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Photo of Turkish family from 1970s viral as old family photo of BioNtech co-founder Şahin

Archit8th December 20208th December 2020

On December 6, World Health Organisation (WHO) chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan told Business Standard that Pfizer and BioNtech are in the final stages of talks with the WHO to join…

Video from 2018 falsely shared as overcrowded railway station during COVID-19

Jignesh Patel16th November 2020

A video of a massive crowd trying to board a train has been shared on social media with the claim that it’s a recent incident. One Gopi Shah shared the…

Old video of synchronized water-light show in China viral as Jodhpur, Rajasthan

Aqib Pathan16th November 202016th November 2020

A video of synchronized water and light show has gone viral on social media with the caption, “Beautiful LIGHT SHOW In Jodhpur (Rajasthan State) Entrance fee is Rs.3,000 per head….

Woman labourer carrying stone grinder on her head is not PSI Padmashila Tirpude

Archit5th November 2020

On October 21, BJP member Priti Gandhi shared an image of a police officer juxtaposed with a picture of a labourer balancing a stone grinder on her head. She wrote,…

Video from Brazil viral as Muslim man hits in self-defence when attacked in France

Archit31st October 2020

Parts of the Muslim world protested against French President Emmanuel Macron’s comments on Islam and public backing of Charlie Hebdo cartoons following Samuel Paty’s beheading. Several Facebook users have now…

Old video of Tejashwi Yadav giving cash to flood-affected families linked with Bihar polls

Archit30th October 202030th October 2020

As voting for Bihar assembly polls is ongoing, a video is circulating with the text, “Tejashwi Yadav distributing notes during the election campaign.” (Translated from चुनाव प्रचार में नोट बांटते…

Video of police lathi-charge during Durga idol immersion is from Bihar

Archit29th October 2020

A two-minute video of men dressed in camouflage uniform attacking a group of people huddled up around an idol of Hindu deity Durga is circulating on Facebook. Around October 27,…

Image from Yemen viral as dead body of ‘Pappu Shukla’ from Gujarat surrounded by dogs

Archit28th October 2020

An image of a man surrounded by dogs is being shared on Twitter and Facebook along with the text, “This is a dead body of Mr. Pappu Shukla ji, a…

Unrelated video viral as Kodagu ‘district collector’ felicitated for leading fight against COVID

Jignesh Patel27th October 2020

A video of a young woman walking amongst a group of people bowing to her, touching her feet and offering flowers is doing the rounds on social media. It has…

Old photos of AAP leader injured while saving girl in Punjab shared as recent incident from UP

Kinjal25th October 2020

Social media has been abuzz lately with users circulating a picture of a man who apparently came to the rescue of a girl being sexually assaulted in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur….

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The dark underbelly of YouTube ‘news’ channels: Staged vox pop, planted debates, recurring faces & BJP links

Viral video of woman claiming she married her father-in-law is scripted