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Viral video of crops being injected is scripted, ‘poisoning people’ claims are baseless

Abhishek Kumar21st September 2023

A video of three young men standing in a field and injecting something into crops has been making the rounds on social media. The person filming the footage is heard…

Did Canada issue a travel advisory against India amid worsening diplomatic ties?

Shinjinee Majumder20th September 202321st September 2023

Within hours of Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau alleging that “agents of the government of India” had carried out the assassination of Sikh independence advocate Hardeep Singh Nijjar in…

Old video from Odisha falsely shared as BJP MLA thrashed in MP ahead of polls

Abira Das19th September 2023

A 2-minute video of a mob attacking a white car with sticks is viral on social media. Some in the mob can be seen holding BJP flags. At 1:17, the…

India vs Bharat: BJP’s sudden U-turn & why the ‘British named us India’ theory is a distortion of history

Indradeep Bhattacharyya19th September 202319th September 2023

What’s in a name? Apparently, a lot, if social media trends and raging political discourses are anything to go by. The India vs. Bharat debate has caught the fancy of…

‘Allah’ word was not removed from ‘Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram’ played at Rajghat during visit of heads of states

Abhishek Kumar16th September 2023

A video of foreign dignitaries, who were recently in India to attend the G20 Summit, paying their respects at the final resting place of Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat is being…

No, KBC did not have question on Ujjain Mahakal Corridor; viral video is doctored

Abhishek Kumar15th September 2023

An apparent clip from an episode of the television game show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ (KBC) is gaining a lot of traction on social media. In the footage, host Amitabh Bachchan…

ABP reporter Debmalya Bagchi’s arrest in Bengal: Veracity of complaint, police ‘excesses’ under scanner

Indradeep Bhattacharyya14th September 202315th September 2023

Days after the arrest of Anandabazar Patrika (ABP) reporter Debmalya Bagchi in Kharagpur, West Bengal, multiple questions are being raised about the nature of police action against the well-known journalist…

TV news Panellist Haji Mehardeen Rangrez’s photo shared with false claim of ‘fake identity’

Abhishek Kumar12th September 2023

A collage of screenshots taken from a news bulletin on Aaj Tak is gathering a lot of traction on social media. The same man can be seen in all the…

Delhi Police fact-checks false claims on Shia Muslim’s rally ahead of G20 meet

Shinjinee Majumder10th September 2023

A clip depicting what appears to be a procession by Muslims in New Delhi is viral on social media with users raising concerns about the prevailing situation in light of…

‘Modi most popular’ poster not recent, ‘insult to world leaders’ claim baseless

Oishani Bhattacharya8th September 2023

An image of a billboard showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the most popular world leader is being shared on social media. Some users claim that the billboard is a…

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‘Bring 10 Muslim girls, get a job’: No action yet against UP BJP leader for incendiary speech

Col Sofia Qureshi’s video on ‘saffronisation’ and using Indian Army for gimmicks ahead of Bihar Elections is fake