Shefali Vaidya is a popular Indian author who has 5 lakh followers on Twitter. Shefali regularly posts about her views on politics and society. On August 18, Shefali posted a picture of what looked like a man with two women in chains and wearing burqas. Her caption seemed to suggest that this is an image […]
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Recently, an extremely viral video has been making rounds on Twitter and Facebook. The video shows alleged members of the terror outfit Taliban, jumping on trampolines. The video has been posted by a number of verified handles and has been viewed millions of times on social media. The video posted by this handle has been […]
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Many horrifying videos from Afghanistan have been resurfacing online on social media platforms. Because the situation is still developing, almost everything claimed to be from inside Taliban controlled Afghanistan is going viral. One such video going viral is said to be showing the scenes from inside Kabul airport where a massive hoard of people can […]
Continue ReadingIn the last couple of days, there is a growing concern for women and women’s rights in Afghanistan since the Taliban has seized control of the country. Many images and videos are going viral which is understandable because this is a developing situation and Afghanistan is extensively on the news 24/7. Recently, a graphic image […]
Continue ReadingUttar Pradesh elections are getting closer by the minute. This has prompted the resurgence of fake news and misleading claims about the parties and people involved in the elections. On August 19,2021, Zubair Menon made a claim targeting the lack of alliance building in Uttar Pradesh. He used a picture of what looks like Akhilesh […]
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Several Twitter and news media channels from different countries are posting the video of Ashraf Ghani leaving Afghanistan. Some well-known media channels like FRESH News (Cambodia’s news channel) and Orient TV (Turkish news channel) also posted the viral video without checking whether it is related to recent incident or past. Upon checking all the accounts, […]
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As Afghanistan is taken over by Taliban, it is in a total disruption. Afghans are fleeing to other countries by any means possible. Tens of thousands of Afghans swarmed Kabul airport in hunt for an airplane to flee the country from Taliban and their ideologies. Some even clung to the undercarriage of a military transport […]
Continue ReadingA few days ago, a video started to make rounds on social media of a law enforcement officer catching an assailant in a seemingly cinematic manner. The police vehicle can be seen knocking a bike over and then a police officer is seen jumping over the car and pouncing on the criminal. This video was […]
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A recent message circulating on WhatsApp has caught the attention of many. The message attached below informs the public about a new “Pradhan Mantri Rambaan Suraksha Scheme” which would give every young person in the country a sum of Rs4000. There is a link attached with this message as well. Here is what the website […]
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On August 15, 2021, TV9 Bharatvarsh ran a video of some men dancing with rifles in their hands. The news channel claimed this to be a video of Taliban troops celebrating after capturing Maidan, a region just outside Kabul. The video has thousands of views on all social media platforms. Fact-Check: Upon some research we […]
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