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    Diamond rush in Surat? False claims viral linking it to ‘prevailing economic conditions’

    28th September 2023
    A 45-second video clip is being shared widely on social media where a group of people can be seen crouched on the street looking for something. Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani...
    Diamond rush in Surat? False claims viral linking it to ‘prevailing economic conditions’
    Shinjinee Majumder

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

    26th 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, Narendra Modi is not India’s first OBC Prime Minister

    Viral video of crops being injected is scripted, ‘poisoning people’ claims are baseless

    Abhishek Kumar21st September 2023

    A video of three young men standing in a field and injecting something into crops has been making the rounds on social media. The person filming the footage is heard…

    ABP reporter Debmalya Bagchi’s arrest in Bengal: Veracity of complaint, police ‘excesses’ under scanner

    Indradeep Bhattacharyya14th September 202315th September 2023

    Days after the arrest of Anandabazar Patrika (ABP) reporter Debmalya Bagchi in Kharagpur, West Bengal, multiple questions are being raised about the nature of police action against the well-known journalist…

    Malaysian professional saree draper’s video viral in India with communal spin

    Shreyatama Datta8th September 2023

    A video is viral on social media where a man is seen draping a saree on a woman. The video has been shared with the following embedded in Marathi: “A Turaka…

    Ladder ‘walking’: It’s a phenomenon called passive dynamic walking, nothing paranormal about it

    Shinjinee Majumder30th August 202330th August 2023

    A video of a ladder moving on its own, purportedly from Jharkhand, is viral on social media. X (formerly Twitter) users shared it with the caption, “झारखंड हाई कोर्ट में…

    Caste-discrimination claim false, viral clip an awareness video by Bengaluru sanitation workers during pandemic

    Oishani Bhattacharya19th August 2023

    A video of a woman shooing away sanitation workers standing on the pavement in front of her house is viral on social media. The woman asks the female workers to…

    Viral video: Assault on Greater Noida BJP leader result of local land dispute, not linked to Manipur situation

    Prantik Ali2nd August 2023

    A 45-second clip from Greater Noida is viral on social media which shows a man getting chased by a mob and thrashed brutally with sticks. It is being claimed that…

    Old video of Patna teacher beating up child viral again; he was arrested in July 2022

    Abhishek Kumar21st July 2023

    A video in which a teacher is seen thrashing a student with a stick is doing the rounds on social media. Terming it as a recent incident, users called for…

    Viral videos of ‘Christian priest’ dancing: Man seen in the clips is a Brazilian actor dressed up as a pastor

    Prantik Ali19th July 202319th July 2023

    A video is viral on social media which shows a man, seemingly a Christian priest, dancing with a woman. The video draws immediate attention because the man who is in…

    Man fell into open drain on waterlogged street in Borivali East? No, the incident in viral video is from Tamil Nadu, 2022

    Kajol Nanavati13th July 2023

    A video has gone viral on social media where a man talks to someone on a two-wheeler, and then, while crossing a waterlogged street, falls into a drain. He is…

    Pak woman Rabiya married her dad? False claim viral with clipped video; misreport by several outlets

    Prantik Ali13th July 202314th July 2023

    A video is viral on social media with the claim that a Muslim woman is getting married to her father. The 26-second clip appears to be a segment of an…

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