Internet users enthusiastically shared stirring scenes from a May 2021 protest against the detention of two Indian immigrants living in Scotland.
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Liste→ This video is computer-generated — it does not show a ‘Chinese rocket over the Indian Ocean’
A video has been viewed thousands of times on Twitter, Facebook and Weibo alongside a claim it shows a Chinese rocket that disintegrated over the Indian Ocean in 2021. The claim is false: the video in fact shows computer-generated imagery created by an
Snopes→ No, Indian Hindus Did Not Angrily Throw Away Idols Amid COVID-19
While India suffered a devastating surge in COVID-19 infections and deaths in 2021, some saw an opportunity for insidious religious propaganda.
Top Fact Checks→ WHO has not termed B.1.617 variant as the Indian variant.
B.1.617 variant was first found in India and has three sublineages. WHO has rejected the term "Indian Variant."
Top Fact Checks→ Indian spiritual leader Baba Ramdev has been hospitalized and is on ventilator support.
An old image of Baba Ramdev hospitalized has gone viral on social media. The post falsely claims that he is on ventilator support in the hospital.
Top Fact Checks→ A video has been captured of the Chinese spaceship Long March 5B crashlanding into the Indian Ocean.
The video clip of SpaceX's Starship prototype exploding has been falsely shared as the Long March 5B crashlanding.
Top Fact Checks→ Indian foreign minister Dr. S Jaishankar broke quarantine rules during the G7 summit.
A news report covered by Sky News is doctored and circulated with a false claim that Dr. S Jaishankar violated quarantine rules at G7 talks in London.
Top Fact Checks→ Indian foreign minister Dr. S Jaishankar broke quarantine rules during the G7 summit.
A news report covered by Sky News is doctored and circulated with a false claim that Dr. S Jaishankar violated quarantine rules at G7 talks in London.
Top Fact Checks→ Parts of the Chinese rocket, Long March 5B, landed in the Indian Ocean.
The fragments of China's Long March 5B rocket landed in the Indian Ocean on May 8, with most of its components lost upon re-entry at 10:15 p.m. EDT.
Liste→ Indian villagers are not ‘rebelling against Covid-19 testing’ in social media video
As a surge in Covid-19 infections overwhelmed Indian hospitals, a video emerged online in posts that claimed it shows villagers attacking health workers who tried to test them for the virus. The claim is false: the video shows a group of villagers
Liste→ This video shows Indian police dispersing a village fair that breached pandemic restrictions
A video has been shared repeatedly in social media posts that claim it shows scuffles in an Indian village after soldiers tried to force people to receive Covid-19 vaccinations. The claim is false: the video has circulated in reports about police dis
Liste→ This image shows the wreckage of an Indian military helicopter that crashed in 2019
After a leading Myanmar ethnic rebel army said it had shot down a military helicopter on May 3, 2021 a photo was shared thousands of times in Facebook posts that claimed it showed the wreckage from the crash. But the claim is false: the image has circ
Snopes→ Why Disneyland’s Indiana Jones Ride Has Such a Long Queue
The long walk to enter Indiana Jones Adventure certainly gave Disneyland a lot to work with when constructing the ride in the 1990s.
Top Fact Checks→ A full lockdown has been declared in the Indian state of Bihar until May 15, 2021.
Bihar government has imposed a complete lockdown in the state until May 15 due to a steep rise in COVID-19 cases.
Top Fact Checks→ A COVID-19 care hospital by Indian Armed Forces has been established near Mumbai airport.
The COVID-19 care hospital established by DRDO with assistance from armed forces is located in New Delhi and Gujarat, not in Mumbai.
Liste→ Old photo of Indian funeral pyres shared in misleading context
A photo of funeral pyres has been shared repeatedly in Facebook and Twitter posts alongside captions about a surge in Covid-19 deaths in India. The photo has been shared in a misleading context: it has circulated online since 2012 and does not re
Top Fact Checks→ The Indian government did not specifically request vaccines from the U.S.
India had made a general request for help to the U.S and other countries to fight against COVID-19, and not specifically for ready-to-use vaccines.
Snopes→ Indians Turn to Black Market, Unproven Drugs As Virus Surges
As India faces a devastating surge of new coronavirus infections overwhelming its health care system, people are taking desperate measures to try to keep loved ones alive.
Top Fact Checks→ Indian State governments are receiving money from the PM CARES Fund to build new oxygen plants.
The center allocated PM CARES funds to the Central Medical Services Society for installing PSA oxygen plants Pan India. Not to the state governments.
