On September 19,2021, users on Facebook started posting an image with a lot of text in it. The text in Hindi claimed that the Indian army had a Muslim regiment which was disbanded after the soldiers refused to fight in the war against Pakistan in 1965. Several users made this claim on Facebook. Fact-Check: Upon […]
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Claim 1: On September 17,2021 Umar Saif, the chief digital officer of a Pakistani media group posted an image of a security convoy and questioned why this was not adequate for the New Zealand Team. The image was posted on the same day when the cricket team of New Zealand decided to pull out of […]
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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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On September 13,2021, various handles on Twitter started to post a video showing massive amounts of alcohol being poured into a blue barrel. The users claimed that this is the true reality of the Farmers’ Mahapanchayat that took place recently. It looks like men are lining up to ask for alcohol and this paints a […]
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On Saturday, September 18,2021 tensions rose within the Punjab wing of the Indian National Congress. Months before state elections, a tussle between CM Capt. Amarinder Singh and others within the party grew. Rumours started to flow out that Singh is going to resign soon and soon enough on the same day, Singh handed in his […]
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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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As soon as Capt. Amarinder Singh resigned from the post of the Chief Minister of Punjab, many questioned whether he would be joining the ruling party BJP as the tussle within Congress was the reason he resigned. This prompted many to take to twitter to give their opinion on the matter. Very soon some started […]
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In the past week many videos of flooding in Delhi have been making rounds on social media. Many videos showing ankle deep water logging have been going viral. One particularly shocking image that was posted by many is of an aircraft being pushed by people on what looks like a flooded runway. Fact-Check: Upon conducting […]
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On September 17,2021, the official twitter handle of BJP India posted a video commemorating Prime Minister Modi’s birthday. The video details all the various developments made under the Modi government. At the 2:24 mark of the video, the video shows a couple of high rise buildings lighting up. These buildings look extremely modern and were […]
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As the new CM of Punjab, Charanjit Singh Channi prepares to take oath, the BJP party has raised some questions over the selection of Channi as the leader in Punjab. The Twitter page of INC Chhattisgarh caught a whiff of this and posted a claim on Twitter that BJP has opposed the selection of a […]
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