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Rahul did not say ‘will end reservation’; Clipped video shared by BJP distorts Gandhi’s statement

Oishani Bhattacharya12th September 202412th September 2024

A six-second video clip of Rahul Gandhi has gone viral. In it, he says, “We will think of scrapping reservations when India is a fair place.”. Several users have shared…

Police, SC registry refute unverified claims about CJI Chandrachud’s personal links with Mamata, Abhishek

Indradeep Bhattacharyya11th September 2024

An image of Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud and his wife Kalpana Das has gone viral on the messaging platform WhatsApp. The text above the photo says, “CJI…

R G Kar stir: Protestor falsely identified as doctor; video edited to distort statement

Ankita Mahalanobish11th September 202411th September 2024

During the Supreme Court hearing of the R G Kar case on September 9, 2024, West Bengal government’s counsel Kapil Sibal informed the CJI-led Bench that 23 people had lost…

Knife-wielding miscreant nabbed by cops: Kalaburagi video from Feb 2023 falsely viral

Ankita Mahalanobish11th September 2024

A video clip of a man with a knife standing amid a crowd of onlookers and being shot at by the police is going viral. It is claimed that UP…

Viral Nitish-Lalu meeting video is from 2022; ‘political game-changer’ speculation baseless

Ankita Mahalanobish6th September 20246th September 2024

Three days after RJD leader Tejaswi Yadav had met Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar at the state secretariat, a video clip of Kumar meeting RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav at…

M K Stalin photo at Times Square, New York? The viral image is edited

Pawan Kumar6th September 2024

Recently, there has been significant discussion on social media about Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin’s visit to the United States. Amid this, a photo went viral showing Stalin’s…

Tulsi rosary was not removed from Bangladesh child’s neck; Muslim boy’s video falsely viral

Abhishek Kumar6th September 2024

A video has gone viral on social media showing a man wearing a skull cap giving ration to a child who is standing in knee-deep water, and cutting a cord…

Amit Malviya shares Bangladesh candle-light vigil video as R G Kar protest in Kolkata

Priyanka Jha6th September 2024

A video recorded by a drone is circulating on social media purportedly depicting a protest demanding justice for the August 9 rape and murder at Kolkata’s R G Kar Hospital….

Akhilesh fled from the press? No viral video from 2023 shows him scaling locked gate to pay tribute to JP

Ankita Mahalanobish6th September 20249th September 2024

A video clip of Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav is viral on social media. In the clip, Akhilesh is seen scaling what appears to be a boundary wall or a…

Hindus thrashed a man for converting to Christianity? No, 2022 video shows Telangana man beaten up for ‘affair’

Abira Das5th September 2024

A video depicting a man being flogged has gone viral on social media. The clip shows a crowd watching the man is thrashed by several others. Many social media users…

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Video of Dhaka eviction drive falsely claimed as BJP bulldozer action against ‘Bangladeshis’ in Bengal