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Congress-linked X handles share Puri Rath Yatra footage as crowd at Rahul Gandhi’s march

Abira Das22nd January 2024

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on January 14 kick-started his ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra‘ from Manipur. Several social media users — many of those linked to Congress — have shared a…

Fight over ‘Akshata’ distribution injures 4 in Karnataka; Rahul Shivshankar calls it ‘Hindumesia’ in misleading tweet

Shinjinee Majumder20th January 2024

Journalist Rahul Shivshankar recently expressed outrage over an incident in Puttur in the Dakshin Kannada district of Karnataka. According to his tweet, a Hindu activist named Santhosh was allegedly beaten…

Old video viral as Pakistan retaliating to missile-strikes by Iran

Shinjinee Majumder20th January 2024

Pakistan on Thursday launched airstrikes at alleged militant hideouts in the Siestan-Balochistan province of Iran in retaliation to missile and drone attacks by Iran at alleged bases of Jaish al-Adl…

An MBA from Australia, Neha Patel now leads violent cow-vigilantes in Gujarat

Oishani Bhattacharya19th January 202419th January 2024

On August 7, Anil Gamit, a resident of Mangaldev village in Gujarat’s Tapi district, was returning to his village with nine buffalo calves in a pick-up truck with another person…

Fact check: Ram Mandir is being built at the same site where Babri Masjid once stood, not 3 km away

Abhishek Kumar17th January 2024

The Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid controversy, which is a dispute over a 2.77-acre piece of land in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, between Hindus and Muslims, reached its climax in 1992 when a…

Old video of procession by Dhirendra Shastri’s followers falsely shared as Hindus from Nepal arriving at Ayodhya

Oishani Bhattacharya15th January 202416th January 2024

With the consecration ceremony of the ‘Ram Mandir’ in Ayodhya scheduled to be held on January 22, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has begun an 11-day special ritual. Against this backdrop,…

None of the 11 spots marked in aerial view shot of Golden Temple is a church

Oishani Bhattacharya15th January 202415th January 2024

An image showing an aerial view of the Golden Temple in Amritsar is being shared widely on social media with users claiming that there are 11 churches around the Golden…

Tourist’s body dumped on Maldives beach after gang rape & murder? No, it’s a sex doll found in Thailand in 2022

Abira Das12th January 2024

An apparent picture of the naked body of a woman lying on the seashore is viral on social media. Users have shared the picture claiming that the incident occurred in…

Old visuals of under-construction temporary lavatories in Varanasi falsely viral as open toilets in Ayodhya

Abhishek Kumar12th January 2024

More than 6,000 people from across the country are expected to be present at the inauguration of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on January 22, 2024. Against this backdrop, a video…

Maldives row: Ministers, celebrities share images from foreign shores as beach destinations in India

Abhishek Kumar10th January 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Lakshadweep has created a lot of buzz on social media after he shared pictures of the island. It also led to a controversy…

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