Even as the country was celebrating India’s cricket World Cup triumph, the social media space saw a proliferation of rage-bait content through which a section of Hindutva flagbearers targeted Indian…
Understanding the outrage over FSSAI’s much delayed ban on misleading use of ‘ORS’ label and why it’s a big deal
On October 31, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) upheld its earlier ban on beverages misleadingly labelled as ORS (oral rehydration solution), calling it a public “health…
Bihar polls: PK’s Jan Suraaj Party second highest spender on digital ads after BJP
An analysis of Meta ad spending by political parties in Bihar ahead of the elections throws up a surprise: Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party, a political newbie which is fighting…
‘Bring 10 Muslim girls, get a job’: No action yet against UP BJP leader for incendiary speech
No action has been initiated against UP BJP leader and ex-MLA Raghavendra Pratap Singh who promised job to Hindu men if they could ‘bring’ 10 Muslim girls. This, the former…
Col Sofia Qureshi’s video on ‘saffronisation’ and using Indian Army for gimmicks ahead of Bihar Elections is fake
A video of Colonel Sofia Qureshi calling out “saffronisation” in the Indian Army and saying that her job is to defend the country and not be an ideological vessel for…
Did Rahul Gandhi say ‘I don’t get any disease, I have direct connection with God’? No, viral video is clipped
A 15-second-long clip in which Rahul Gandhi says, “I don’t get any disease, I have a direct connection from above, I directly speak to God,” is being shared by social…
Photos from Bangladeshi films shared to back cooked-up ‘Love Jihad’ story
An image of a woman with what looks like burn injuries on her face is viral on social media alongside the photo of a couple. It is being claimed that…
Hindu youths desecrated temples in UP with ‘I love Muhammad’ graffiti to frame Muslim peers, arrested
Visuals with the words “I love Muhmad” and “I love Mamud” spray-painted on the walls of two temples are viral on social media. In one of the videos showing the…
Rahul Gandhi did not call Chhath puja a ‘drama’; claim by Modi, BJP camp false
Rahul Gandhi’s comments on Chhath puja at an election rally in Bihar have raised a political storm. It is being claimed that the Congress MP called Chhath puja, celebrated primarily…
Video of drunk man petting, offering alcohol to Pench tiger is AI-generated
A 6-second clip, ostensibly CCTV footage, showing a man petting a tiger in the middle of an empty street and offering the animal some liquor he was holding, is being…