On February 14, several social media users claimed that a man named Sagar was lynched by 12 members of a Muslim family. It is being alleged that the man was…
Muslim student from JNU falsely blamed for ‘masterminding’ violence at the university
On January 6, 2019, Bollywood filmmaker Ashoke Pandit tweeted two screenshots – a Facebook post by JNU student Afzal Husain Khan and a screenshot of Khan’s Facebook bio – and…
No, Jamia student protester Aysha Renna did not tweet in celebration of Pulwama attack
Several users have posted a screenshot of an alleged tweet celebrating the Pulwama attack and claimed it was made by Jamia student Aysha Renna. Below is a tweet by Shefali…
False claim suggests all Hyderabad rape accused hailed from Muslim community
A graphic with photographs of Hyderabad rape accused is widely circulating on social media. It identifies the four accused as, “मोहम्मद पाशा,मोहम्मद इकबाल, मोहम्मद रहीम, मोहम्मद अक्रम (Mohammed Pasha, Mohammed…
October 2019: Mainstream media at the forefront of misinformation
In October 2019, several instances of misinformation emanating from mainstream media organizations were observed. Key events were misreported, deliberately or otherwise. The month also witnessed the usual attempts on social…
Man murdered for bursting crackers? Click-bait reports given communal colour on social media
On Diwali night, October 25, a youth was hacked to death in Odisha’s Sundarpada, Bhubaneshwar. Subsequent media reports declared “bursting of crackers” as the motive behind the murder. Barring a…
Old incident of Congress MLA attacked by mob viral as Hindu woman beaten by Muslim husband
A set of two photographs of a couple and the woman among them injured is circulating on social media. “In Assam, this madam left her husband and young child married…
Images of Bangladeshi child shared as kidnapped girl forced to beg in India
Two photographs of a child are doing rounds on the Indian social media ecosystem. A tweet by @RealHistoriPix claims that the child was kidnapped and forced into beggary – “This beautiful…
Old video shared as recent incident of alleged idol desecration in Bulandshahr, UP
A video of a man urinating on a Shivling is viral on social media with the claim that the incident occurred in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr. Twitter handle History Of India…
No, Mohammed Barkat Ali does not routinely appear on NDTV shows
“NDTV का आदमी निकला गुरुग्राम का बरकत अली, बरकत अली ने फर्जी आरोप लगाया था मेरी टोपी उछाल दी गयी, जय श्री राम बुलवाया गया, हिन्दुओ के खिलाफ बड़ी भयंकर…