Rishi Bagree describes himself on Twitter as ‘an ordinary tax paying citizen’. His 99,000 followers on the social media platform include top functionaries of the ruling party and the Central…
BJP’s 2024 poll campaign is riding on disinformation and Muslim vilification
How big a part will disinformation play in the 2024 election campaign? The question has been asked by so many people on so many platforms. As the big fat Indian…
Rahul Gandhi did not talk about rights of minorities exclusively; video of his speech shared by Right Wing is edited
Following the controversy surrounding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s anti-Muslim hate speech in Banswara, Rajasthan, a clip of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s speech has gone viral. Several prominent Right Wing users…
‘Muslim League’ to ‘Wealth distribution’: Modi leads the way in amplifying falsehoods about Congress Manifesto
Congress on April 5 unveiled its Lok Sabha 2024 election manifesto, the ‘Nyay Patra’, in Delhi in the presence of party president Mallikarjun Kharge, Parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Rahul…
Kerala hill highway not funded by Union government; claim by Right Wing influencers false
The official X handle of CPI(M) Kerala on March 25 posted a video of a mountain highway with the following caption: “The 1251 km long mountain highway from Nandarapadav, Kasargod…
Siddaramaiah did not say “want to be reborn as a Muslim”; clipped video falsely viral
A 20-second clip featuring Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah is being widely shared on social media. In the clip, the Karnataka CM can be heard delivering a speech in Kannada. It…
The Karnataka temple tax legislation: Claims, counterclaims & FACTS
With the 2024 Lok Sabha elections barely three months away, political parties have raised the poll pitch and gearing themselves for a high-octane campaign. The southern state of Karnataka is…
Kejriwal ‘tweet’ on ED-CBI summons to politicians amplified by Kiren Rijiju is fake
A tweet from 2012 purportedly by Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal is viral on social media. In it, he calls for the resignation of ‘corrupt leaders’ who do not appear…
Clip of child crying for father amid Sabarimala rush shared out of context with ‘plight of Hindus in Kerala’ barb
The Sabarimala hill shrine in Thiruvananthapuram has had a chaotic week as thousands of pilgrims started arriving for the annual pilgrimage. On December 10, TOI reported that pilgrims lost their…
Did crowd shout ‘Modi, Modi’ at Ashok Gehlot’s rally in Tonk? No, doctored clip shared by Assam CM Himanta Sarma
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has shared a clip wherein Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot is seentrying to silence attendees at a rally who are heard shouting ‘Modi-Modi’. Standing next…