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Unrelated video used to portray the killing of Dalit deputy sarpanch in Gujarat

Jignesh Patel22nd June 2019

A video of a man brutally thrashing another man supine on the ground is being shared on social media. Twitter user Aazad Parmar posted the video on June 20 with…

“Watching porn leads to reproduction of more children”: False quote ascribed to Yogi Adityanath

Pooja Chaudhuri22nd June 201922nd June 2019

A quote that says – “पोर्न देखने से ज़्यादा बच्चे पैदा होते हैं (Watching porn leads to the reproduction of more children)”, has been attributed to UP Chief Minister Yogi…

Media celebrates PM Modi winning ‘British Herald’ readers’ poll, but what is ‘British Herald’?

Alt News Desk22nd June 201911th February 2021

The results of a ‘readers’ poll’ by a hitherto unknown website called ‘British Herald’, declaring Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi the most powerful world leader, are being widely shared on…

2017 video simulation shared as 2019 Mount Sinabung volcanic eruption in Indonesia

Pooja Chaudhuri21st June 201923rd July 2021

On June 9, 2019, Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra, Indonesia, erupted and sent a huge plume of thick ash into the sky. A video floating across social media platforms is…

Did Sri Lankan Muslims demolish mosque and convert to Hinduism?

Pooja Chaudhuri21st June 201921st June 2019

A message viral on social media claims Muslims in Sri Lanka converted to Hinduism after demolishing mosques across the country. “श्री लंका में मुसलमान अपने ही हाथो से तोड़ रहे…

How an unidentified family photo first became Kalam’s, then Modi’s childhood picture

Jignesh Patel19th June 2019

A photograph of a young boy and a woman was shared on social media with the narrative that it was the childhood photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his…

No, Shashi Tharoor isn’t with wives of Pak cricketers in this photograph

Pooja Chaudhuri19th June 2019

A photograph of Congress leader Shashi Tharoor with a group of women is being shared on social media as the Kerala MP in the company of “Pakistani cricketers’ wives.” A…

May 2019: Misinformation weaponised to target electoral process and political leaders

Arjun Sidharth18th June 2019

Politics was the fulcrum of misinformation/disinformation in May, as India voted in the 2019 general election. Misinformation was weaponized and disseminated in an aggressive, yet strategic manner in a bid…

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Amit Malviya says earth rotates clockwise, makes false claim about Rahul Gandhi’s Narmada Ghat aarti

After social media outrage, ‘Rashid Khan’ justifying Shraddha murder turns out to be Vikas Kumar