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Photo of man with pellet injuries is from Kashmir, 2016; not linked to farmers’ stir

Shinjinee Majumder28th February 2024

An image of a man with severe pellet injuries on his face is viral on social media with claims that it is from the ongoing farmers’ protest. Verified account @saraaltafkhan…

AIMIM’s Rizwana Khan targeted by Premium X handles with false claims & communal barbs; FIR filed

Oishani Bhattacharya28th February 2024

On February 19, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Mumbai’s women’s wing president Rizwana Khan filed a police complaint against a few X (formerly Twitter) handles for allegedly sharing derogatory claims…

Modi effigy tied to a tractor: Photo from Oregon, US; not related to farmers’ protest

Shinjinee Majumder28th February 2024

A video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s effigy tied to a tractor is viral on social media with users linking it to the ongoing farmers’ protest in Delhi and Haryana….

Bargain over tractor price: Video falsely shared to discredit protesting farmers

Shinjinee Majumder23rd February 202424th February 2024

A video of an altercation between a group of turbaned men is viral on social media. Users linked the video to the ongoing farmers’ protest and claimed that the altercation…

BAPS Mandir inaugurated by Modi is not the first Hindu temple in UAE; false claim by govt amplified by media

Oishani Bhattacharya23rd February 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Abu Dhabi, UAE, on February 13 where he inaugurated the Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) Mandir. Soon after the inauguration of the BAPS…

Haldwani violence: False claims about spike in Muslim population viral

Abhishek Kumar20th February 2024

On February 8, violence broke out in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, after the municipal corporation razed a building housing a madrasa and a mosque. Against this backdrop, several claims were circulated on…

News channels run doctored video of farmer leader Dallewal’s statement on Modi, question movement’s agenda

Abhishek Kumar20th February 202420th February 2024

A video related to the farmers’ movement is viral on social media in which farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal states that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity graph has skyrocketed after…

Bangladeshi Hindu girls converted to Islam out of free will; video viral with false claims

Oishani Bhattacharya19th February 202419th February 2024

A 2.20-minute-long video that shows a scuffle is being widely shared on social media. The clip also shows a woman falling down amid the chaos and two others in burkhas…

Mayawati’s outburst at former VP Hamid Ansari had nothing to do with ‘offering namaz’, viral claims are false

Abhishek Kumar17th February 2024

A video clip of BSP chief Mayawati is doing the rounds on social media. In the footage, she is heard telling former Vice-President and then Rajya Sabha chairperson Hamid Ansari,…

Farmers’ protest: Viral video of elderly lady’s outburst is from November 2022

Oishani Bhattacharya16th February 2024

Two years after they had called off their massive protest, farmers affiliated with more than 200 unions once again hit the streets in Delhi on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, in a march…

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