Category : Fact Check
Fact Check: Disturbing Footage of Land Dispute in Gazipur, Bangladesh, Shared with False Communal Narratives
Sensitive visuals depicting a violent attack and severely injured individuals are being shared, alleging that Islamic radicals viciously assaulted three Hindu minorities with an axe...
Fact Check: Video of attack on Jubo League members in Bangladesh’s Dhaka circulated with communal claims
A video showing a group of people assaulting and harassing a woman in public is being shared with the claim that extremists are torturing a...
Fact Check: A scripted video of a father pleading with his daughter not to leave home circulated as a real-life incident
A video circulating on social media shows a couple walking away on a road while a distressed man chases after them, pleading with his daughter...
Fact Check: Video of Instagram influencer falsely shared as Muskan Rastogi, the accused in Saurabh Rajput murder case
A video showing a girl in a short outfit dancing in a room is being shared with the claim that she is Muskan Rastogi, the...
Fact Check: Image of an Afghan girl suffering from Thalassemia circulated with misleading claims
An image of a young girl with a visibly swollen abdomen has been circulating, accompanied by the false claim that it depicts an 11-year-old girl...
Fact Check: Video of Chinese Lantern Festival celebrations falsely shared as Holi celebration
A video showing a street scene with firecrackers releasing colorful smoke is being shared with the claim that Hindus are celebrating Holi in China. However,...
Fact Check: Old train derailment image falsely linked to Bengaluru-Kamakhya Express derailment near Nirgundi station, Cuttack
An image showing a train derailment, with a locomotive leaning heavily to one side after veering off the tracks, is being circulated with the claim...
Fact Check: An Old video of students caught red-handed while cheating in Barabanki circulated with misleading claims
A video showing an individual recording live footage of cheating in an exam hall is being shared with the claim that widespread cheating is occurring...
Fact Check: Class 6 student beaten up in school in Tamil Nadu’s Villupuram, propagandists spread casteist claims
Sensitive visuals showing a child’s head with surgical staples have been circulated with claims that a Dalit student from Class 6 at a government school...
Fact Check: Video of mob violently attacking rape accused in Bangladesh circulated with misleading claims
A distressing video showing a mob brutally attacking a defenseless individual with sticks is being shared with the claim that extremists killed a 12-year-old girl...