s statement on Modi, question movement’s agenda

    Abhishek Kumar20th February 202420th February 2024

    A video related to the farmers’ movement is viral on social media in which farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal states that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity graph has skyrocketed after…

    Bangladeshi Hindu girls converted to Islam out of free will; video viral with false claims

    Oishani Bhattacharya19th February 202419th February 2024

    A 2.20-minute-long video that shows a scuffle is being widely shared on social media. The clip also shows a woman falling down amid the chaos and two others in burkhas…

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    हत्यारों के साथ रात में घूम रहे गिरोह की झूठी कहानी के साथ मैनपुरी में हुई हत्या की तस्वीरें वायरल

    हत्यारों के साथ रात में घूम रहे गिरोह की झूठी कहानी के साथ मैनपुरी में हुई हत्या की तस्वीरें वायरल

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