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Israel-Palestine conflict: How the Indian Right Wing spearheaded disinformation and propaganda

Shinjinee Majumder7th December 20237th December 2023

“A pregnant woman in Southern Israel was found by Hamas terrorists. They dissected her body. Her stomach was cut open and they took the fetus out with the umbilical cord….

Israel-Palestine war: Unrelated, old clips shared as visuals of ongoing conflict

Abhishek Kumar11th October 202312th October 2023

Entering its fifth day on October 11, the Israel-Palestine conflict all but escalated into a full-blown war with the Israeli military confirming that dozens of its fighter jets had struck…

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…

Pak team greeted with saffron scarves on arrival in India? No, misleading claim

Oishani Bhattacharya9th October 20239th October 2023

A clip featuring Pakistan men’s Cricket team captain Babar Azam is viral on social media where he can be seen wearing a saffron scarf around his neck. The video is…

No, Shah Rukh Khan did not slap fan for remarks on ‘Dunki’; 7-yr-old video viral with false claims

Oishani Bhattacharya6th October 20236th October 2023

A 13-second clip featuring Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan is being shared on social media with the claim that he slapped a fan when they told him that the actor’s…

Woman dancing to ‘Guide’ song in viral video is not Waheeda Rehman

Shreyatama Datta6th October 2023

Union minister of information and broadcasting Anurag Thakur on September 26 announced Waheeda Rehman as the recipient of the 53rd Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award. Waheeda Rehman is a veteran…

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

Kinjal28th 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…

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…

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…

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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