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Cyber crime PS in every district: Several states achieved it before UP; Yogi Adityanath’s claim false

Abhishek Kumar4th March 2024

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on February 28 inaugurated cyber crime police stations in 57 districts of the state from the Lok Bhavan. Before this, only 18 divisional headquarters…

Old photo of Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s visit to London Gurdwara falsely viral amid farmers’ protest

Oishani Bhattacharya1st March 2024

Against the backdrop of the ongoing farmers’ protest in Delhi, an image of cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni with a Sikh man is being widely shared on social media. It is…

‘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…

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Did Rahul Gandhi say ‘I don’t get any disease, I have direct connection with God’? No, viral video is clipped

Photos from Bangladeshi films shared to back cooked-up ‘Love Jihad’ story