Last month, a detailed investigative report by journalist Samarth Bansal made a discomforting revelation about India’s growing fake news problem and its direct link with the government. That the discovery…
January, 2019 turned out to be business as usual for purveyors of misinformation, who used all sorts of tactics to manipulate the views of social media users. Targeting of political…
“वंदेभारत एक्सप्रेस पर पथराव करने वाले दयाबस्ती दिल्ली से आप पार्टी के 4 कार्यकर्ता हिरासत में। यही बेवकुफ राजनीति बदलने आये थे (Four AAP supporters from Daya Basti, Delhi were…
At the backdrop of the recent CBI raid on Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar’s residence over the issue of Saradha chit fund scam, a rumour on social media claims that “490…
Laughing Colours, a popular Facebook page with a massive following of over 30 million, recently posted a photograph. The photo showed a massive crowd and the accompanying words were “Surgical…
On January 30, Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with young professionals at the New India Youth Conclave in Surat during his day-long visit to Gujarat. Addressing the conclave, Modi claimed…
On January 19, Alt News debunked a viral picture which suggested that while Sania Mirza wears a hijab in Pakistan, she dons modern urban attire in India. Several Facebook pages…
A Facebook page I Support Modi with a massive follower base of 18 lakh posted an image of cricketing stars Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli, and Bollywood actor…
Union finance minister Piyush Goyal presented interim budget 2019 in the Lok Sabha on February 1, with major proposals aimed at the unorganised sector and the middle-class. One of the…
