A video of Sikh man criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi on how Sikh men have been branded ‘Khalistanis’ for participating in the farmers’ protest has created quite a stir online….
No, farmer leader VM Singh whose net worth is Rs 600 cr is not Congress leader
As the farmers’ protest now enters its fourth month, social media has been rife with a number of different viral claims linked to the ongoing movement, many of which were…
Twitter fails to enforce policy for suspended users as many pro-BJP accounts reappear
A hashtag celebrating the revival of a suspended account took Twitter by storm on November 27. ‘#TrueIndologyIsBack’ was used to welcome a handle by the same name, permanently suspended by…
Amit Malviya tweets clipped video to water down police action on protesting farmers
A photograph of a policeman swinging his baton at an elderly farmer was shot by PTI photojournalist Ravi Choudhary. The picture soon began to circulate widely on social media. Capturing…
Shefali Vaidya did not pass off imitation jewellery as Tanishq piece, morphed tweet viral
Shefali Vaidya, BJP supporter and vocal Hindutva activist, has been critical of a recent Tanishq advertisement featuring an interfaith couple. Vaidya was among those asking for a boycott of the…
BJP’s claim about West Bengal police throwing bombs at BJP protest rally is false
Clashes erupted in parts of Kolkata and neighbouring Howrah on October 8 during “March to Nabanna” organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) youth wing — Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha…
Video used to mock Ravish Kumar for ‘rolling on the street’ does not feature the journalist
BJP MLA Indu Tiwari from Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh tweeted a 19-second video alleging that it shows journalist Ravish Kumar. “Do you recognise this messiah journalist? He is known for imparting…
Satirical FB post on Ayub Khan marrying his daughter draws ridicule for Congress leader
Facebook user ‘Tarunnam Khan’ has caused quite a stir with a post where she claimed that she married her ‘father’ Ayub Khan. The person tagged was Hyderabad Congress leader Ayub…
Video shared to make misleading claim that Hathras victim’s family did her last rites
A 19-year-old Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras was allegedly tortured and gang-raped by four upper-caste men on September 14. She succumbed to her injuries on September 29. The UP…
Congress uses images from UPA rule to represent plight of farmers under Modi govt
The recent agricultural reforms face protests from farmers across the nation who fear that the legislation will not ensure Minimum Support Price (MSP) on agricultural produce. On September 24, the…