On social media, we often see anonymous handles get away with all kinds of abuse, threats of physical harm and more. However, what explains a Twitter handle associated with a…
On May 1st, as reported by several Indian media outlets, Pakistan killed and mutilated two security personnel along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir….
A rumour that started on Whatsapp travelled to Facebook. From Facebook, it travelled to a right-wing fake news website. The right-wing fake news website created a nice infographic of the…
A Muslim name. That too a woman. Celebrates the recent success of Yogi Adityanath and constantly appreciates the ‘greatness’ of PM Modi. Very critical of Muslims. Repeatedly brands the entire…
26 CRPF personnel have been killed in a dastardly attack by Maoists in the Sukma district in Chattisgarh. Reportedly, the attack took place at around 12.25pm between the Burkapal-Chintagufa area…
For the advancement of right-wing forces in Bengal, there’s been a continuous and deliberate attempt to spread fake images/videos to project that Bengal is being taken over by Muslims. Recently,…
The cycle of WhatsApp propaganda. Some smart aleck writes about a new fictional achievement by BJP; BJP supporters, who never believe in fact-checking when it comes to BJP’s own achievements,…
Sonu Nigam puts out a few tweets where he claims that he’s disturbed by Azaan. The tweets may not be worded in the best possible way, but imagine a friend…
Since 1995, BJP has been the incumbent party in Gujarat. Over 22 years of unchallenged leadership has made Gujarat elections a matter of prestige for Hindutva leadership. Anything less than…
In November 2015, when Aamir Khan made a statement regarding increasing intolerance in India, Snapdeal had to bear the brunt of the anger of pseudo-nationalists who were offended by Aamir’s…