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US aid to Israel: Viral video of aircraft is made up of unrelated, old clips

Shinjinee Majumder12th October 2023

A video apparently showing the “US military sending huge planes full of heavy-duty equipment to Israel” in the war against Hamas is viral on social media. X user @MattWallace888 tweeted…

Ad film shooting clip viral as visuals of violence from Israel-Palestine conflict

Oishani Bhattacharya12th October 2023

Against the backdrop of the Israel-Palestine conflict that has now escalated into a war, a 20-second clip has surfaced on social media that features a man with a bloodied face…

Disinformation, falsehoods flood social media as Israel-Hamas conflict escalates into full-blown war

Shinjinee Majumder11th October 202312th October 2023

Entering its fifth day on October 11, the Israel-Palestine conflict all but escalated into a full-blown war with the Israeli military confirming that dozens of its fighter jets had struck…

Israel-Palestine war: Unrelated, old clips shared as visuals of ongoing conflict

Abhishek Kumar11th October 202312th October 2023

Entering its fifth day on October 11, the Israel-Palestine conflict all but escalated into a full-blown war with the Israeli military confirming that dozens of its fighter jets had struck…

2021 incident of sexual assault in Bengaluru viral as rape of Hindu woman in Bangladesh amid ongoing crisis

Oishani Bhattacharya11th October 20236th August 2024

Trigger Warning: Sexual Violence A photo is being widely shared on social media with the claim that it shows the rape of a Hindu woman in Bangladesh amid the ongoing…

Israel-Palestine conflict: 2020 video of protest in Iran Parliament shared as recent; false report by Times Now

Shreyatama Datta10th October 2023

Amid the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict, media outlet Times Now put out a report claiming that Iranian members of Parliament chanted the slogans ‘Death to Israel’ and ‘Death to America’ inside…

Ambassador fact-checks edu-fair ad which shows German palace as Indian boarding school

Abira Das6th October 2023

Some Indian newspapers recently published an advertisement for an event in New Delhi where various boarding schools will come together for interaction with guardians and on-spot registration. The ad contained…

AI images of PM Modi and Rahul Gandhi viral as miracles of nature

Abhishek Kumar5th October 2023

A photo of a group of palm trees on a small island is being circulated widely on social media. The shape of the leaves and positioning of the trees against…

Prayagraj lawyers took out UP CM Yogi’s funeral march in protest against Hapur lathi-charge? No, viral video is from 2019

Abira Das5th October 2023

A video is viral on social media which shows several lawyers carrying out a symbolic funeral procession of Uttar Pradesh government and chanting, “Hai hai Yogi, Mar gaya Yogi”. Many…

Army man plots ‘attack’ on himself to get ‘famous’; news sparks communal outrage

Shinjinee Majumder26th September 2023

Social media is currently rife with the claim that an Indian Army soldier named Shine Kumar was assaulted by a group of unidentified men in Kerala. The attackers allegedly restrained…

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Lawrence Bishnoi released on bail? No, 2020 video shared falsely

Gen Z march against ‘vote theft’? No, unrelated video from Jaipur shared with false claims