Politics

US dollar found buried in flood-hit Punjab? No, viral video falsely shared

Pawan Kumar9th September 2025

A video is viral showing a man picking up soiled US dollar notes from the ground while remarking that the money earned by people in Punjab was no longer of…

Javed Akhtar, Banu Mushtaq and the contagion of religious sentiments getting hurt

Indradeep Bhattacharyya3rd September 2025

In two related but unconnected developments, writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar and International Booker Prize-winning author Banu Mushtaq have found themselves in the midst of controversies after being invited to speak at…

Letter claiming ‘RSS did not participate in anti-British movement’ is morphed

Oishani Bhattacharya2nd September 20255th September 2025

An image of a purported historic document with the text “RSS did not participate in any anti-British movement from 1925 to 1947” bearing the emblem of the British Home Department…

Viral Manmohan-Sonia video with Chinese delegation not from Singh’s PM days; Right-wing’s claims misleading

Abhishek Kumar2nd September 20252nd September 2025

Several Right-leaning social media handles are sharing a video of Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh drawing attention to the fact that it is Sonia and…

SCO Summit: China welcomed PM Modi with drone show? Morphed image viral

Prantik Ali1st September 20251st September 2025

An image of a drone light show, where the face of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with the text “Modi welcome to China”, was displayed along with a figure of…

Did Rahul Gandhi credit Mahatma Gandhi for drafting India’s Constitution? No, viral video is clipped

Oishani Bhattacharya30th August 2025

A 25-second clip, where Congress leader Rahul Gandhi appears to say that Mahatma Gandhi created the Indian Constitution, is viral on social media. In the video, he is heard saying,…

Man arrested for abusing PM Modi at Bihar rally from BJP? No, unrelated image shared with misleading claim

Prantik Ali30th August 2025

A major row erupted after a viral video showed a man using indecent language for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother at the Opposition bloc’s Voter Adhikar…

Govt engaged social media influencers to promote Ethanol-blended petrol (E20): What’s at play?

Abhishek Kumar30th August 20251st September 2025

With the nationwide rollout of 20% ethanol-blended petrol (E20) igniting debates in various circles, a new trend was seen on social media, in which influencers with millions of followers were…

BJP shares 2024 video from Bihar claiming it shows TMC leader beating up cop in West Bengal

Priyanka Jha30th August 2025

Bengal BJP on August 29 targeted the Trinamool Congress by sharing a video in which some people are seen beating up policemen with sticks. A post by the official X…

‘Have a rare coin? Sell it for lakhs’ — A deep dive into the world of numismatic disinformation on social media

Ankita Mahalanobish29th August 202529th August 2025

Chaos reigned supreme on Ashutosh Chowdary Avenue in south Kolkata on July 26 when thousands of people, misled by unfounded claims of social media influencers, turned up outside an exhibition…