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    Home / Economics / Page 39

    Claim Type: Economics

    Politics

    April 2019: Political misinformation dominates social media propaganda in poll season

    Arjun Sidharth15th May 201915th May 2019

    April was characterized by a flurry of political activity on social media. With the Lok Sabha election underway, supporters of prominent political parties took potshots at each other, often resorting…

    Politics

    West Bengal: A prime target of misinformation ahead of the 2019 election

    Arjun Sidharth9th May 201910th May 2019

    West Bengal has emerged as a politically crucial state ahead of the 2019 election. With 42 seats to the Lok Sabha, the state will be key to the fortunes of…

    Science

    After falsely claiming FDA approval, IIT-Delhi startup Sanfe falsely claim AYUSH ministry approval

    Dr. Sumaiya Shaikh & Sabeeh Kamil7th May 20197th May 2019

    On 8th of March 2019, four IIT-Delhi entrepreneurs launched a product called ‘Sanfe Period Pain Relief Roll-On’ that claimed to help with menstrual pain. The start-up group (Redroom Technology Private…

    Politics

    March round up: Misinformation peaks over India-Pak tension

    Arjun Sidharth4th May 2019

    March was characterised by a torrent of misinformation, as military tensions between India and Pakistan rose in the early part of the month. From social media to mainstream media and…

    Politics

    Youth sported ISIS t-shirts in Wayanad, Kerala after polling? 2014 image from Tamil Nadu shared

    Arjun Sidharth2nd May 2019

    A photograph of a group of young men wearing black t-shirts with ISIS written on them, has been circulated with the claim that the picture was clicked in Wayanad, Kerala…

    Politics

    Did Bombay Stock Exchange billboard read ‘Dont Vote For Modi’? Satirical image goes viral

    Arjun Sidharth21st April 2019

    A photograph of the Bombay Stock Exchange has been circulated widely on multiple social media and messaging platforms, which shows the electronic billboard of the exchange displaying the text ‘DONT…

    Politics

    Fact-check: Did Ravish Kumar’s reportage on Pragya Thakur exhibit religious bias?

    Pooja Chaudhuri20th April 201921st April 2019

    Two separate broadcasts by senior journalist Ravish Kumar have been juxtaposed together and circulated on social media. The two videos played in quick succession attempt to portray the journalist as…

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    Politics

    False claim: Congress leaders photographed with the same elderly woman in multiple pictures

    Pooja Chaudhuri19th April 2019

    A set of images circulating on social media attempts to show Congress leaders embracing the same elderly woman in all the three photographs “ये अम्मा कांग्रेस की रजिस्टर्ड दुखियारी है।…

    News

    BJP MLA Raja Singh plagiarises Pakistan Army song, dedicates it to Indian army

    Alt News Desk14th April 201914th April 2019

    On April 12th, BJP MLA Raja Singh announced the release of his new song on Ram Navami dedicated to the Indian Army. You can listen to Raja Singh’s song here:…

    OpIndia
    Politics

    OpIndia falls for unofficial Facebook page of AMU; fails to acknowledge its error

    Jignesh Patel13th April 2019

    On April 11, right-leaning portal OpIndia published an article titled, “Aligarh Muslim University promotes Congress on Facebook page while appealing to vote”.  Aligarh Muslim University promotes Congress on Facebook page…

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    हत्यारों के साथ रात में घूम रहे गिरोह की झूठी कहानी के साथ मैनपुरी में हुई हत्या की तस्वीरें वायरल

    हत्यारों के साथ रात में घूम रहे गिरोह की झूठी कहानी के साथ मैनपुरी में हुई हत्या की तस्वीरें वायरल

    अहमदाबाद में छेड़खानी कर रहे लड़के की 2 बहनों ने पिटाई की, घटना का वीडियो सांप्रदायिक ऐंगल से शेयर

    अहमदाबाद में छेड़खानी कर रहे लड़के की 2 बहनों ने पिटाई की, घटना का वीडियो सांप्रदायिक ऐंगल से शेयर

    BJP-RSS की बर्बादी की दुआ कर रहे हज यात्रियों का पुराना वीडियो भारत के लिए बददुआ बताकर शेयर

    BJP-RSS की बर्बादी की दुआ कर रहे हज यात्रियों का पुराना वीडियो भारत के लिए बददुआ बताकर शेयर

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    चीन में सार्वजनिक जगह पर नमाज़ पढ़ रहे मुस्लिम व्यक्ति पर हमला बताकर थाईलैंड का वीडियो शेयर

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