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Video of Mangaluru middle-of-the-street Iftar party peddled as Kolkata

Oishani Bhattacharya8th April 20248th April 2024

A video showing several rows of tables and chairs set up blocking a road for Iftar is being widely shared on social media with the claim that the visuals are…

“Mukhtar Ansari se mukti…” Amit Shah’s 2019 remark falsely viral after Ansari’s death

Abira Das6th April 2024

Gangster-turned-politician and former BSP leader Mukhtar Ansari died of a cardiac arrest in a Uttar Pradesh jail on March 29. Days after this, a one-minute clip of Union home minister…

Kangana Ranaut’s claim that she got ticket because of Women’s Reservation Bill is false

Oishani Bhattacharya5th April 2024

The BJP has named actress Kangana Ranaut as its Lok Sabha candidate from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh in the upcoming general elections. The news of her candidacy was announced on…

Old video of BJP MP Hema Malini demanding a bigger car on campaign trail shared as recent incident

Oishani Bhattacharya4th April 20244th April 2024

A video featuring Bollywood actress and BJP MP Hema Malini is being widely shared on social media. In the clip, she can be seen getting out of a helicopter and…

ANI clips Vaiko’s statement to cut out “Modi a traitor” remark; media houses run misleading reports based on that

Shinjinee Majumder4th April 2024

MDMK general secretary Vaiyapuri Gopalsamy alias Vaiko on April 3 spoke to the media about the ongoing controversy surrounding the Katchatheevu island in Sri Lanka. Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK)…

2022 notice by Bangladesh religious body morphed to show rates for converting Hindus

Shinjinee Majumder3rd April 202417th September 2024

A notice allegedly issued by the Bangladesh Jamiyat Ahl-Al-Hadith purportedly announcing rates for converting Hindu women into Islam is circulating widely on social media. Several Indian Right-wing users have shared…

Photo from Ethiopia peddled as AAP supporters on Delhi street protesting against Kejriwal’s arrest

Oishani Bhattacharya2nd April 2024

An image depicting a huge crowd of people in yellow on a street is being widely shared on social media with users claiming that the image shows Aam Aadmi Party…

Kharge did clap when Narasimha Rao’s son received the Bharat Ratna on his father’s behalf; contrary claims baseless

Shinjinee Majumder2nd April 20243rd April 2024

An image showing P V Prabhakar Rao, the son of the late Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao, receiving the posthumously awarded Bharat Ratna on behalf of his father from…

Karnataka Congress leader D K Suresh warning cops: Old video viral again

Abira Das2nd April 2024

A video depicting Congress MP from Bengaluru Rural D K Suresh slamming police for allegedly blocking his vehicle during his election campaign in Karnataka is viral on social media. The…

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