A video of a group of people sitting in the middle of the road with safety jackets on and being dragged away by some angry individuals is going viral on…
Victim blaming on social media: How Shraddha murder case exposed the patriarchal core of Right Wing
Inter-faith relationships between Hindu women and Muslim men have been a sore point for the Indian Right Wing for decades. The alleged defiance of traditional norms and customs by Hindu…
Old video of Muslim man dying by suicide during Kanwar Yatra viral with communal spin
[Disclaimer: Video contains self-harm. Reader discretion is advised.] A 20-second clip of a Kanwar procession is viral on social media. In the clip, a man jumps in front of a…
Old video from West Bengal falsely linked to ongoing mosque loudspeakers controversy
Earlier this month, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray issued a warning to the Maharashtra government to remove loudspeakers installed in mosques by May 3 or else the party…
Why has Twitter not deplatformed Madhu Kishwar for hateful conduct?
Hateful conduct can be grounds for suspension on Twitter and verified accounts “found to be in severe or repeated violation of Twitter rules”, including but not limited to hateful conduct,…
Media misreports Afghan women’s volleyball player beheaded by Taliban
The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan is a blow to women’s rights in the country. Many women have taken to the streets to protest against the hard-line regime. Afghan women leaders…
Cadbury Australia’s website screenshot shared to claim products with beef sold in India
On July 17, right-wing influencer Madhu Purnima Kishwar tweeted shared a screenshot of confectionary company Cadbury’s website. The screenshot stated, “Please note, if any of our products contain gelatine in…
Video of policeman beaten up in Ghaziabad in 2018 viral as Bareilly
A 25-second video of a mob beating a policeman has recently gone viral. The visuals show a woman hitting the cop with slippers. It is being claimed that ‘peacefuls’ (perojative…
AAP, BJP, Congress politicise Delhi HC’s order to remove Hanuman temple at Chandni Chowk
A Hanuman temple in Delhi’s Chandni Chowk was razed in the morning of January 3 as part of a beautification drive. The demolition sparked a political blame game where the…
Madhu Kishwar tweets photoshopped image of Amul Ad targeting Gandhi family
“बिना कुछ कहे, सब कुछ कह दिया। (Says everything without saying anything -translated)”, reads a tweet by academician and writer Madhu Purnima Kishwar with a photograph of billboard, which showed the…