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March round up: Fake news leads to PostCard News admin’s arrest, media bloopers and more

Arjun Sidharth4th April 20186th April 2018

March was a busy month for the fake news industry with fake quotes circulating by the dozen, communally provocative content that went viral on social media and hilarious bloopers by…

J&K Police, Tourism Dept rebut Times of India report of attack on tourists by stone pelters

Arjun Sidharth3rd April 20183rd April 2018

On April 3, Times of India reported that tourists in Jammu & Kashmir are facing the wrath of stone pelters. The report states that there has been a spate of…

Alt News responds to Arnab Goswami’s hilarious rant

Alt News Desk2nd April 2018

It started with a debate organized by Republic TV to discuss the arrest of Mahesh Hegde, founder of the serial fake news peddling website Postcard news. All was going well…

Union minister, BJP MPs and MLAs outrage over arrest of Postcard News founder

Arjun Sidharth30th March 201830th March 2018

“Shame on the state government led by @siddaramaiah which is behaving in dictatorial terms in arresting @mvmeet. Ensure to follow the true democratic spirit in fighting us rather than doing a…

Pak channel spreads fake news about solar panels vandalised due to BJP MP’s statement

Arjun Sidharth30th March 201813th July 2018

“Do you have any idea what they are doing? Ashok Saxena, Indian Parliament Member (BJP) said if people use solar energy, the Sun God will get angry…Now BJP Sanghis started…

Viral: Pakistani child artist claimed to be son of slain Indian Army officer

Arjun Sidharth29th March 201830th January 2019

“This is an Army Officer’s son. His father died in an operation against militants. His mother died of shock on hearing the news. He is studying in a boarding Army…

Times Now spreads misinformation about BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya

Arjun Sidharth27th March 201827th March 2018

” It is our job to get from sources whatever we can and break it first. We cannot be faulted for that, and the fact that the tweet was from…

Fact check: Was Amit Malviya the first to tweet about Karnataka poll dates?

Arjun Sidharth27th March 20186th August 2018

“Karnataka will vote on 12May 2018, counting will be on 18May2018”. This is the tweet that has landed BJP IT cell incharge Amit Malviya in trouble. Malviya tweeted the dates of…

Times Now, Kannada news channels air Karnataka poll dates before EC announcement

Alt News Desk27th March 2018

“Karnataka will vote on 12May 2018, counting will be on 18May2018”. The journalists waiting at the press conference were in for a rude shock when at 11.08 am the BJP…

Fake Facebook profile of NCC cadet interviewed by ANI viral on social media

Arjun Sidharth26th March 201826th March 2018

“Surprised he doesn’t have details of NCC. It isnt ‘other stuff’. Its 2nd line of defence. Hope Rahul Gandhi learns about it. Its important for leader to know about it”….

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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