On February 20, Alt News reported that Jagran Media’s Vishvas News, a signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN), did not follow at least two IFCN codes of conduct —…
In March 2020, Meta (previously Facebook) announced a partnership with the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN, set up in 2015 by US no-profit Poynter Institute) ‘to reduce the spread of misinformation…
A 44-second clip that shows a group of people from the Muslim community chanting slogans of ‘Bharat Mata Ki jai’ and ‘Azadi’ is viral on social media. The people, led…
The US-based investor-research firm Hindenburg Research on January 24 published a 32,000-word report on the Adani Group titled Adani Group: How The World’s 3rd Richest Man Is Pulling The Largest…
On February 6, an earthquake struck southern and central Turkey and western Syria. Its epicenter was in the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep. The BBC reported at 13.46 IST on…
On January 29, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum issued instructions to rename Al Menhad area and its surroundings ‘Hind City’….
An image of burqa-clad girls receiving scholarships from Kerala-based Malabar Charitable Trust is being shared on Twitter. The girls are holding certificates and posing for photographs on a stage. The…
The ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) on January 17 uploaded a new draft of amendments to the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, which…
A few clips of varying duration showing the demolition of a mosque are being shared on social media. The claim is that the said mosque is from Prayagraj’s Saidabad and…
