On December 2, The Indian Express reported that Abdul Rashid Shora, biological father of activist Shehla Rashid, wrote to J&K DGP Dilbag Singh alleging that his daughter took Rs 3…
Morphed tweet of Shehla Rashid calling for boycott movie of movie on Kashmiri pandits viral
The trailer of Bollywood film ‘Shikara – The Untold Story of Kashmiri Pandits’ released on January 7, 2020. Journalist Aditya Raj Kaul shared the trailer and tweeted, “In tears. I…
Shehla Rashid pocketing money crowdfunded for Kathua/Unnao victims’ family is fake news
Social media was recently brimming with allegations that JNU student leader Shehla Rashid embezzled the money crowdfunded for the family of the Kathua rape victim. The accusations reached to the…
“You can never trust a Bengali” – Morphed tweet attributed to Shehla Rashid
Shameless JNU pro naxals says to @CitiznMukherjee “never trust a Bengali” for rejecting “martyr Afzal Guru mercy petition”! And then says “You can never trust a Bengali”! @MamataOfficial must take…
Fake news about Shehla Rashid booked for tweet on Nitin Gadkari circulates on social media
Shehla Rashid, student leader from JNU, has often being at the receiving end of right-wing trolls on social media. Now, it has been claimed that Rashid has been booked under…
Hardik Patel facing people’s ire in Gujarat? Old video shared with false claim
A video of BJP leader Hardik Patel is viral on social media where some people can be seen expressing their displeasure over the youth leader who shot to fame with…
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,…
Twitter fails to enforce policy for suspended users as many pro-BJP accounts reappear
A hashtag celebrating the revival of a suspended account took Twitter by storm on November 27. ‘#TrueIndologyIsBack’ was used to welcome a handle by the same name, permanently suspended by…
False claims about Safoora Zargar’s marriage and pregnancy viral on social media
Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) scholar Safoora Zargar was arrested on April 10 and subsequently charged under non-bailable offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Since her arrest, social media has…
Thorough hand-washing with an ordinary soap is effective in killing coronavirus (COVID-19)
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus has given rise to medical advisories floating on social media and in the media. One such advisory promotes the use of soap. CLAIM However,…