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    Home / Social Media Claim / Page 9

    Claim Type: Social Media Claim

    Politics

    No, Delhi HC has not ordered release of farm bill protestors arrested after Jan 26 violence

    Anuradha Prasad13th February 202113th February 2021

    India’s farmers have been agitating against the centre’s new farm laws for nearly four months now. As part of the demonstrations, they held a tractor rally in the capital on…

    Politics

    Did Kapil Dev say Jay Shah pressured cricketers to post identical tweets? Fake quote

    Anuradha Prasad11th February 2021

    Social media users were up in arms after R&B artist Rihanna and environmental activist Greta Thunberg tweeted about the raging farmer protests in India. While one group appreciated their support,…

    Politics

    Fake Twitter accounts created in actor Naseeruddin Shah’s name

    Jignesh Patel10th February 202110th February 2021

    In the backdrop of actor Naseeruddin Shah’s vocal support for the ongoing farmer’s protest, several Twitter accounts have cropped up in his name. On February 8, Twitter handle @naseruddin_shah posted…

    PoliticsReligion

    OpIndia CEO targets singer Caralisa Monteiro with fake tweet in her name

    Archit & Pooja Chaudhuri8th February 2021

    Singer Caralisa Monteiro had recently tweeted a morphed screengrab of an OpIndia article. She later took down her tweet. Soon after, another screenshot was widespread. But this time in Monteiro’s…

    Politics

    False claim of Lalu Prasad Yadav’s demise viral on social media

    Anuradha Prasad8th February 2021

    Many social media users recently claimed that former Railway Minister and ex-Chief Minister of Bihar, Lalu Prasad Yadav, passed away. Sharing a photo of the leader, users wrote, “Very sad…

    Politics

    NYT editor ‘Joseph Hope’ praised Modi in an article? Fake piece, fictional name

    Anuradha Prasad6th February 20215th July 2021

    A job advertisement on The New York Times (NYT) seeking a South Asia Business Correspondent based out of New Delhi created quite a stir on media outlets sympathetic to Prime…

    Religion

    Fake story claims Aaj Tak’s Navjyot Randhawa harassed by Muslim man in farmers’ protest

    Archit3rd February 20219th February 2021

    After the January 26 clashes during farmer’s tractor rally, there has been an organised effort to build a false narrative about the events that transpired. Several Facebook and Twitter users have…

    News

    Fake story alleging farmers tried to run over journalist with tractor widely copy-pasted

    Archit30th January 2021

    A purported incident that went down during farmers’ tractor rally in Delhi on January 26 was surprising experienced by several Twitter and Facebook users. “I have never seen such chaos…

    News

    Multiple imposter accounts created in farmer leader Rakesh Tikait’s name

    Archit30th January 2021

    Several accounts in the name of Bharat Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait have surfaced on Twitter. Tikait is the son of BKU founder Mahendra Singh Tikait. The 51-year-old is…

    Politics

    Fact-check: Was India excluded from Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony?

    Kinjal27th January 2021

    Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States on January 20, 2021. A number of well-known political and public figures attended the ceremony, including former…

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