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    Home / Social Media Claim / Page 5

    Claim Type: Social Media Claim

    Politics

    Fact-check: Did Rajasthan govt pass law to protect mosques and madrasas?

    Kinjal3rd September 2021

    A screenshot of public notice has been making the rounds on social media recently. Citing the offences listed under Sections 427 and 2/3 of the Public Property Act 1985, it…

    Media analysis

    Media, journalists fall for fake account in Arshad Nadeem’s name thanking Neeraj Chopra

    Abhishek Kumar13th August 2021

    A name that began dominating news headlines following Indian athlete Neeraj Chopra’s historic gold medal win in javelin throw at Tokyo Olympics was Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem who finished 5th in…

    Politics

    No, Coimbatore to Thrissur cannot be traveled in 10 minutes via Kuthiran Tunnel

    Archit11th August 2021

    Minister of Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari tweeted that one side of the Kuthiran Tunnel will be operational from July 31. Kuthiran Tunnel is an under-construction tunnel on the…

    Religion

    Fact-check: Is Islamic Studies an optional subject for UPSC exam?

    Priyanka Jha10th August 2021

    A user named Kanak Singhi posted a picture on the Facebook group ‘देश का DNA‘ (Desh Ka DNA). In the accompanying caption, she suggested that one could become an IAS…

    Politics

    India’s UNSC Presidency is not for the ‘first’ time

    Priyanka Jha7th August 2021

    Facebook page ‘Namo India‘ recently posted a graphic that read, “From today onwards the command of the world is in the hands of India. India will take over the Presidency…

    Economics

    Petrol prices: No, state govts don’t levy more tax than central govt

    Archit28th July 202128th July 2021

    Several social media users have shared a purported break-up of fuel prices that claims state governments levy twice as much tax on petrol as the central government. Multiple Twitter users…

    Religion

    Hindu man who died in bull attack mocked assuming he was Muslim

    Aqib Pathan26th July 2021

    A 30-second CCTV footage of a bull attacking an elderly man, tossing him in the air, has been shared on social media with several people mocking his death. A sarcastic…

    Religion

    No, Amul has not fired 1.38 lakh employees who consume beef

    Kinjal21st July 2021

    A claim that Amul owner Anand Seth recently fired 1.38 lakh employees who consume beef is viral on social media. Facebook user Shri Radhe Krishna shared the claim on three…

    Religion

    Cadbury Australia’s website screenshot shared to claim products with beef sold in India

    Archit21st July 2021

    On July 17, right-wing influencer Madhu Purnima Kishwar tweeted shared a screenshot of confectionary company Cadbury’s website. The screenshot stated, “Please note, if any of our products contain gelatine in…

    Religion

    Fact-Check: Does Himalaya’s neem, tulasi, lasuna supplements contain bovine extract?

    Archit20th July 20212nd April 2022

    In the second week of July, several social media users shared a claim suggesting that the Himalaya Drug Company’s neem, tulasi, and lasuna supplements contain halal-certified meat. This claim has…

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