“Smriti questions Rahul ‘manhood’”, read the headline of an article published by The Telegraph on January 5, 2019. The article claimed that Union Minister Smriti Irani appeared to question Rahul…
On January 6, Twitter handle Know The Nation (@knowthenation) tweeted a video of Rahul Gandhi addressing the Lok Sabha on the Rafale Deal. In the 9-second clip, the Congress President…
A photograph has gone viral on social media, with the claim that it represents a soldier of the Indian army in the line of duty. हमारे जवान -5 माईनस डिर्गी मे…
“In four and a half years of Modi’s government, 61 civilians died, 200 jawans were martyred and 1701 terrorists were liquidated, and in 10 years of Manmohan Singh’s rule, 1788…
On January 6, Twitter user Jagdish Sethi shared a video of clashes between a group of people, claiming that it depicted “Islamic terrorism in West Bengal”. He captioned the video…
[Update: This article was published on January 7, 2019 and has been updated with latest posts propagating the same misinformation] A widely circulating video on social media has been shared…
On January 4, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman gave a two-hour-long speech in the Lok Sabha answering Congress’ allegation on the Rafale deal. After her speech in Lok Sabha, a 4-second…
2018 marked yet another year when confidence and trust in mainstream media took a hit. There were a number of instances where top news organisations ended up disseminating misinformation, wittingly…
