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NCP leader’s ‘junglee kutte’ comment misrepresented to claim he insulted Sindhis

Oishani Bhattacharya2nd June 2023

A 23-second clip of a speech made by NCP leader Jitendra Awhad at Ulhasnagar, Maharashtra, is viral on social media with the claim that he made disrespectful comments about the…

Video of school students rehearsing for cultural event viral with communal spin

Abhishek Kumar31st May 2023

A video of a group of girls in red and white uniforms is making the rounds on social media. In the clip, a woman is sitting on a chair while…

Photo from 2021 farmers’ stir falsely viral as Sakshi Malik pinned to the ground

Shreyatama Datta30th May 202331st May 2023

Indian wrestlers including some Olympic medalists have been protesting since April 23, 2023, in Delhi demanding the arrest of BJP MP and Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan…

AI images of US actor Dwayne Johnson go viral, users claim he performed ‘aarti’

Vansh Shah30th May 2023

Images of the Hollywood actor and former professional wrestler Dwayne Johnson, who is also known by the ring name ‘The Rock’, are viral on social media showing him dressed as…

Old video shared with false claim that Karnataka govt has revoked hijab ban

Oishani Bhattacharya29th May 2023

A video is viral on social media in which one can see several burqa-clad women walk through a gate even as they are hailed or heckled by some people. A…

Wrestlers detained in Delhi: AI image of ‘smiling’ Vinesh & Sangeeta Phogat viral

Shinjinee Majumder29th May 2023

Some of India’s top wrestlers, led by Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, and Sakshi Malik, were detained by Delhi Police on Sunday, May 28, after they had been stopped from marching…

Video of Yazidi women rescued by Syrian forces viral with false claims that they’re Hindus from India, Bangladesh

Oishani Bhattacharya27th May 202328th May 2023

A video is viral on social media with the claim that the UN (United Nations) Army has rescued 38 women from ISIS tents, who were kept there as sex slaves…

Actress Devoleena Bhattacharjee is not part of The Kerala Story, viral claim false

Vansh Shah27th May 202327th May 2023

Following the release of ‘The Kerala Story’, television actress Devoleena Bhattacharjee has been targeted by social media users over her marriage with Shahnawaz Sheikh. The actress married Sheikh, who was…

Power bill defaulter assaults staffer: Incident unrelated to Cong’s free electricity promise; viral claims false

Kalim Ahmed25th May 2023

A video circulating on social media shows a man physically roughing up and verbally abusing an employee of Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company Limited (GESCOM) in Karnataka’s Koppal district. The video…

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Unrelated videos viral as footage of weapon seizure in Lucknow with communal claims

Muslim man held minor girl at knifepoint after failed ‘love jihad’ attempt? No, video viral with false communal claims