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Video of upcoming web series shooting shared as true incident

Aqib Pathan12th April 202112th April 2021

A purported video of a man and woman being shot down by a police officer in broad daylight is making the rounds on WhatsApp. In the video, after a brief…

Filming of Russian music video viral with hoax claim that COVID is a conspiracy

Archit9th April 2021

As COVID cases surge in several countries, social media users have shared a 10-second TikTok clip that shows a man inside a body bag, placed on a truck filled with…

Mock drill of police apprehending terrorists at Dahod Railway Station believed to be true

Kinjal8th April 2021

A video of police officers arresting two people from a railway station is gathering a lot of traction on social media. It has been claimed police arrested terrorists in Gujarat’s…

Video of colourful fireworks is from Saudi Arabia, not Delhi on Diwali

Archit30th March 2021

The festival of Holi recently concluded and Zee News posted a 50-second video that shows colourful fireworks in broad daylight. The outlet shared the video on its website, Twitter and…

Film shooting video shared as people gunned down in Mumbai/ Gujarat

Priyanka Jha9th March 202110th March 2021

A video of two men gunning down a group of people in an alley has been gathering a lot of traction on social media. Users claim that the visuals are…

Old video of lost child who was reunited with parents viral with false claim

Pooja Chaudhuri5th March 20215th March 2021

A video of a man recording a video of a lost child brought to a Gurudwara has been shared on social media. The man requests people to share the video…

No, Kangana Ranaut didn’t pass off Google image as her fruit smoothie preparation

Pooja Chaudhuri4th March 20214th March 2021

Actor Kangana Ranaut posted a picture of a fruit smoothie bowl that soon became a topic of ridicule on Twitter. There is nothing I appreciate more than self made food,…

Video of web series shoot viral as terrorists caught in Mumbai’s Pydhonie

Archit19th February 2021

A video that shows a team of police officers barging inside a building and arresting some people is widespread on social media with the claim that terrorists were arrested in…

Widowed teacher holding baby in class? No, Mexican news from 2016 viral with false claim

Archit5th February 20216th February 2021

Several Twitter and Facebook users have posted an image of a teacher along with an infant in a baby wrap. The image is viral with the text, “His wife passed…

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Pahalgam and after: Tracking ‘retributive’ hate crimes against minorities across India

To fellow Indians, with love: How little, nameless acts of kindness & mutual respect defeated hate this Eid