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    Shinjinee Majumder

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    Student of Economics at Presidency University. Interested in misinformation.

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    Media analysis

    Media misreport: Nobel committee member did not say Modi biggest contender for Peace Prize

    Shinjinee Majumder17th March 202317th March 2023

    Several media outlets recently reported that the deputy leader of the Nobel Prize committee, Asle Toje, who is in India at present, had called Prime Minister Modi the ‘biggest contender…

    Politics

    Dainik Jagran ad promoting eco-friendly Holi morphed with ‘Ek Mohalla Ek Bakra’ jibe

    Shinjinee Majumder14th March 202315th March 2023

    An apparent photo of a Dainik Jagran advertisement is viral on the internet. The ad says in large font, “एक मुहल्ला एक बकरा” (Translation: one neighborhood, one goat) and the…

    Politics

    Scene from TV series viral with claims of ‘Islamization’ of school students in Aus

    Shinjinee Majumder11th March 202314th March 2023

    A video purportedly showing non-Muslim students in an Australian school being taught how to pray in a mosque is viral on social media with users alleging that the ‘furious parents’…

    News

    Local youth’s murder in Karnataka shared as attack on Bihari migrant in Tamil Nadu

    Shinjinee Majumder10th March 2023

    Trigger Warning: Descriptions of Violence Social media is rife with claims about migrants from Bihar being attacked in Tamil Nadu. In one such instance, a video of a man lying…

    Politics

    Bhiwani killings: While Bajrang Dal denies role, at least two accused have strong ties with the outfit

    Shinjinee Majumder & Mohammed Zubair23rd February 202323rd February 2023

    The charred bodies of two men, Junaid (35) and Nasir (25), both residents of Ghatmeeka in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district, were found on February 16 in Bhiwani, Haryana, inside a four-wheeler….

    Media analysis

    Jagran-owned Vishvas News continues as IFCN signatory despite violating codes of conduct

    Archit & Shinjinee Majumder20th February 2023

    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…

    FeaturedPolitics

    Monu Manesar: A story of violent vigilantism in the name of ‘gau-raksha’, armed with state support

    Shinjinee Majumder14th February 202314th February 2023

    “Bhaiyo yaha pe ek samadhan hona chahiye. Jo bhi Love Jihad karte hai, unki list humein de. Hum aur humari team unko maarenge bhai, khulla. Na toh hum kisi case…

    PoliticsReligion

    Bangladesh school boy murder: False communal claim by Right Wing handles

    Shinjinee Majumder10th February 202310th February 2023

    Trigger Warning: Dead body Several social media users have shared the image of the body of a boy, seemingly a minor, with the claim that he had been murdered because…

    Religion

    Video of Kerala man assaulted by women shared with false communal claim

    Shinjinee Majumder3rd February 20233rd February 2023

    A video, in which a man can be seen getting assaulted by several women, was recently viral with the claim that the man was a Muslim and the women beating…

    History

    No, artwork showing man sitting at computer is not from ancient India

    Shinjinee Majumder31st January 202331st January 2023

    An image of an apparently ancient sculpture is viral with the claim that it was made in India 1,400 years ago during the time of a Pallava King. The sculpture…

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