A set of two photographs of the Jammu and Kashmir civil secretariat building is floating across social media platforms. While the image on the top shows both the Indian flag and the flag of J&K hoisted on the building, the image on the bottom shows only the Indian flag. It attempts to …Read more at ......
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Communication networks were shut down and separatist leaders placed under house arrest, hours before the Central government revoked provisions of Article 370 of the constitution which conferred special status to the state of Jammu & Kashmir. In this backdrop, a video of hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani ha......
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The state of Jammu and Kashmir is going through upheaval as the centre moves to revoke Article 370 of the Indian constitution that gives the state special status. Over the weekend, thousands of paramilitary troops were sent to the valley after the government called off Amarnath Yatra and reportedly asked tourists and......
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An image of a cow being skinned by a group of people is being circulated on social media. Delhi BJP MLA Manjinder Sirsa tweeted the image with a message, “ …Read more at ......
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Tensions have flared in Kashmir with the deployment of massive forces in Kashmir, and the state being locked down. In this backdrop, “Live encounter in Kashmir” reads the caption of a video which has been shared by several social media users. The video is 57 seconds long. Live encounter......
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At least four people were killed and over 5000 were evacuated from Vadodara city, which had received over 20 inches of rainfall for more than 12 hours on Wednesday that caused flooding in the major areas of the city. According to reports, the water level at Ajma dam that is located near …Read more at ......
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A widespread social media claim suggests that the Unnao rape survivor has succumbed to the injuries she suffered on July 28 when her car collided with a truck. * * …Read more at ......
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A set of photographs has been shared on social media platforms with the claim that a massive arms haul was recovered from a madrasa in Rajkot, Gujarat. I had tweeted recently that in Muslim majority areas in Kerala, as far back as the 1990s the Peaceful community had started stockpiling weapons in …Read mor......
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Picture of security personnel publicly flogging a man tied to a wooden frame is being shared on social media as an example of atrocities on Muslims in India.Read more at ......
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A video has gone viral on Facebook with the claim that Arabs and Jews were dancing together to celebrate the opening of Israeli and Saudi Arabian embassies in each other's countries. India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found this to be a misleading claim.Read more at ......
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India Today's Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found that the bridge in the viral photo is actually in Singapore, not in the Netherlands.Read more at ......
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Facebook user M Rahman posted a video which apparently explains why Sunita Williams decided to accept Islam. Along with the video, he wrote a post in Bengali, which when translated, stated, "This is why Sunita Williams accepted Islam right after returning from space."Read more at ......
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On July 30, 2019, a day after India failed to obtain a red corner notice from Interpol for controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, CNN News18 tweeted a breaking news, "Malaysia refuses asylum to Zakir Naik, asks him to leave the country, after Narendra Modi government provided evidence against him." This was big …......
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A poster titled ‘Gulbarga and Bidar Irani gang’ is viral on social media with several individual users alerting people about an alleged robbers’ gang. “These Irani gang members may visit to your house or society as a bedsheet sellers . They are robbers. Be careful,” warns the accompan......
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A disturbing video of two policemen balancing themselves on a stick, which is placed on a young man’s lap is being shared on social media. The young man is seen crying out of pain and pleading for mercy. According to the narrative shared along with the video, the young man is being …Read more at ......
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A video of a young Indian boy speaking on a talk show has been shared widely by Facebook users with the claim that he has been appointed by tech giant Google at an impressive salary of Rs.66 lakh per month. The narrative accompanying the video says, “Mr.Tanmai Bakshi, an Indian aged 13 …Read more at ......
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