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US–Israel strikes in Iran: Old video of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad falsely shared as evidence of him being alive

Oishani Bhattacharya8th March 202611th March 2026

A video featuring Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is going viral on social media, with users sharing the clip as purported proof that Ahmadinejad is alive. The claim is circulating in the backdrop…

Old video of man shooting himself falsely shared as Iranian general who ‘betrayed’ Khamenei

Anindya Hazra7th March 2026

Trigger Warning: Suicide. Viewer Discretion is Advised. A 25-second video circulating on social media shows a man briefly addressing the camera before shooting himself in the head with a pistol….

Mass burial of students in Iran: Haunting photos mired in false fact-check muddle

Prantik Ali6th March 20267th March 2026

The US–Israel joint strikes on Iran, which began on February 28, have reportedly taken a heavy civilian toll, including a devastating attack on the Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab in…

West Asia conflict: Old Tel Aviv subway image misrepresented as Indians denied shelter in Israel

Oishani Bhattacharya6th March 2026

An image showing several people lying on the floor of a subway station is going viral on social media. Users claim it depicts Indians taking shelter in a subway in…

Khamenei’s death: No reports of attack on Israeli embassy in Delhi; Jantar Mantar protest video shared falsely

Prantik Ali5th March 2026

Following reports of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death in a joint US–Israeli airstrike at his Tehran residence on February 28 — an operation reportedly codenamed “Roaring Lion” by…

US military base in UAE under attack? Viral video is actually from June 2025

Oishani Bhattacharya5th March 202616th March 2026

A 15-second clip showing a massive explosion is going viral on social media, being shared as footage from the ongoing US–Israel war against Iran. Users claim it captures a United…

Drone strike on US embassy in Riyadh? Journalists, media outlets falsely share old video as fresh footage

Abhishek Kumar5th March 20265th March 2026

Amid rising tensions between Iran and the US–Israel alliance, drones struck the US Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on March 3, 2026. The attack reportedly caused minor damage, and no…

‘Dubai is burning’: 2022 skydiving video falsely peddled as Iranian attack

Oishani Bhattacharya4th March 2026

A 15-second video showing objects resembling explosives falling from the sky is being widely shared on social media, with users claiming it captures an Iranian attack on Dubai. On February…

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

Oishani Bhattacharya2nd March 2026

A 38-second video clip featuring Aam Aadmi Party leader and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal is circulating widely on social media. In the clip, Kejriwal praises the Koli community…

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

Anindya Hazra2nd March 20263rd March 2026

Azim Premji University (APU), Bengaluru, has reacted to the violence and vandalism allegedly carried out by the Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on its campus on February 24 in protest…

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Bihar education minister Mithilesh Tiwari did not speak against girls’ education

The Hindu clipping on Indira Gandhi urging people not to buy gold in 1967 is fake