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Sri Kalleshwara Swamy’s chariot set afire: Arson falsely communalized, portrayed by BJP as ‘attack on Hindus’

Shinjinee Majumder13th March 202413th March 2024

A video of Sri Kalleshwara Swamy’s chariot, situated in Nitturpur village under the Gubbi police station area of Tumkur district of Karnataka, set ablaze, is viral on social media. Onlookers…

2023 Punjab incident falsely peddled as Hindus assaulting a Christian in UP

Abira Das13th March 202428th March 2024

The story uses only screenshots and not actual tweets in view of the graphic nature of the viral video. A video of a man being beaten up with iron rods…

Media outlets retract Princess Catherine’s photo with kids over ‘manipulation’

Abhishek Kumar13th March 2024

Catherine, the princess of Wales underwent an abdominal surgery two months ago, leading to her being away from the public eye and media glare. On the occasion of Mother’s Day,…

Siddaramaiah did not say “want to be reborn as a Muslim”; clipped video falsely viral

Oishani Bhattacharya12th March 202412th March 2024

A 20-second clip featuring Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah is being widely shared on social media. In the clip, the Karnataka CM can be heard delivering a speech in Kannada. It…

Morphed image of Union minister Smriti Irani in belly-dance costume viral

Abira Das12th March 2024

An apparent picture of the Union minister of women and child development, Smriti Irani, has gone viral on social media. The picture depicts her wearing a belly dance costume and…

No, Mallikarjun Kharge did not say Congress had divided India on caste

Prantik Ali11th March 2024

A short clip has gone viral on social media with the claim that Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge criticized Congress for dividing the country on the basis of caste. In this…

Delhi cop kicking Muslim worshippers: Right Wing users falsely claim man was wearing burqa

Shinjinee Majumder11th March 2024

A video viral on social media showing a Delhi Police sub-inspector (SI) kicking and assaulting people offering Namaz on the road in the city’s Inderlok area has caused widespread outrage…

Spanish vlogger’s rape: Only one of eight arrested is a Christian; crime given false communal spin

Shinjinee Majumder8th March 2024

Trigger Warning: Rape A 28-year-old Spanish travel vlogger was allegedly gang-raped by seven men in Jharkhand’s Dumka on Friday, March 1. The victim and her partner were headed towards Bhagalpur…

Congress shares clipped video of Nitin Gadkari’s interview; minister’s statement taken out of context

Abhishek Kumar7th March 2024

A video of an interview with Union minister and senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari is doing the rounds on social media. Gadkari states, “Today, the villages, the poor, labourers, farmers…

Akhilesh, Dimple Yadav’s 2022 photo at Mulayam’s resting place falsely viral

Oishani Bhattacharya7th March 2024

An image of Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav and his wife Dimple Yadav is being shared widely on social media. Users are claiming that the image shows the duo paying…

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BJP shares clipped video to falsely claim TMC’s Byron Biswas conceded defeat