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BAPS Mandir inaugurated by Modi is not the first Hindu temple in UAE; false claim by govt amplified by media

Oishani Bhattacharya23rd February 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Abu Dhabi, UAE, on February 13 where he inaugurated the Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) Mandir. Soon after the inauguration of the BAPS…

Haldwani violence: False claims about spike in Muslim population viral

Abhishek Kumar20th February 2024

On February 8, violence broke out in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, after the municipal corporation razed a building housing a madrasa and a mosque. Against this backdrop, several claims were circulated on…

News channels run doctored video of farmer leader Dallewal’s statement on Modi, question movement’s agenda

Abhishek Kumar20th February 202420th February 2024

A video related to the farmers’ movement is viral on social media in which farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal states that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity graph has skyrocketed after…

Bangladeshi Hindu girls converted to Islam out of free will; video viral with false claims

Oishani Bhattacharya19th February 202419th February 2024

A 2.20-minute-long video that shows a scuffle is being widely shared on social media. The clip also shows a woman falling down amid the chaos and two others in burkhas…

Mayawati’s outburst at former VP Hamid Ansari had nothing to do with ‘offering namaz’, viral claims are false

Abhishek Kumar17th February 2024

A video clip of BSP chief Mayawati is doing the rounds on social media. In the footage, she is heard telling former Vice-President and then Rajya Sabha chairperson Hamid Ansari,…

Farmers’ protest: Viral video of elderly lady’s outburst is from November 2022

Oishani Bhattacharya16th February 2024

Two years after they had called off their massive protest, farmers affiliated with more than 200 unions once again hit the streets in Delhi on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, in a march…

Farmers’ protest: Fortified tractor video is from Turkey, shared falsely

Shinjinee Majumder16th February 2024

A video of a tractor purportedly used by farmers in the ongoing protest in Delhi is viral on social media. “The so-called farmers making unrealistic demands from the GoI seem…

Rahul Gandhi’s body double? False claim by Himanta Biswa Sarma after India Today’s misleading tweet

Abhishek Kumar15th February 2024

India Today North East on January 22 tweeted a picture of a bus in which a man in a white T-shirt can be seen sitting next to the driver waving…

Old video from Haridwar viral as visuals of Haldwani violence and Muslims demonstrating against UCC

Abhishek Kumar14th February 2024

A video is being circulated on social media depicting a crowd of people who appear to be from the Muslim community. A police car is also seen parked. The video…

Haldwani violence: Video of scuffle in MP falsely shared with communal slurs

Oishani Bhattacharya14th February 2024

A video of a policeman being surrounded and heckled by a mob is being widely shared on social media with the claim that the clip is from Haldwani, Uttarakhand and…

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Mathura ‘accident’ kills Farsa Baba: False narratives and provocations persist despite police clarification

Hindus celebrating Holi on Eid in Uttam Nagar? Old video from Karnataka falsely viral