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2021 incident of sexual assault in Bengaluru viral as rape of Hindu woman in Bangladesh amid ongoing crisis

Oishani Bhattacharya11th October 20236th August 2024

Trigger Warning: Sexual Violence A photo is being widely shared on social media with the claim that it shows the rape of a Hindu woman in Bangladesh amid the ongoing…

Israel-Palestine conflict: 2020 video of protest in Iran Parliament shared as recent; false report by Times Now

Shreyatama Datta10th October 2023

Amid the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict, media outlet Times Now put out a report claiming that Iranian members of Parliament chanted the slogans ‘Death to Israel’ and ‘Death to America’ inside…

Ambassador fact-checks edu-fair ad which shows German palace as Indian boarding school

Abira Das6th October 2023

Some Indian newspapers recently published an advertisement for an event in New Delhi where various boarding schools will come together for interaction with guardians and on-spot registration. The ad contained…

AI images of PM Modi and Rahul Gandhi viral as miracles of nature

Abhishek Kumar5th October 2023

A photo of a group of palm trees on a small island is being circulated widely on social media. The shape of the leaves and positioning of the trees against…

Prayagraj lawyers took out UP CM Yogi’s funeral march in protest against Hapur lathi-charge? No, viral video is from 2019

Abira Das5th October 2023

A video is viral on social media which shows several lawyers carrying out a symbolic funeral procession of Uttar Pradesh government and chanting, “Hai hai Yogi, Mar gaya Yogi”. Many…

Army man plots ‘attack’ on himself to get ‘famous’; news sparks communal outrage

Shinjinee Majumder26th September 2023

Social media is currently rife with the claim that an Indian Army soldier named Shine Kumar was assaulted by a group of unidentified men in Kerala. The attackers allegedly restrained…

BJP protesting in front of Canara Bank amid Canada row? Edited image viral

Abira Das26th September 202329th September 2023

A picture depicting BJP supporters standing in front of a Canara Bank branch is doing the rounds on social media. Several users have claimed that the BJP supporters thought Canara…

No, Narendra Modi is not India’s first OBC Prime Minister

Shinjinee Majumder26th September 2023

BJP president J P Nadda recently claimed that his party had given India its first OBC (Other Backward Classes) Prime Minister. Nadda was speaking in the Rajya Sabha on the…

No, the cobbler & the potter seen in pics with PM Modi are not the same person

Abira Das25th September 2023

A social media post depicting a man (in a white shirt) with Prime Minister Narendra Modi has gone viral with several social media users claiming that the same man appears…

Video from Rajasthan falsely shared as that of accused in UP ‘molestation’ incident that led to Class XI girl’s death

Abhishek Kumar25th September 2023

An incident of alleged molestation leading to a girl’s death recently came to light in Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. A group of miscreants reportedly snatched the stole (‘dupatta’) of a…

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Varanasi Iftar-on-boat arrests: Complainant’s shifting claims mirror gaps in case against 14 Muslim men

Mathura ‘accident’ kills Farsa Baba: False narratives and provocations persist despite police clarification