A mischievously edited video purports to show Amit Shah saying don't vote for New Delhi candidate Meenakshi Lekhi. Read our fact-check to know the full context of what Shah said.Read more at ......
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A video of a ship battling a storm in the sea is being circulated with the claim that it represents ongoing Cyclone Fani, which has recently hit Odisha, causing major destruction in the coastal areas. One Facebook user who goes by the name of Abhijit has captioned this video, “Cyclone Fani continues …R......
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On May 2, Aam Aadmi Party conducted a press conference accusing BJP candidate Hans Raj Hans of concealing information about his conversion to Islam. AAP claimed that he was ineligible to contest the election from the North West Delhi which is reserved for the Scheduled Caste category. Hans is fighting the elections &he......
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Viral clip shows Kanhaiya allegedly saying that innocent Adivasis are branded as terrorists and killed. Kanhaiya has actually condemned Naxal violence in this three year old interview with NDTV.Read more at ......
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A video of a crowd of people thrashing a man dressed in white is being circulated on social media with the claim that a Brahmin was attacked by Muslims in West Bengal. “Muslims beating one Brahman in WB in front of his daughter. During Pooja in his house, the bell sound should …Read more at ......
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A video of a crowd of people thrashing a man dressed in white is being circulated on social media with the claim that a Brahman was attacked by Muslims in West Bengal. “Muslims beating one Brahman in WB in front of his daughter. During Pooja in his house, the bell sound should …Read more at ......
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A WhatsApp message containing a false narrative on misuse of funds at the Nalanda University has gone viral after been posted on Twitter by a senior TOI journalist.Read more at ......
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Is the Congress party contesting the lowest number of seats in its entire history, for the 2019 Lok Sabha election Apparently so, according to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. PM Modi recently gave an interview to the English news channel India Today. In conversation with senior anchor Anjana Om Kashyap, Modi, speaking ......
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A photograph of a group of young men wearing black t-shirts with ISIS written on them, has been circulated with the claim that the picture was clicked in Wayanad, Kerala after polling, on April 23. This is the photo after the polling in Wayanad, Kerala on 23 April. People wearing T-shirts of …Read more at ......
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Photographs of dead bodies wrapped in cardboard boxes are being circulated on social media with the claim that these are the remains of the policemen who were killed in the recent Maoist attack in Maharashtra. Several individual users on Twitter have shared the images. The photographs are being used to target PM …......
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BOOM looks at how a fictitious character was conjured by India's fake news brigade to spread viral disinformation in a closely watched national election.Read more at ......
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A photograph of CPI Begusarai candidate Kanhaiya Kumar has been circulated on social media with Kumar purportedly campaigning behind a poster of 2001 Parliamentary attack convict, Afzal Guru. A few Twitter users have shared the image, criticising Kumar. Photoshopped The image in circulation has been lifted from the CPI candi......
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“Breaking News *Priyanka Vadra* after 4 shots of *Vodka* totally sloshed She is hitting her own party woman(me) Wah re Congress But No News Cover So plz share it behalf of me Regards Rubina Malik (Ex Congress Representative)” A video of Congress general secretary for UP-East Priyanka Gandhi where she is......
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“What the hell is Congress teaching to these innocent kids”, tweeted a user, along with a short video clip showing Priyanka Gandhi surrounded by children raising slogans. The video has been superimposed with text which says, “ ......
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The caption misleadingly implies that the BJP candidate had to face the wrath of BJP workers because he did not do anything for them in five years.Read more at ......
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