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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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Fact-checker Vijay Gajera announces quitting social media activism and closure of his fact-checking website ‘Only Fact India’

OpIndia Staff -
"I never imagined situations like this, but my team and I lost to the powerful ecosystem," Vijay Gajera posted online.
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TMC MP and Congress-friendly ‘journalist’ share AI-generated image of PM Modi, falsely claim that his meetup with tea garden workers was designed like ‘movie...

OpIndia Staff -
Azad, who has a history of peddling fake news, claimed, "He (Narendra Modi) has surpassed #AmitabhBachchan and #Rajinikanth. He acting and dramatics is un parallel. The stage is perfectly set. This is not impromptu but by design."
Fact-Check

Congress, The Wire peddle fake news about BJP workers ‘vandalising’ party office in Assam: Here is the truth

OpIndia Staff -
In reality, the incident did not take place in Assam as alleged by Congress spokesperson Reetam Singh. The clash instead occurred on 16th March in the Alipurduars district of West Bengal.
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Fact Check: No, Bill Gates is not creating rainfall in North India using experimental technology, read how viral claims are misleading people

Dhruv Mishra -
Over the last 2 days, North India has witnessed sudden rainfall, thunderstorms and even hailstorms, after which social media users are claiming that it is caused by Bill Gates
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