Politics

Expelled BJP leader Naveen Kr Jindal tweets edited video of blast, claims man falling off hoverboard was a ‘Jihadi’

Abira Das3rd November 2023

A video is viral on social media depicting a man, wearing a white kaftan, falling off a hoverboard and exploding. Background music has been added to the video, which says…

No, Modi did not say Hindutva was an election card for BJP; doctored clip viral

Oishani Bhattacharya3rd November 20233rd November 2023

A 13-second clip of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is viral on social media where he can be heard saying in Hindi, “Hindutva has never been Bharatiya Janata Party’s electoral campaign,…

Video of cop set ablaze is from Mexico, 2020; not related to Israel-Hamas war

Shreyatama Datta2nd November 20232nd November 2023

Trigger Warning: Graphic Violence A video of a protest demonstration is in circulation on social media, where someone can be seen pouring a flammable liquid from a bottle on a…

Reporting from Gaza tunnels: Viral video is from 2021; claim by Organiser, TV9 journalist & others misleading

Abhishek Kumar2nd November 2023

A report by Russia’s state news network RT (formerly known as Russia Today) is doing the rounds on social media. In it, a news correspondent is seen descending into a…

Did Biden link Hamas attack to G20 or India-Middle East Economic Corridor?

Abhishek Kumar1st November 2023

On October 25, US President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese held a joint press conference at the White House. In this press conference, Biden touched upon the…

Kerala blasts: From ‘Jews targeted’ to ‘Muslims behind it’, Right Wing jumps to conclusions that suit its agenda

Oishani Bhattacharya1st November 20231st November 2023

Multiple improvised explosive device (IED) blasts at a religious convention of a Christian sect called Jehovah’s Witnesses on October 29 killed three persons and injured over 50 at Kalamassery in…

Photos of 2016 Syria bombing survivor falsely shared to question Palestine’s claims of death & destruction

Abira Das29th October 202329th October 2023

The story uses only screenshots and not actual tweets to withhold the identity of the children involved.  A collage of three photos depicting a shell-shocked girl covered in debris being…

Ruckus in a bus: Kasaragod college students’ protest given communal twist on social media

Shinjinee Majumder28th October 202328th October 2023

A video of a group of women clad in burqa on a bus engaged in an altercation with a woman in a saree is viral with the claim that the…

Rahul Gandhi’s pic with Amitabh Dubey & latter’s wife Amulya Gopalakrishnan viral with misleading claims

Shreyatama Datta28th October 2023

Two images of Rahul Gandhi with a few men and a woman in a brown shirt have been shared by several Right Wing users on X (formerly Twitter). The photographs…

Video of Catholic family celebrating daughter’s first communion viral with ‘Muslim man marrying girl child’ claim

Oishani Bhattacharya28th October 202328th October 2023

A video of a man presenting a ring to a young girl at what seems to be a family event is viral on social media. Several users have shared the…