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Rashmika Mandanna’s deepfake video takes social media by storm; Union minister, actors express concern

Abhishek Kumar7th November 20237th November 2023

A video purportedly of actress Rashmika Mandanna getting into an elevator is doing the rounds on social media. Several social media users shared the viral footage on Facebook and Instagram…

Dead man in Gaza opening his eyes? No, viral video is from a funeral management course in Malaysia

Oishani Bhattacharya6th November 2023

With the Israel-Gaza war raging for a month, the health ministry in Gaza has said that over 9,700 Palestinians have been killed in the territory, including 4,800 children. During this…

Viral video of Israeli forces taking away boy from West Bank camp is 8-year-old

Abhishek Kumar6th November 2023

A video of a group of soldiers in uniform forcefully detaining a young child is being shared widely on social media. When a bystander protests against this, the officers push…

No, the shrouded corpse is not ‘moving its head’ in the viral video; yet another false claim by Israel’s official X handle

Shinjinee Majumder & Mohammed Zubair6th November 20236th November 2023

With the Israel-Gaza war raging for a month, the health ministry in Gaza has said that over 9,700 Palestinians have been killed in the territory, including 4,800 children. During this…

Aircraft set on fire: Old video falsely viral as visuals of Pakistan airbase attack

Abira Das4th November 20234th November 2023

In the early hours of Saturday, November 4, at least nine armed terrorists including suspected suicide bombers stormed an air force base at Mianwali in Pakistan’s Punjab province. According to…

Did MP CM Shivraj Singh say ‘Do anything but stop Kamal Nath’?: No, video tampered with fake audio

Abira Das4th November 2023

Ahead of the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections, a video of the chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is being widely circulated on social media where the BJP leader is voicing his…

Expelled BJP leader Naveen Kr Jindal tweets edited video of blast, claims man falling off hoverboard was a ‘Jihadi’

Abira Das3rd November 2023

A video is viral on social media depicting a man, wearing a white kaftan, falling off a hoverboard and exploding. Background music has been added to the video, which says…

No, Modi did not say Hindutva was an election card for BJP; doctored clip viral

Oishani Bhattacharya3rd November 20233rd November 2023

A 13-second clip of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is viral on social media where he can be heard saying in Hindi, “Hindutva has never been Bharatiya Janata Party’s electoral campaign,…

Video of cop set ablaze is from Mexico, 2020; not related to Israel-Hamas war

Shreyatama Datta2nd November 20232nd November 2023

Trigger Warning: Graphic Violence A video of a protest demonstration is in circulation on social media, where someone can be seen pouring a flammable liquid from a bottle on a…

Reporting from Gaza tunnels: Viral video is from 2021; claim by Organiser, TV9 journalist & others misleading

Abhishek Kumar2nd November 2023

A report by Russia’s state news network RT (formerly known as Russia Today) is doing the rounds on social media. In it, a news correspondent is seen descending into a…