Former JNUSU President and student leader Kanhaiya Kumar has failed his exam for the 11th time in JNU is the claim put forward on social media. On Twitter, a section…
Serial faker ShankhNaad attributes fake quote to actress Swara Bhasker
“Being raped by invader and become their sex slave is way better than committing jauhar (suicide) to avoid that life”. This ludicrous statement was apparently made by actress Swara Bhasker, according…
ShankhNaad – An Alt News exposé of the communal rabble rouser and leading peddler of fake news
Social media is replete with misinformation, rumours and fake news that is often disseminated with the motive of causing division among communities. This exercise is being conducted in an organised…
An Alt News investigation into an upcoming fake news site – CoverageTimes
Coveragetimes.com is a ‘news website’ that started just a few months ago and is already ranked in the top 15000 websites in India. In terms of their reach, they are…
Fake News Round-Up – September 2017 – From Prashant P Umrao to Ashoke Pandit
Welcome to the Fake News Round-up for September. This tracker has highlights of fake news, photoshopped images and doctored videos that did the rounds during the previous month. Given the…
As Rohingya crisis continues, images of children are being misused to spread fake news
Sandy is a 12 year-old Brazilian girl, suffering from multiple health problems including a liver condition. The Facebook page of Garrafão do Norte, the place where she lives, has shared…
Who spread the rumour that Churches and Mosques are exempted from GST?
How long can one ignore a problem before it becomes a liability? In recent past, a fake Whatsapp forward that went viral led to lynching of 8 people in Jharkhand….