Politics

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…

Old video of wads of currency notes falsely viral ahead of Maharashtra polls

Oishani Bhattacharya28th October 2024

A 15-second clip showing bundles of currency notes is viral on social media with the claim that leaders of the ruling coalition in Maharashtra were given Rs 25 crores each…

Karwa Chauth: Bajrang Dal strikes in Karol Bagh, objects to Muslim women applying Mehndi on Hindus

Shinjinee Majumder25th October 2024

Tension gripped New Delhi’s Karol Bagh area on Saturday, October 19, as Hindutva activists tried to stop Burqa-clad women from applying Mehndi, also known as Henna, on Hindu women on…

OpIndia fact-checks Live Law’s accurate report on Sharjeel Imam’s SC petition, produces article riddled with falsehood

Abhishek Kumar25th October 2024

Right-wing propaganda website OpIndia published an article on October 23, 2024, written by its editor-in-chief Nupur Jhunjhunwala Sharma. It alleged that legal news website Live Law had spread fake news…

BJP proxy page ‘Maha Bighadi’ runs divisive communal political ads ahead of Maharashtra election

Abhishek Kumar19th October 2024

Assembly elections are scheduled in Maharashtra for this year, with polling set to take place in a single phase on November 20, followed by vote counting on November 23. However,…

Old video from Bangladesh falsely viral as idols vandalized in Dhaka during Durga Puja

Ankita Mahalanobish15th October 2024

A 34-second video of a man vandalising idols of deities in what appears to be a Durga Puja pandal is viral on social media. The man, dressed in a blue…