Liste→ This video shows victims of a gas leak at an Indian chemical plant in 2020
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple Facebook, Twitter and Weibo posts that claim it shows victims of India’s second Covid-19 wave in 2021. The claim is false: the video actually shows victims of a gas leak in an industr
Liste→ Indian social media posts share fake Covid-19 plasma donor lists
Social media posts circulating in India have shared a purported list of blood and plasma donors as the country’s healthcare system struggled to cope with a second wave of Covid-19 cases. The posts urged “anyone requiring plasma for Covid treatment
Liste→ Video of large Indian Muslim gathering shared in wrong context as India’s virus death toll surges
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim it shows crowds of Indian Muslims gathered during Ramadan in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad. The posts circulated online as India endured a huge
Snopes→ Indian Hospitals Plead for Oxygen, Country Sets Virus Record
India’s underfunded health system is tattering as the world’s worst coronavirus surge wears out the nation.
Top Fact Checks→ Twenty-two patients died at an Indian hospital as its oxygen supply was disrupted.
Twenty-two patients died at a civic hospital in Nashik due to a leak in the oxygen tank.
Liste→ This video has been taken from an Indian road safety campaigner’s film
A video has been viewed thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook alongside a claim it shows a group of Indian Muslim motorcyclists brandishing weapons after they were stopped for not wearing helmets. The claim is false: the original video was
Snopes→ Four Sikhs Among Victims of Indianapolis Mass Shooting
The deaths have reportedly left the tight knit Sikh community stunned and in mourning.
Liste→ Dubious report misleads on former Indian election watchdog chief’s ‘hacking admission’
As millions head to the polls for India’s West Bengal elections, a purported newspaper clipping surfaced in online posts that claim the former head of the Indian election commission admitted the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hacked voting mach
Liste→ This video is unrelated to ongoing West Bengal polls — it was filmed in a different Indian state in 2019
A video has been viewed thousands of times on Facebook and Twitter, alongside a claim that it shows a mob storming a polling station during elections in India’s West Bengal state in 2021. But this claim is false: the video has circulated online in u
Snopes→ Gunman Dead After Multiple People Shot at Indianapolis Fedex Facility
Fedex released a statement saying it is cooperating with authorities and working to get more information.
Liste→ These photos are from a 2018 political event in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh
A composite image showing politicians from India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party sitting on a stage alongside empty chairs has been shared in multiple Facebook posts that claim it shows sparse attendance at a political rally in the east Indian stat
Snopes→ Taiwanese-Born Yu Chang Gets Racist Tweets After Indians Baseball Error
Indians manager Terry Francona called racist social media messages sent to first baseman Yu Chang “stupid and ignorant” and said they have no place in baseball or “anywhere.”
Liste→ Facebook posts misrepresent Indian politician’s visit to Muslim shrine ahead of West Bengal polls
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in Facebook posts that claim it shows Indian politician Mamata Banerjee making a "secret" visit to a Muslim shrine. The posts go on to claim that Banerjee was "deceiving Hindus" as she seeks re-el
Snopes→ Did ‘Strangers Things’ Inspire WNBA Team Indiana Fever’s Jersey?
The WNBA unveiled new jersey designs for their 25th season.
Liste→ This image has been doctored from a photo showing stray dogs in an Indian hospital
A photo that shows stray dogs sitting on hospital beds has been shared in multiple Facebook posts that claim it was taken in a hospital in the southern Pakistani province of Sindh. The claim is false: the photo actually shows a hospital in India; the
Liste→ Misleading social media posts share deceptively edited video of Indian opposition politician Rahul Gandhi
A clip of a man appearing to tell leading Indian opposition politician Rahul Gandhi that unemployment has not increased under the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has been shared in multiple Facebook and Twitter. The posts, however, are m
Liste→ Indian media outlet The Wire denies offering ‘apology’ for alleged defamation case against Home Minister’s son
Multiple Facebook and Twitter posts have shared a text message in Hindi that claims Indian news website The Wire has tendered an “apology” after “losing a defamation case against Jay Shah”, son of the minister of Home Affairs, in the Supreme Co
Top Fact Checks→ The Indiana Bell building was made to move 15 inches per hr, all while 600 employees still worked there.
In 1930, the building of Indiana Bell telephone company rotated 90 degrees and moved to build an extended building.
Liste→ This is a photo from the Indian city of Lucknow
A photo of a traffic jam on a garbage-filled street has been shared thousands of times on Facebook with the claim that it shows a scene from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, a northwestern Pakistani province bordering Afghanistan. The claim is false; the photo was
Liste→ This image of Indian politician Mamata Banerjee is a doctored photo from a satire page
Multiple Facebook and Twitter posts have shared a photo that they claim shows Indian politician Mamata Banerjee walking out of a wheelchair, suggesting she faked a leg injury sustained while campaigning in March 2021. The claim is misleading: the photo
Liste→ This graphic was created from an old advertisement featuring former Indian cricketer Sourav Ganguly
A graphic that appears to show that Sourav Ganguly, a former Indian cricketer, has joined India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been shared in multiple posts on Facebook. The claim is false: the image was created by superimposing an old phot