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    Claim Type: Economics

    Society

    Alt News impact: Twitter suspends multiple imposter accounts in Pushpendra Kulshrestha’s name

    Priyanka Jha11th October 202111th October 2021

    A large portion of the disinformation on Indian Twitter came from fake and imposter accounts created in the name of journalist Pushpendra Kulshrestha. Some of these accounts had millions of…

    Media analysisNews

    Int’l and Indian media fall for fake Twitter account in Kabul Uni chancellor’s name

    Pooja Chaudhuri1st October 20211st October 2021

    A piece of news that made headlines on September 27 around the world claimed that the chancellor of Kabul University Mohammad Ashraf Ghairat said in a tweet, “As long as…

    Politics

    Rahul Gandhi’s statement on Mahatma Gandhi clipped, presented out of context

    Kinjal16th September 202116th September 2021

    A 28-second video of Rahul Gandhi has been doing massive rounds on social media. Rahul Gandhi can be heard saying in the video, “You must have seen in pictures of…

    News

    Video of woman thrashing BJP councillor placed out of context on social media

    Kinjal30th August 2021

    In the first week of August, a video of a woman beating up a cab driver in the middle of the road in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh had gained prominence. Both…

    Politics

    Old video shared as Pakistani Taliban threatening India after Afghanistan’s takeover

    Pooja Chaudhuri28th August 2021

    A video of an armed man threatening Prime Minister Narendra Modi with violence against India has been shared as a recent threat by the Pakistani Taliban. The man says that…

    Politics

    PM Modi’s images dominated ceremony of Olympic winners, unlike BJP supporters’ claim

    Archit11th August 202111th August 2021

    On August 9, the Tokyo Olympics medal winners from the Indian contingent were felicitated by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Several people pointed out that while the event…

    Politics

    AAP hoarding morphed to show party celebrating installation of dustbins

    Pooja Chaudhuri2nd August 2021

    A photograph of an AAP billboard has been shared by BJP leaders and members on social media. The billboard purportedly reads, “Congratulations Delhi, 10 new dustbins have been installed at…

    Media analysis

    Media outlets falsely share old images as Chinese engineers carrying AK-47s in Pakistan

    Kalim Ahmed26th July 202126th July 2021

    On 14 July, a bus explosion killed nine Chinese workers and four others near a hydroelectric project in Pakistan. Pakistani officials said that the blast could be a terrorist attack….

    Politics

    Old ABP News broadcast misreporting Zakir Naik’s extradition viral on social media

    Kalim Ahmed19th July 2021

    A 2:20 minutes long video clip, which is a part of an ABP News broadcast, is viral on social media. According to the clip, the Malaysian government has approved the…

    Politics

    BJP members share images of woman assaulted in 2016 to target SP

    Kinjal14th July 202114th July 2021

    Photographs of an injured woman are circulating on social media. The images show her being beaten with a stick and one of the images shows policemen surrounding the woman. The…

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