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BJP Bengal distorts video to claim Mamata Banerjee asked voters to choose BJP
The Trinamool Congress said that a complaint has been filed before the Election Commission about this.
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Fact check: Is that really a picture of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman voting for the BJP?
Under the Air Force Rules, 1969, IAF personnel are not permitted to take part in political activities.
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Fact check: Was Priyanka Gandhi really laughing after Kashmir attack?
The Congress leader did not do so, despite the claims of an 11-second clip tweeted by a user followed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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JD(S) suspends MP Prajwal Revanna amid sexual abuse allegations
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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In Mathura, Muslims say they were denied their vote. No complaints in Hindu areas
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Fact check: Chandrashekhar Azad misquoted by Zee News – he did not threaten to burn India
The Bhim Army chief did not say ‘Bharat jalana jaante hai’ but ‘Bharat chalana jaante hai’ – we know how to run India.
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Fact check: No, school children in Kerala did not hoist Islamic flags on Republic Day
The photos are from a 2013 rally of the Indian Union Muslim League, a political party based in Kerala. The flags are the party’s official banner.
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Fact check: Did Rahul Gandhi claim Mahatma Gandhi’s ideas of non-violence were inspired by Islam?
The clip that is circulating on social media is a truncated version of a longer video.
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Fact check: Was Rahul Gandhi really stumped by a teenage girl’s query in Dubai as viral post claims?
The photo of the girl circulating with the story is from a video shot three years ago at an event in Mumbai.
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Fact check: Is the photo of Amit Shah standing on a swastika real?
The image, featured on the BJP president’s official Facebook page, was taken on December 1 when he was addressing a crowd in poll-bound Rajasthan.
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Deoband’s nail-polish fatwa shows how fake news is manufactured
A fatwa always makes a great story and offers the opportunity to keep India’s focus on religion.
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The Reel
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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Fact check: Has government recovered Rs 4 lakh crore of bad loans as PM Modi’s app claimed?
Corporate Affairs Secretary Injeti Srinivas said the confusion was the result of the media misquoting him.
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The internet never forgets: A reminder after film director Vivek Agnihotri’s complaint to police
The filmmaker and Right-Wing activist accused some Twitter users of ‘using photoshopped screenshots’, which turned out to be images of his deleted tweets.
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Virender Sehwag apologises for tweet giving Kerala lynching a communal colour
The attackers belonged to various faiths but Hindutva supporters highlighted the names of only the Muslim members of the mob in their tweets.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Bowlers, Marcus Stoinis help Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians
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India tour of Bangladesh: Radha Yadav, D Hemalatha propel visitors to win in rain-marred second T20I
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ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson included in Rohit Sharma-led India squad
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Badminton, Uber Cup 2024: India lose to China in group stage-decider; progress to quarter-final
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Diaz and Chhangte on target as Mumbai City beat FC Goa to enter final