After the assembly elections in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, social media users shared visuals of violence and protests, claiming to show the aftermath of the polls in both states. We also saw other misinformation surrounding former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and West Bengal's newly elected Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari.Read our fact-checks on the most viral pieces of misinformation we debunked this week.Do These Photos Show Man Behaving Inappropriately With Tourist in India? No!1. Fact-Check: Did Indira Gandhi Appeal to Indians to Stop Buying Gold in 1967?An image of a purported newspaper clipping of English-language daily The Hindu from 6 June 1967 is going viral on the internet with the claim that former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had appealed to citizens to stop buying gold in 1967.Among those sharing this purported clipping were news outlet Times Now, various leaders from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).#WebQoof | Did #IndiraGandhi really ask Indians to stop buying #gold in 1967? A viral newspaper clipping from The Hindu is doing the rounds, drawing a direct parallel with PM #Modi’s recent appeal in Secunderabad. But before you hit share, here’s the truth: It’s FAKE.Read the… pic.twitter.com/QZYgZ5dZaf— The Quint (@TheQuint) May 12, 2026However, the newspaper clipping being circulated as proof is digitally altered. The Hindu has officially clarified that the viral front page is fake and does not belong to their historical archives.Read our detailed fact-check here.Video of Rajnath Singh Saying ‘Ministers Won’t Resign’ Predates NEET Paper Leak2. Did WB CM Suvendu Adhikari Say His Party Will Work Only for Hindus? No, It’s AI!A video of West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari is being shared on the internet with a claim that it purportedly shows him targeting former CM Mamata Banerjee and saying that his party will work only for Hindus.An archive of the post can be found here.Is it true?: The video has been manipulated with the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools and does not show real remarks made by Adhikari.You can read our fact-check here.Video From an IUML Victory Celebration in Kerala Shared With a Misleading Claim3. This Clip Doesn’t Show Anti-Hindi Protests After CM Vijay’s Swearing-in CeremonyA video of several people spray painting over Hindi texts on signboards is being circulated on the internet as recent visuals from Tamil Nadu following the swearing-in ceremony of Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, claiming that it shows anti-Hindi language protests in the state.You can view an archive here.Hwowver, we were able to trace the video back to at least March 2026, which predates the formation of the new government in Tamil Nadu under Vijay's leadership. This meant that the viral claim was misleading.Read our fact-check here.Video of TVK Workers Misbehaving With Traffic Police Predates Tamil Nadu Polls4. This Video is Not From the Post-Poll Violence After the West Bengal ElectionsA video showing arson and chaos on a street is going viral on social media. The clip is being shared as footage of the aftermath of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly Election results, claiming to show post-poll violence in the state.An archive of the post can be found here.Is it true?: No. The viral video has been on the internet since April of this year. It has nothing to do with the West Bengal election results, which was declared on 4 May.Read our fact-check here.Unrelated Clips Shared as TMC Supporter Being Beaten on Road After WB Elections5. No, This Video Doesn’t Show BJP Workers Targeting Muslims in KolkataA video of a man dragging and thrashing a woman is being shared on the internet with a claim that it shows Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers targeting Muslims in West Bengal's Kolkata.An archive of the post can be found here.But...?: The video dates back to March of this year, when a woman named Sameena Shaikh and her daughter were assaulted in Maharashtra's Nashik. This made the viral claim false.Read our fact-check here.Fact-Check: Does This Video Show Mosques Being Destroyed in Meerut? No!(Not convinced of a post or information you came across online and want it verified? Send us the details on WhatsApp at 9540511818 , or e-mail it to us at webqoof@thequint.com and we'll fact-check it for you. You can also read all our fact-checked stories here.)