‘Man knocked down by vehicle in Toronto identified as former Sri Lankan cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya’, said the headline of an article on a website, CBTV. According to the report, the former swashbuckling opener succumbed to his injuries a... Read More
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An alleged newspaper clipping has been shared by several individual users on social media. It is titled – “पंजाबी वोटर अगर मेरा साथ दें तो देहाती जाट... Read More
A clipping that has been floating on social media the last few years has resurfaced this election season. It talks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi and alleged incidents from his childhood. “मोदी के भाई बहन... Read More
A purported newspaper clipping of popular Bengali daily বর্তমান (Bartaman) is shared on social media with its headline reading, “৪২টা আসন দিন হিন্দু কীভাবে কাঁদা তে হয়... Read More
BJP MP and actor Paresh Rawal retweeted a purported newspaper clipping (archive) according to which an Indian politician was arrested in Boston airport for possession of drugs. The politician was a son for a former prime minister, claimed the alleged... Read More
An image of what appears to be a newspaper clip is being shared on social media and messaging platforms, according to which Congress President Rahul Gandhi had called the baniya (trader) community ‘thieves’ who indulge in racketeering for... Read More
A viral message on Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp claims that the pilot of the February 26 IAF airstrike on JeM camps at Pakistan’s Balakot is a girl named Urvisha Jariwala from Bhulka Bhavan school in Surat. A BJP leader from Rajasthan,... Read More
“अभी अभी “*पाकिस्तान के प्रधानमंत्री को मारी गोली पाकिस्तान में (Just now, Pakistan’s Prime Minister was shot at in Pakistan... Read More
In the aftermath of the Pulwama terror attack, a viral message on social media claims that Priyanka Gandhi met Pakistani army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa in Dubai on February 7. The message ends with the statement – “Gaurav Pradhan had warned... Read More
Last month, a detailed investigative report by journalist Samarth Bansal made a discomforting revelation about India’s growing fake news problem and its direct link with the government. That the discovery was made during an election year makes it... Read More