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Andhra assembly elections: Edited version of 2019 ‘The News Minute’ exit poll graphics falsely viral

Abira Das21st May 2024

Two Andhra Pradesh exit poll graphics containing the logo of the media outlet, The News Minute, are doing rounds on social media. The graphics present exit poll figures by 7…

‘No govt holiday on Durga Puja in Bengal’: Amit Shah’s false claim at Serampore rally

Shinjinee Majumder21st May 2024

Mamata Didi had come to power riding on the slogan of ‘Maa Mati Manush’, but that slogan has vanished. The slogan of ‘Mullah, Madrasa, Mafia’ has taken its place in…

‘Ram Lalla’, ‘Mangalsutra’, ‘bulldozer’: In Barabanki speech, Modi takes communal rhetoric to the next level

Oishani Bhattacharya20th May 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 17 addressed a public meeting at Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, ahead of the Lok Sabha constituency going to the polls in the fifth phase on…

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…

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Cartoons, criticism and crackdowns: How Section 69A is being used to silence dissent

Varanasi Iftar-on-boat arrests: Complainant’s shifting claims mirror gaps in case against 14 Muslim men