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Mahua Moitra says ‘eggs’ is the source of her energy, Right Wing hears ‘sex’

Oishani Bhattacharya19th April 2024

A video featuring Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha candidate from Krishnanagar Mahua Moitra is viral on social media. During one of her pre-poll rallies, she spoke to a journalist from the…

Fake Dainik Bhaskar clip with survey showing INDIA alliance ahead in 10 states viral

Abhishek Kumar18th April 2024

A newspaper clipping from Hindi daily Dainik Bhaskar has been doing the rounds online in which an infographic claims that according to a survey jointly conducted by Dainik Bhaskar and…

Ram Navami: Right Wing users amplify Ranchi Poilce’s drone surveillance footage with communal spin

Abhishek Kumar18th April 2024

A video playing out on a mobile screen showing drone camera surveillance footage of Ranchi police monitoring rooftops of houses has been circulating rapidly on social media. It is being…

Aamir Khan’s TV programme clips doctored with voice cloning; the actor did not seek votes for Congress

Oishani Bhattacharya17th April 2024

A couple of videos featuring Bollywood actor Aamir Khan are being circulated on social media. In one, he talks about the Rs 15 Lakh apparently promised by Prime Minister Narendra…

Old video of Chennai BJP leader thrashing BJP worker falsely viral

Oishani Bhattacharya16th April 2024

A 2-minute video clip, seemingly footage from a CCTV camera, is viral on social media. In the video, a man is seen being beaten up by two others on a…

Andhra Christian festival crowd footage peddled as turnout at Congress rally

Oishani Bhattacharya16th April 2024

A 22-second clip showing a sea of people is being widely shared on social media as the crowd at a rally of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Premium subscribed X (formerly…

BJP MP Nirahua said, ‘Modiji & Yogiji curbed unemployment by not having children.’ The video is NOT a deepfake

Shinjinee Majumder & Mohammed Zubair15th April 202417th April 2024

National president of the Indian Youth Congress Srinivas BV on April 15 tweeted a video of Bhojpuri actor and BJP’s Azamgarh MP Dinesh Lal Yadav, popularly known as Nirahua, saying…

Fake newspaper clip on Siddaramaiah’s statement on Muslim votes viral

Abhishek Kumar15th April 2024

A newspaper clipping is viral on social media in which a report claims that Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah stated that he did not need the votes of Hindus and that…

Chairs fly as BJP, DMK supporters clash at News18 event in TN; video falsely viral

Oishani Bhattacharya12th April 202412th April 2024

A 21-second clip showing several people throwing chairs at one another in what appears to be a large conference hall is viral on social media. Users have shared the clip…

Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad: Photo of 2019 Congress rally with green flags of IUML falsely viral

Shinjinee Majumder10th April 2024

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on April 3 held a prepoll rally with leaders of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in his parliamentary constituency, Wayanad. Following the rally, Gandhi filed his…

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Video of Dhaka eviction drive falsely claimed as BJP bulldozer action against ‘Bangladeshis’ in Bengal