The viral news article also carries a photo of a semi-nude girl and an image of a young girl, holding a kid whose face is blurred.Read more at ......
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A video of police personnel in riot gear thrashing five people lying injured on the side of a road is viral on social media. The video shows a policeman capturing the incident on his mobile phone while the injured men are being forced to sing the national anthem. The cops can also …Read more at ......
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On February 23, BJP leader Kapil Mishra made a provocative speech targetting protesters against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Since then, north-east Delhi has witnessed widespread communal riots which have so far taken the lives of at least 10 persons, including a cop. Amidst the violence, a 28-second video has gone viral …Read more at ......
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A claim promoted by several social media users suggests that the Jafrabad shooter, identified as 33-year-old Shahrukh, was seen with BJP leader Kapil Mishra during the latter’s provocative speech in the area. ‘Acharya ‘Pramod Krishnam shared an image where a man behind Mishra is highlighted in red. “He is the on......
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A 44-second clip is viral on social media where a group of policemen can be seen manhandling women. A parody account dedicated to journalist Pushpendra Kulshreshtha @KPUSHPENDRA15 shared the clip and claimed that it shows Pakistani policemen thrashing Hindu women, a minority in the country. The video is circulating in the view …......
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For the second consecutive day, clashes broke out between groups opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and those in support of the law. A video of a protester in northeast Delhi’s Jafrabad rapidly moving towards a Delhi police personnel with a gun in his hands, subsequently shooting multiple rounds has gone viral &hellip......
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Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief, Mohan Bhagwat, was at Mukherjee University, Ranchi on February 19. Since then, several media outlets have reported that Bhagwat said, “Avoid using the word ‘nationalism’, as it is derived from Hitler or Nazi.” The report was first published by ANI (archive link) which was later picked up …......
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Since February 10, several media outlets – national and international – have published a report saying that an increase in sulfur dioxide levels in Wuhan and Chongqing is possibly linked with mass cremation of coronavirus victims. These reports include a screenshot of an image from windy.com, a Czech-based weather service, as the …Re......
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An image of Ratan Tata has gone viral on social media particularly on WhatsApp. The text on the image reads, “Big announcement by Rata Tata Sahab: “From now on Tata Group of companies not to recruit any of the JNU #Students.” This comes after a Delhi court asked for a status report …Read more at ......
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Earlier this week, multiple social media users shared a list of names of “13 navy personnel” who were accused of spying for Pakistan. One of the prominent among them was Advocate Prashant Bhushan. On February 18, Bhushan shared a hitherto unknown website by the name of AajTak Media published an article naming …......
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The news of discovery of gold mines with 3,500 tonnes of gold reserve in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra district first broke on the Feb 20th in regional papers. By February 22nd, 2020, the entire Indian media was abuzz with the news that Sonbhadra gold mines had gold deposits estimated to be around 3,350 …Read more at ......
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A video of a man with multiple sores and blood oozing out from his wounds is widely circulating on social media with the claim that he is ‘Siddhar (Yogi)’ who was buried alive 300 years ago in Valliyur, Tamil Nadu and was recently found during the renovation of Vallipoor temple. The viral …Read more at ......
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On February 14, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar held a press conference in Pune. Several media outlets quoted the minister saying that he denied ever having called Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal a terrorist. Responding to the statement, “You said that Kejriwal is a terrorist and you have a proof for the same,” …Read ......
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A two-minute video which shows a group of people offering namaz (Islamic prayers) is viral on social media. In the video, while one group can be seen offering prayers facing a mosque, another group is facing a different direction. Several social media users have posted this video claiming that it is from …Read more ......
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An image of a man carrying a woman whose clothes are torn has gone viral on social media. According to the accompanying message, the photo is from late poet and author Dr Dharamvir Bharti’s book. The image is claimed to capture a scene from the 1971 India-Pakistan war where a husband is …Read more at ......
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A photo supposedly of a man urinating in front of a wall painted with murals of US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been shared on social media. Twitter user Santosh Addagulla posted the image with the message, “Can't believe my eyes”. The painting is part of the preparation …Re......
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