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No, Savarkar biopic is not India’s official submission to the Oscars

Ankita Mahalanobish28th September 2024

The makers of the film ‘Swatantrya Veer Savarkar’ recently claimed in an Instagram post that the film had been officially submitted for the Oscars. The post featured a poster of…

Painter shot multiple times: Viral video is from Brazil, no connection with India

Prantik Ali11th July 202411th July 2024

The story uses only screenshots and not the actual viral video in view of the graphic nature of the clip.  A video is viral on WhatsApp in particular with the…

Police debunk false claims of Amethi woman’s death in queue to avail ‘Mahalakshmi’ benefits

Prantik Ali17th June 2024

Some social media users have claimed that a woman died after suffering a heatstroke in Amethi while she was waiting in a queue to avail benefits of the Congress’s Mahalakshmi…

Pune crash: Rapper in viral video is not the minor accused

Oishani Bhattacharya24th May 202424th May 2024

A speeding Porsche Taycan crashed into a motorcycle at Kalyani Nagar, Pune, in the wee hours of Sunday, May 19, killing two. The four-wheeler was allegedly driven by the minor…

Elderly Muslim man married to a child? No, viral photo shows teacher and student from Turkey KG school

Abhishek Kumar4th January 2024

A photo of a young girl posing with an elderly man is doing the rounds on social media. It is claimed that the two are married. Social media have shared…

UP gangrape footage falsely viral; In 2019 incident, perpetrators were all Muslims, victim a minor Hindu

Abhishek Kumar30th December 2023

A video of a group of men assaulting a girl while she pleads with them has been doing the rounds on social media. It has been claimed that the incident…

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…