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No, this image doesn’t show Dawood Ibrahim with Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate

Shinjinee Majumder22nd June 2023

An image of Dawood Ibrahim apparently with the Indian National Congress’ National Spokesperson, Supriya Shrinate, is viral on social media. User @ppagarwal tweeted the image and wrote “ये कौंन है…

Muskan Khan in London? RJ Sayema’s photo used to attack hijab-ban protester

Shreyatama Datta21st June 2023

The Hijab row erupted in Karnataka in February 2022 after an educational institution stopped students wearing hijabs from entering its premises. As protests against the government’s backing of the hijab…

Bleeding woman breastfeeding baby: Image not from Manipur, at least 2-year old

Oishani Bhattacharya21st June 2023

An image of an injured woman bleeding from her head and breastfeeding her child in that condition is being shared on social media with the claim that the visual is…

ED raid on Lalu Yadav-linked premises: Old, unrelated photos shared as seized articles

Kinjal20th June 2023

On March 10, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided a premises linked to former Bihar chief minister and RJD leader Lalu Yadav. The agency claimed that it seized evidence revealing “proceeds…

Fact check: Viral Manmohan Singh tweets praising Narendra Modi are fake

Oishani Bhattacharya17th June 2023

An image of two apparent tweets by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is viral on social media. The text in the viral image shows that the former PM is praising…

Fact check: Telangana collectorate inauguration was attended by Hindu, Muslim & Christian priests

Kinjal17th June 2023

A video is being shared widely on social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter in which a group of people are seen standing next to a man who appears…

Namaz atop electricity tower? Old video from Colombia falsely shared mocking Muslims

Oishani Bhattacharya14th June 2023

Trigger warning: Suicide A video of a person falling off an electricity tower is being circulated on social media with the claim that the man climbed up the transmission tower…

Conspiracy to damage rail tracks? Old video of ‘Agnipath’ protesters falsely viral after Odisha tragedy

Abhishek Kumar14th June 202314th June 2023

A video of a group of men tampering with and uprooting the ‘rail clip’ and ‘fish plate’ on a train track was recently viral on social media. The clip is…

Clip of Karnataka football team waiting outside CM house is from March, when BJP was in power

Shinjinee Majumder13th June 2023

A video of the Karnataka state football team is viral with the claim that they were made to wait on a pavement outside the chief minister’s house after ‘recently’ winning…

Advocate Saurabh Kirpal dancing on a beach? Unrelated video viral with false claims to attack activist-lawyer

Oishani Bhattacharya13th June 2023

A video of a man dancing on a beach is being circulated with the claim that he is senior advocate and LGBTQIA+ rights activist Saurabh Kirpal, son of former Chief…

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Targeting of Jemimah through rage bait highlights failure of X’s policy and success of BJP’s hate politics

Bihar polls: PK’s Jan Suraaj Party second highest spender on digital ads after BJP