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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicFake news

Topic: fake news

Fact Check: BJP leader given garland of shoes while on campaign trail in 2018, not for 2024 LS polls

Video doing the rounds on social media is from January 2018, when Dinesh Sharma, BJP candidate contesting Dhamnod civic elections in Madhya Pradesh, was campaigning in the area.

Fact Check: Image of pre-poll survey predicting lead for INDIA alliance in 10 states fabricated

The image shows front page of newspaper carrying survey by Dainik Bhaskar & Nielsen with claim that INDIA will have lead in Kerala, TN & other states. Dainik Bhaskar says image is 'fake'.

Fact Check: Viral clip of Modi & Yogi in UP shows a candid moment between them, not PM’s ‘anger’

The full video of the public meeting held in UP's Pilibhit, as part of BJP's campaign for LS polls, shows Modi didn't insult Yogi Adityanath, was directing him towards podium.

Fact Check: Congress has not promised to uphold Article 370 or abolish CAA in its 2024 manifesto

Screenshots of breaking news alerts from 2019, saying the party made such promises, including reduction of CRPF in Kashmir & amendments to AFSPA, are being shared as linked to 2024 polls.

Fact Check: Photos of Modi’s 2019 Kolkata event circulated as from his rally in Jalpaiguri this month

Original video of the rally was shared on Modi's X account on 3 April, 2019. Same video was also circulated in 2022 with X users claiming it showed visuals of a rally in Mangaluru & Kutch.

Fact Check: Video of New Year gifts handed out by DMK leader circulated as vote-buying exercise

The original video featuring DMK's Thomas Alva Edison was uploaded on social media platforms in January, way before implementation of Model Code of Conduct for upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

Fact Check: Video being shared as BJP-Congress fight in Manipur from 2016 debate on Afghan TV channel

In the 19-second clip, 2 men are seen arguing, punching each other. The video is being shared on social media as 'BJP vs INC' fight but is from a debate aired on 1TV Kabul in 2016.

Fact Check: 1 video, 2 narratives — clipped versions of MDMK chief Vaiko’s speech used by BJP, Oppn

In original video, he is heard criticising both Congress & Modi over the Katchatheevu issue. However, the 2 sides have used only certain parts of the speech to attack each other.

Fact Check: Video urging people to support Modi falsely passed off as a clip from Pakistan

The video on social media depicts a man seated in a car wearing a skullcap. He addresses Indian Muslims, falsely introducing himself as Asif Zardari from Pakistan.

Fact Check: Image of anti-BJP campaign not from Tamil Nadu, from a 2021 pre-poll rally in Kolkata

The image, which shows people holding 'no vote to BJP' posters, is from a protest carried out ahead of West Bengal assembly elections in 2021. It has no links with 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.