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‘Hanuman didn’t burn down Lanka’: Rahul’s words taken out of context, clipped video shared by BJP leaders

Abhishek Kumar14th August 202314th August 2023

Rahul Gandhi delivered a speech in the Parliament on the second day of the debate on the no-confidence motion brought against the government by the Opposition. Soon after, a nine-second…

Anti-govt protesters attack Eritrean fest in Stockholm, Indian Right Wing blames Muslims

Shreyatama Datta10th August 2023

A video is viral on social media, where one can see flames engulfing the sky at what seems to be an open-air festival with large white tents. A car can…

Did Annamalai promote gun violence? No, TN BJP chief’s comments shared sans context

Oishani Bhattacharya9th August 2023

A video clip from a speech by Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai is doing the rounds on social media with the claim that the politician is calling for gun…

Hate, harassment, misinfo–BeerBiceps interview of J Sai Deepak has it all, but YouTube refuses to take it down

Abhishek Kumar8th August 2023

‘BeerBiceps’ is a YouTube channel with more than 58 lakh subscribers. The founder of this channel is Ranveer Allahabadia, who was in the headlines recently for his video interviews with…

Scripted video: Police brutality shown in YouTube Shorts viral as real incident

Oishani Bhattacharya8th August 2023

A video of a man being thrown to the ground and tortured by a few men wearing police uniforms is being shared on social media as a recent incident. In…

Meitei woman questions Modi govt’s inaction over Manipur; Twitter users spin it to claim she praised PM

Oishani Bhattacharya4th August 2023

A 2.17-minute clip is viral on social media with the claim that the Meitei woman featured in the video is questioning the Opposition MPs’ inaction over Manipur. It is claimed…

Video with Pakistani YouTuber Ahsan Mewati’s call to kill Monu Manesar viral with false ‘Indian’ claims

Shinjinee Majumder3rd August 2023

Amid the ongoing communal violence in Haryana’s Nuh, a clip of a man instigating his followers to kill cow vigilante Monu Manesar in abusive language is viral on social media….

Cash retrieved from water pipe: 2021 Video of raid on Karnataka PWD staffer’s house viral with false claims

Prantik Ali3rd August 2023

A video is viral on social media that shows several men removing sections of a water pipe, and then retrieving bundles of cash which were hidden within the pipe. Social…

Nuh violence: Multiple old images viral in connection with clashes in Haryana

Shinjinee Majumder2nd August 20232nd August 2023

Multiple images claiming to be representative of the clashes that broke out between two groups in Haryana’s Muslim-dominated Nuh district on July 31 during Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s Brij Mandal Jalabhishek…

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Protests in Bihar over ‘vote theft’? Zubeen Garg’s funeral procession video falsely viral

Illegal immigrants leaving Bengal? No, viral ferry ghat video is from Bangladesh