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The Bharat Bandh by farmers’ unions observed on Monday, Sept 27 demanding repeal of the three controversial agriculture laws generated numerous false claims and visuals. One such video attributed to farmers’ leader Rakesh Tikait is making rounds. Soon after the bandh, Tikait claimed that the Bharat bandh was a success. However, a video clip of him started going viral in ...

A message in Hindi is making rounds on WhatsApp and the same was received by Digiteye India for a fact check. It’s being shared on social media warning readers that crackers made in China are being filled with carbon monoxide to spread asthama among Indians as a conspiratorial attack. Here’s the message:   Its Hindi translation reads: “A Serious Alert … ...

Some viral images have surfaced on social media showing ammunition in an apple bag with a claim that a Congress leader of Assam was smuggling them and plotting an attack on Hindus in Assam. #कोंग्रेस_आतंकियों_के_साथ☹️ असम का कोंग्रेसी नेता #अमजत_अली सेब की पेटी में हथियार और गोलियों के साथ हिरासत में लिया गया। हिंदुओ से भाईचारा निभाने का प्लान था ...

A video of a man admitting to stealing electricity and threatening to kill anyone who would stop him from doing so is being widely shared. The video has gone viral on social media with some users insinuating it as an example of the Taliban culture born in India. The video has been shared on twitter with different captions. One such caption ...

On August 30, 2021 when the country was celebrating Janmashtami, social media was abuzz with a visual of celebrations at Srinagar’s Lal Chowk in Kashmir. However, several  Hindu organisations and activists tweeted the visual with a claim that after 32 years, the Janmashtami is being celebrated in Srinagar and thanked PM Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. Shri Krishna ...

A video is going viral on Twitter and other social media platforms showing a man with two guns in both his hand and threatening India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi with violence. The speaker claims himself to be a Pakistani Taliban leader threatening India. The context is understandably the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan since August 16. इतना शेयर करो की ...

The visual photo of two men falling from a US aircraft that took off from Kabul Airport on August 16 has gone viral already. Another image showing one person falling off from a military aircraft with more clarity has been circulating on social media. The caption reads: “The most evocative image to come out of Afghanista. Disaster for US image ...

The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan on Sunday, August 15, has sent old memories of their rule during the 1990s return to many people around the world. Here’s one such video that is making rounds. The Taliban or the Islamic militia in Afghanistan are known for their atrocities including denying basic rights to women. Coinciding with the takeover on Sunday, a ...

A video of a man’s arrest by police is circulating with the claim that it was Srinagar Police in Jammu and Kashmir who arrested a fleeing terrorist on a motorbike. The video shows a police jeep knocking the bike from behind and the bike rider trying to flee leaving it but a cop from the police van jumping out and ...

Amid India’s spree of winning Olympic medals this year, Twitter and WhatsApp messages are making rounds sharing an image of a banner giving credit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for getting a silver medal by Saikhom Mirabai Chanu in weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics. The writing in Hindi on the banner reads: “Great! Look at the banner behind and read ...