An image of a painting was shared by hundreds of users on Facebook and Twitter claiming that a painting of the five Pandava brothers was placed inside Panjshir palace in Afghanistan. They claimed that this painting was a depiction of the time of Mahabharata when the area of Panjshir was called Gandhara. They also claimed […]
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On September 27,2021 the Vice-President of INC Delhi posted a video of the ongoing farmers’ protest. In the video, a reporter can be seen talking to protestors who have gathered once again to protest the 3 laws which they believe will be damning for them. Since these protests started, some media outlets have taken it […]
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September 27,2021 marks the day when the ongoing farmers’ protest called for a nationwide strike to shine a light on their cause. The Samyukt Kisan Morcha called the strike to commemorate the first anniversary since the three farm laws were enacted. The farmers movement blocked a few borders in different states. As a reaction to […]
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Since PM Modi has been on a visit to the US, many doctored and misleading images of protest against him are being used on social media. A hashtag used to criticize Modi’s trip called #नाक_कटा_आया is also trending on twitter. The hashtag is being used not only by small accounts but also verified blue ticked […]
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On September 27,2021 an image of PM Modi on the front page of The New York times was vigorously forwarded on WhatsApp and twitter. The headline read “Last,Best Hope of Earth” and the byline was “world’s most loved and most powerful leader, is here to bless us” indicating Modi’s recent visit to the US. The […]
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On September 15,2021, an image of Rihanna went viral on Facebook. Rihanna is an acclaimed musician and business woman who has had a lot of success in the American music industry and with her makeup and clothing lines. The image of Rihanna posted on Facebook shows her with a baby bump along with the caption […]
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On September 23,2021, a twitter user named Rupesh posted a claim that Gujarat is the first state to declare that caste based reservations are abolished in the state. He went on to list the places where there will no longer be any reservation for the next 25 years including railways, buses, government jobs and promotions. We […]
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In the last few weeks, an image of a truck with Taliban soldiers sitting on top is being used online. In the image, the truck looks peculiar and modified so look very futuristic. Three Taliban soldiers can be seen on top of it. Many versions of the same picture were posted online stating that the […]
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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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On September 10,2021, the Chief Minister of Goa Dr. Pramod Sawant declared that Goa has now successfully vaccinated 100% of its population with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. With this claim, he also congratulated the healthcare workers of Goa and the image posted along with the claim features his picture as well as PM […]
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