Society

Scripted video of aged man marrying 21-yr-old woman viral as real incident

Shinjinee Majumder27th December 2022

A 30-second clip of a 62-year-old man ‘marrying’ a 21-year-old woman is viral on social media. In the video, the man states that the couple would go to Malaysia for…

No, 22-yr-old man didn’t ‘marry’ 52-yr-old woman; news outlets fell for scripted video

Vipul Kumar15th December 2022

Multiple mainstream media outlets recently carried the news that a 21/22-year-old man had married a 52-year-old woman. The ‘reports’ did not have any detail about the newlyweds but had a…

Video of Russian woman assaulted by kin viral as plight of Hindu woman in love with Muslim man

Kalim Ahmed22nd November 202222nd November 2022

A minute-long video clip of a woman being physically assaulted is viral on social media. It is being shared with the claim that this is the condition of a Hindu…

A woman’s body discovered in a trolley bag in Yamuna Expressway is a case of honour killing

Shinjinee Majumder21st November 202221st November 2022

Trigger Warning: The following story contains graphic imagery.  Several users have shared images of the body of a young woman found on the Yamuna Expressway, with the claim that she…

Fact-check: Is viral video actual footage of a ‘hatman’ killing woman in Mumbai?

Kalim Ahmed12th November 202212th November 2022

A 1:34-minute-long CCTV camera clip is being widely circulated on social media in which viewers can see a woman getting down from a car outside a residential complex and as…

YouTube fails to moderate scripted child-kidnapping videos stoking fear and making money

Mahaprajna Nayak11th November 202214th November 2022

Trigger Warning: Violent Content. Viewer discretion is advised. Over the past few months, rumours of child kidnapping have spread like wildfire in many parts of the country based on purported…

‘32000 Kerala women in ISIS’: Misquotes, flawed math, imaginary figures behind filmmaker’s claim

Shinjinee Majumder & Archit8th November 202226th April 2023

The trailer of a movie titled ‘The Kerala Story’ was released on April 26. Soon after this, multiple Twitter users shared it urging people to watch the movie. Hindutva activist…

Accused in 17-yr-old’s murder in Delhi not Muslims, false claim viral on social media

Shinjinee Majumder31st October 202231st October 2022

A CCTV footage of a person being stabbed in a narrow lane is being circulated on social media with the claim that the accused belongs to the Muslim community. National…

Old stock photo of chopper on fire widely shared as ill-fated Kedarnath helicopter

Mahaprajna Nayak20th October 202221st October 2022

On October 18, 2022, seven people on board a helicopter to Kedarnath were killed in a crash. The rescue and search operation was conducted by the state disaster response force…

Video of German cop action against football fans viral as assault on price-rise protesters

Abhishek Kumar20th October 202220th October 2022

A video of police personnel pinning down protesters on the ground is being widely shared on social media. It has been claimed that protesters staging a demonstration against high inflation…