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‘Cong win is win for Muslims’: Doctored Aaj Tak Live screenshot viral with comment by fake Facebook user

Oishani Bhattacharya17th May 2023

Against the backdrop of Congress’s thumping victory in the Karnataka assembly elections, an image is being shared on social media which looks like a screenshot from a Facebook live by…

Video of magician’s flying stunt viral with false claims about powers of Yoga

Abira Das17th May 2023

Social media is rife with the video of a man levitating in the air with the viral claim that this can only be possible with the power of Yoga. Vijay…

Meta deletes BJP-linked ‘Nam Namo – ನಮ್ ನಮೋ’ page on Facebook after EC-norm violation complaint

Abhishek Kumar16th May 2023

Voting for the Karnataka Assembly elections concluded on May 10. The Karnataka Election Commission issued a press note on May 7 containing some guidelines before the election. Guidelines for electronic…

Saffron, Green, Dalit flags at Bhatkal: Video viral with false communal claims

Shinjinee Majumder14th May 2023

Following the victory of Congress in the Karnataka elections, a video of an Islamic flag being waved during celebrations is viral on social media. The video is said to be…

Fact check: Viral Instagram story of Virat Kohli praising Rahul Gandhi is fake

Kalim Ahmed13th May 2023

Even as counting for the Karnataka elections was on and early trends showed that Congress was leading in over 120 seats, many social media users started sharing a screenshot of…

Fact check: Man dancing in viral video is not senior advocate Saurabh Kirpal

Oishani Bhattacharya13th May 2023

A video of a man dancing to the song ‘Sajna, Say Yes To The Dress’ by rapper Badshah and playback singer Payal Dev has been making the rounds on social…

Manipur violence: Clip of Bnei Menashe soldiers in Israel falsely viral as immigrant Kuki militants

Indradeep Bhattacharyya12th May 202312th May 2023

At least 60 to 65 people were killed in ethnic clashes in the northeastern state of Manipur after violence had broken out on May 3 during a tribal solidarity rally…

Fact check: Cash-seized-from-tyre video from 2019, not linked to Karnataka polls

Abira Das9th May 2023

A video of two men taking out bundles of cash stuffed in a tyre is doing rounds on social media with people claiming that the BJP is illegally smuggling money…

Burst-fire from machine gun: Gaming video viral as Manipur violence scene

Oishani Bhattacharya9th May 2023

Against the backdrop of the violence in Manipur since May 3, a video has been going viral on social media where apparently a machine gun can be seen being fired…

No, Mallikarjun Kharge did not wait for Sonia Gandhi’s permission to take a seat; edited video viral

Shinjinee Majumder8th May 2023

An 18-second clip from an election rally in Hubbali, Karnataka, is viral with the claim that Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge waited for Sonia Gandhi’s approval to take a seat on…

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Sonam Wangchuk urged protesters to wear masks & caps? Amit Malviya shares clipped video out of context

‘Azadi’ slogans in Uttarakhand not a call for ‘Ghazwa-E-Hind’ but protests over paper leak for state recruitment exam