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Fact check: Rahul Gandhi is holding the Indian Constitution in image shared by Himanta Biswa Sarma

Oishani Bhattacharya18th May 2024

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted on May 17 an image of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi holding a book with a red cover and mentioned in the caption: “The…

Garlands thrown at Akhilesh Yadav in Kannauj rally, not shoes, as claimed on social media

Oishani Bhattacharya18th May 2024

A video from a Samajwadi Party rally is being widely shared on social media where one can see party president Akhilesh Yadav standing on a platform. It is being claimed…

Army men stopped from voting in Jabalpur in 2019; video falsely viral

Abira Das17th May 202417th May 2024

A two-minute video depicting military personnel standing near an army truck is doing the rounds on social media. In the video, some men accuse the officials in uniform of canvassing…

‘Metro services in 20 cities’: BJP’s Modi poster uses train photo from Singapore

Abira Das17th May 202418th May 2024

Several social media handles of BJP state or district units have shared a poster with a picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and an image of elevated metro-railway lines in…

Video showing VVPAT slips being taken out after counting falsely viral as BJP tampering with EVMs

Abhishek Kumar17th May 2024

A video has been circulating on social media showing some men taking out ballots from several Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines and placing them into a black bag….

Old video of man damaging voting machine shared with misleading claims

Abhishek Kumar17th May 2024

A video depicting an individual damaging an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) unit is circulating on social media. It is being shared with claims linking it to the first phase of…

‘Assault’ on Swati Maliwal in Kejriwal residence: Unrelated video viral

Oishani Bhattacharya17th May 202424th December 2024

A 49-second clip is viral on social media where three women and two men can be seen engaging in a physical fight. Social media users are sharing this video claiming…

Another day, another communal speech by BJP: Amit Shah targets TMC for patronizing ‘Mullah, Madrasa, Mafia’

Shinjinee Majumder16th May 2024

Mamata ji became the Chief Minister of Bengal by using slogans of Maa, Maati, Manush. And now the slogan has changed to Mullah, Madrasa, and Mafia in the pursuit of…

Did Rahul Gandhi promise Rs 1 Lakh to youth browsing through Facebook, Instagram? Clipped video viral

Abhishek Kumar16th May 2024

A video of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi was viral on social media recently. It was shared with the claim that he had promised to deposit Rs. 1 lakh annually and…

Did Modi target Muslims? Fact-checking PM’s remarks in News 18 interview

Shinjinee Majumder15th May 2024

In a recent interview with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, News 18 anchor Rubika Liyaquat questioned the PM on his remarks about Muslims in a speech in Rajasthan’s Banswara on April…

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No, Arvind Kejriwal did not say that Virat Kohli was from Koli community

Inside the Azim Premji University flare-up: Vandalism, ABVP–AISA face-off, FIRs against students