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SC advocate Sanjay Hegde shares fake screenshot of Donald Trump, peddles lies about use of Indian EVMs for US election: Here is the truth

Dibakar Dutta -
On Thursday (20th August), Supreme Court advocate Sanjay Hegde took to X (formerly Twitter) to peddle fake news about Indian EVMs being used in...
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Fact Check: Congress, RJD share old video to falsely claim BJP leader Arjun Singh hoisted party flag instead of tricolour on Independence Day

OpIndia Staff -
Congress and RJD peddled fake news claiming Bengal BJP leader Arjun Singh hoisted his party's flag instead of the Tricolour on Independence Day.
News Reports

‘Kanwariyas neither beat up police nor tore uniforms’: Meerut Police debunk viral claims spread by Leftist, Extremist handles

जयन्ती मिश्रा -
Meerut Police stated that the video going viral on social media with the claim that Kanwariyas assaulted police personnel and tore their uniforms is completely false
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Nine fake claims busted by Delhi Police: From Zubair’s nail-studded baton video to Saurav Das’s pellet gun allegation

OpIndia Staff -
Delhi Police said no targeted violence occurred and denied that thousands of students were held without food or water. It warned of legal action against those spreading rumours and misleading content online after the protest.
News Reports

Viral posts of alleged Chinese incursion 60 km inside Indian territory in Arunachal Pradesh debunked: Is there a pattern to such recycled claims?

Dhruv Mishra -
The latest incident follows a pattern seen repeatedly during periods of heightened public interest in India-China relations. Old military footage, unrelated videos of troop movements, satellite images or clips from other countries are often repackaged with new captions claiming a fresh Chinese incursion into Indian territory.
Government and Policy

Govt clarifies stand on ethanol blending, says E20 is national policy, not an ‘ongoing experiment’

OpIndia Staff -
The clarification followed India Today’s claim that E20 was described as an experiment, a report repeated by other media outlets and criticised online for appearing to contradict the government’s stated support for the nationwide programme.
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Congress peddles fake news to discredit Operation Sindoor, lies about Modi govt not ‘recognising’ martyrs for a year: Here is the truth

OpIndia Staff -
On Friday (26th June), Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera took to X (formerly Twitter) to peddle fake news about the Indian government 'withholding' the names...
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Cockroach Janta Party founder claims the government blocked the party’s website, but technical analysis of the site suggests he is lying

OpIndia Staff -
Technical data of the cockroachjantaparty.org site reveals that the domain is currently in a "clientHold" status, which means it has been deactivated at domain level, and not blocked by the govt.
Economy and Finance

‘Mischievous and misleading’: Govt dismisses reports claiming sharp rise in petrol and diesel prices after assembly election results

OpIndia Staff -
The Centre refuted price hike rumours and said such reports create panic. It cited market projections and crude price rise as triggers. Earlier the government had said that refineries are running at full capacity with sufficient fuel stock.
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The Telegraph peddles fake ‘internal survey’ report of BJP, party slams TMC’s attempt to plant false stories to distract from real issue

OpIndia Staff -
“There is no such internal survey of the Bharatiya Janata Party. The overwhelming support for the BJP in West Bengal has clearly unnerved the Trinamool Congress, which is now planting such scurrilous stories to distract from the real issues,” the party made it clear.
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