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‘Javed Hussain’ disparaging Hindus of Haridwar in viral video is actually Dilip Bhagel: Police

Oishani Bhattacharya25th October 202326th October 2023

A 1.30-minute-long clip is viral on social media where a man who claims to be Javed Hussain can be heard saying that there are no Hindus in Haridwar who can…

Video of child trapped in Tajikistan mudslide falsely linked to Gaza violence

Shreyatama Datta23rd October 2023

Even as reports came in about Israel intensifying the bombing of Gaza, a video of a child, eyes closed, crouching under a tree in darkness is in circulation. The child…

‘Save Gaza’ march in Kerala: Flag used is not Italian, but of Welfare Party of India

Shinjinee Majumder23rd October 2023

A video of a pro-Palestine march held in Kerala is viral on social media. Users claimed that the flag carried by demonstrators was the national flag of Italy. National secretary…

2018 Mexico video falsely viral as Hamas killing pregnant woman, unborn child

Abira Das21st October 2023

Trigger Warning: Graphic Descriptions of Violence The story uses only screenshots and not actual tweets in view of the graphic nature of the viral video. Amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war,…

Did Cristiano Ronaldo extend support to Palestine? No, old video falsely viral

Oishani Bhattacharya19th October 2023

A video of Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is viral on social media with the claim that he is expressing his support for Palestine amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. At the…

2021 video of Israel’s UN envoy tearing human rights report viral again

Shinjinee Majumder19th October 202319th October 2023

A clip of an Israeli representative apparently tearing a 20-page United Nations report documenting Israel’s violation of human rights is viral on social media in the backdrop of the Israel-Hamas…

Soldiers burnt alive: Video was released by IS in 2016; not linked to ongoing war

Abira Das19th October 202319th October 2023

The story uses only screenshots and not actual tweets in view of the graphic nature of the viral video. Amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, a video clip depicting two chained…

No, Digvijaya Singh has not quit Congress; fake resignation letter viral

Abira Das19th October 2023

Ahead of the 2023 assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, a picture of a purported resignation letter by Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has gone viral on social media. Social media users…

Gaza hospital strike: 2022 video peddled as proof of ‘failed Hamas rocket launch’

Shinjinee Majumder18th October 2023

According to reports, an air attack at the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in the Gaza Strip on the night of October 17 killed hundreds. The health ministry in Gaza said the…

No, Amit Shah did not claim BJP built India’s first IIT, IIM; clipped video viral

Oishani Bhattacharya18th October 2023

A clip of around 17-second length containing a speech by Union home minister Amit Shah is viral on social media. In the clip, the BJP leader can be heard talking…