POLITICS

A graphic made by Hindi daily Dainik Bhaskar has gone viral with a claim that the UK’s new Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, praised former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and said India needs a PM like him to steer the economy. UK PM RISHI SUNAK PRAISING DR. MANMOHAN SINGH 👇 pic.twitter.com/AwS0hiNj6r — Kris Nair (@KrisNair1) October 28, 2022 He was ...

Amid the ongoing Padayatra of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, a video clip is doing rounds on social media showing him talk about petrol and boosting the India economy. The caption in Hindi read:”मुझे तो राहुल गांधी के भाषण का इसलिए इंतजार रहता है क्यूँकि जब भी बंदा बोलता है, कच्चा मसाला मिलता है पोस्ट करने को.. ‘अब पेट्रोल से ट्रैक्टर-ट्रक ...

On the sidelines of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi undertaking the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ (Unite India Journey), CTR Nirmal Kumar, the head of BJP Tamil Nadu’s IT & social media unit, has shared a photo on social media claiming Rahul Gandhi was having a close conversation with a young girl during the journey. The tweet has been widely shared here and ...

A video is being shared widely in Gujarat as the rift between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the aspiring Aam Aadmi Party are at logger heads on social media forums with several claims and counter-claims. The video, shared in Gujarati by Twitter user Dharmendra Vavliya is here with the translation tat reads: પહેલા બીજા રાજ્યોમાં ભાજપ વાળા ને મેથીપાક ...

A Twitter post with a video clip has gone viral showing a crowd at a pub viewing former U.S. president Donald Trump telling Republican Representative Liz Cheney “Liz you are fired, get out of here”. Liz…You’re Fired! pic.twitter.com/ov2ff11ZL7 — C3PMeme (@C3PMeme) August 17, 2022 The video has gone viral in view of Liz Cheney, a ctitic of Trump, in news ...

A video is going viral on social media platforms showing some people raising pro-Congress, pro-Khalistan slogans, with a Congress poster clearly visible on the wall. It was being shared widely with a claim that Khalistan supporters attended Rahul Gandhi’s event in London to extend support to Congress party.   Sharing the video, the caption in Hindi by a user said: ...

A Twitter post with a screenshot of a tweet criticising the current state of Indian banks is being shared widely despite the fact that it was from a parody account of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.  The post said in Hindi: “Leave aside what is inside the Taj Mahal, Qutub Minar and Gyanvapi. Look at what’s left inside the Reserve ...

A video of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor is going viral after the Congress held its Chintan Shivir claiming that he was seen clapping and dancing to a Bollywood song, during the three-day meeting in Udaipur, Rajasthan, earlier this month. It’s being shared here and here. FACT CHECK However, we found that the video was not from Rajasthan but from Kerala ...

A viral video of US President Joe Biden has gone viral on Twitter and WhatsApp showing him as if about to shake hands with someone. The viral video, showing only 30 seconds of a 40-minute speech by Biden, focuses on his finishing the speech and turning to his right with his hand extended. However, the claim by Washington Free Beacon, ...

A video on social media is going viral claiming that Rajasthan voters woun’t vote for Congress after the recent communal violence in Karauli. The caption in Hindi reads: “Following the Ram Navami incident in Karauli, Rajasthan, we pledge not to vote for Congress.” It was shared widely on FACEBOOK and on Twitter. FACT CHECK When our team conducted a Google ...