On August 29, 2021, a video from a news website called “The Newspaper” was posted on Facebook. The video and caption stated that a politician belonging from the Congress party was criticizing Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi along with the entire party on some of their actions. The caption stated that the Congress spokesperson named […]
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Within the last 24 hours, a post about a dustbin is going viral both on twitter and Facebook. The picture in this post is of a green coloured dustbin made by Nilkamal Plastic and below the company logo, there is a sticker that says “Pakistan murdabad”. The image is sensitive and takes a jab at […]
Continue ReadingOn August 28, 2021, the ongoing farmers protest took yet another violent turn. Farmers reached the Bastara toll plaza to protest outside an event attended by Haryana’s Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. The protest soon turned violent when the police started to lathi charge upon the farmers resulting in the death of Sushil Kajal, who […]
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On August 27, 2021, a video of demolitions went viral on Facebook and Twitter. All the videos that were posted, were posted with the same caption. The users who posted this video claimed that Shivraj Chouhan’s government in Ujjain demolished a settlement named “Gafoor Basti” because the Muslims that lived there raised slogans such as […]
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Recently, a graphic video of executions has been making rounds on social media. The video was posted by Chinese media sites on Twitter along with captions that suggested that the video was taken in Afghanistan where the Taliban were executing whoever they thought were criminals. The extremely graphic video raised alarm bells not just on […]
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On August 26, 2021, TV9 Bharatvarsh in a news segment aired on their channel that played a video titled “पाकिस्तानी Taliban की भारत को गीदड़भभकी कहा- 24 घंटे में दिल्ली में पाकिस्तान झंडा फहराएंगे”. In this video, an alleged Taliban member from Pakistan can be seen holding two rifles and is threatening to come to […]
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Recently, a WhatsApp message has been duping people into signing up. The image and the link is advertised as a chance for people to claim a gift from the automobile company Maruti Suzuki on account of its 40 year anniversary. The message is being forwarded along with a link that needs to be clicked upon […]
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In the last two days, a video of a temple being demolished by a bulldozer in the presence of police officers is being circulated on Facebook. The users who are posting this video claim that MK Stalin’s newly formed government in Tamil Nadu is deliberately demolishing temple because the chief minister is Christian. The video […]
Continue ReadingA video of a massive explosion started going viral on social media soon after a series of blasts were reported near Kabul airport on August 26,2021. The blast itself killed at least 70 people and turned the desperation witnessed at the airport to a scene of terror and chaos. Many news reports and raw footage […]
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On August 21, 2021 Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the “Ubharte Sitare Fund” in Lucknow. The fund has been set up by Exim bank which will help facilitate the growth of micro, small and medium enterprises. During the event and the following tweets, Sitharaman claimed that Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of MSMEs […]
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