Beyond Savarkar: Revisiting ‘Mercy Petitions’ by Other Indian Freedom Fighters Like Ram Prasad Bismil, Bal Gangadhar, Sachindra Nath, Badrinath Ghosh
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was a revolutionary, ideologue, and thinker of Hindutva. Although he was a symbol of the revolutionary movement prior to independence, he is now the subject of fierce debate and polarization in present-day Indian politics....
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Analyzing What the British Really Thought of Savarkar’s Mercy Petitions
Swatantryaveer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar has been one of the most misunderstood and controversial names in Indian independence struggle history. Born...
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Viral Image Claiming Israelis Trampled Indian Flag Is AI-Generated
An image is going viral on social media, showing individuals carrying the Israeli flag while appearing to walk over the...
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2008 Video of CNN Journalist Harassed During Live Broadcast Shared as Recent
A video from CNN featuring a news segment on women’s safety in India has recently gone viral. In the clip,...
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Terrorists With Arms Arrested in Shopian Falsely Shared as Civilians Arrest
Following the Pahalgam attack and Operation Sindoor, amidst growing tensions between India and Pakistan, a claim is being circulated on...
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Beyond Savarkar: Revisiting ‘Mercy Petitions’ by Other Indian Freedom Fighters Like Ram Prasad Bismil, Bal Gangadhar, Sachindra Nath, Badrinath Ghosh
Analyzing What the British Really Thought of Savarkar’s Mercy Petitions
Viral Image Claiming Israelis Trampled Indian Flag Is AI-Generated
2008 Video of CNN Journalist Harassed During Live Broadcast Shared as Recent
Terrorists With Arms Arrested in Shopian Falsely Shared as Civilians Arrest
Politics
Claim That BJP Candidate Chinnamile Anji Reddy Spent ₹30 Crore to Secure MLC Ticket Is False
On Monday, 24 February, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced that the biennial elections would fill five vacancies in the Legislative Councils...
Fact Check: No Unjust Removal of 5 Lakh Women from Ladli Behna Yojana, Disqualifications Based on Pre-Existing Criteria
Social media users are sharing a graphic claiming that the Maharashtra government has unjustly removed the names of 5 lakh women from the...
Fact Check: EU Granted Basmati Rice Ownership to Pakistan Instead of India?
A few days ago, a report from UkrAgroConsult went viral on social media, claiming that New Zealand and Australia had officially recognized Basmati...
BJP MLA Lavingji Thakor’s Cleaning Video Shared With Misleading Claims
A 58-second video of the BJP MLA, Lavingji Thakor, from the Radhanpur Assembly Constituency in Gujarat is going viral, showing him sweeping inside...
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Burning City Video Is Not From California; Its AI-Generated
Amid the ongoing wildfires in California, numerous AI-generated and old videos of fire incidents are circulating widely on social media. One such video, lasting 12 seconds, shows a city consumed...
History
Beyond Savarkar: Revisiting ‘Mercy Petitions’ by Other Indian Freedom Fighters Like Ram Prasad Bismil, Bal Gangadhar, Sachindra Nath, Badrinath Ghosh
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was a revolutionary, ideologue, and thinker of Hindutva. Although he was a symbol of the revolutionary movement prior to independence, he is now the subject of fierce debate and polarization in present-day Indian politics. He is usually characterized as a ‘traitor’, ‘British...
Analyzing What the British Really Thought of Savarkar’s Mercy Petitions
Swatantryaveer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar has been one of the most misunderstood and controversial names in Indian independence struggle history. Born in 1883 at...
Godse Neither Underwent Circumcision Nor Had ‘Abdullah’ Tattoo Before Assassinating Gandhi
A claim is being made on social media stating that before assassinating Mahatma Gandhi, Nathuram Godse forcibly underwent circumcision at a private hospital...
Claim of Shivaji Maharaj’s Coronation with a Brahmin’s Toe is False
On the upcoming June 6, it will be 351 years since the coronation of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. His coronation took place on June...
Did Shivaji Write a Letter to Aurangzeb Suggesting him to Collect Jizya from Rana Raj Singh?
A viral social media post claims that when Aurangzeb demanded Jizya from Chhatrapati Shivaji, he responded by saying that they would pay only...
Advocate Suryanarayan Who Fought Against Bhagat Singh, Not Associated with RSS
Since India’s independence, left-wing historians have had an impact on history. Left-wing historians have praised Congress leaders, while propagating misleading information about freedom...