Fact-Check: Panchjanya editor Hitesh Shankar claims local temple demolished because it was in a Muslim-dominated area. Is it true?

On September 23,2021, Hitesh Shankar, the editor of the weekly magazine Panchjanya posted a series of tweets claiming that a temple in the Noor Nagar area of Delhi was demolished. He claimed that since this was a Muslim neighbourhood, they sought to demolish a temple that had existed their for the last 50 years and […]

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Fact-Check: Old image being used to show farmers supporting BJP

On September 21,2021, a hashtag named “#हर_डकैत_मोदी_से_परेशान” was trending on Twitter. Within this hashtag many users posted an image of men carrying what looks to be driftwood with each cart having a BJP flag. Many posted the image along with the caption,”Farmers stand rock solid with Modi ji”. Fact-Check: Upon reverse searching the key frames […]

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Fact-Check: Misleading video of Chris Gayle saying “Pakistan is the safest country in the world” goes viral

After New Zealand, England became the second country to cancel its cricket tour in Pakistan citing “security concerns”. This decision was taken on September 20,2021. The safety of players has become a major issue in Pakistan due to possible attacks that could take place after the Taliban took over Afghanistan. Amidst this, a video of […]

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