Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on March 11 unveiled a statue of Kotwal Dhan Singh Gurjar at a police training school in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. During his speech at the programme, he…
Jagran-owned Vishvas News continues as IFCN signatory despite violating codes of conduct
In March 2020, Meta (previously Facebook) announced a partnership with the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN, set up in 2015 by US no-profit Poynter Institute) ‘to reduce the spread of misinformation…
No, man dancing to ‘Pathaan’ song in viral video is not Pak FM Bilawal Bhutto
A video of two individuals dancing to the song ‘Besharam Rang’ from the upcoming film ‘Pathaan’ is going viral on social media. It is being claimed that one of the…
2017 video of doctors’ spat in Jodhpur hospital OT viral again with false claims
A video shot in a hospital showing two doctors quarreling with each other inside an operation theatre is viral on social media. Journalist Tarek Fatah quote-tweeted the clip originally shared…
Roundup 2022: How parties, leaders, media & influencers amplified misinfo this year
Looking through the prism of news headlines, the Russia-Ukraine conflict and elections in several Indian states were the two major events of 2022. These incidents found wide coverage in mainstream…
‘32000 Kerala women in ISIS’: Misquotes, flawed math, imaginary figures behind filmmaker’s claim
The trailer of a movie titled ‘The Kerala Story’ was released on April 26. Soon after this, multiple Twitter users shared it urging people to watch the movie. Hindutva activist…
Video of Muslim man’s memorial being razed in Andhra Pradesh viral with communal spin
A 25-second-long video clip of a group of men, who appear to be Muslims, breaking the gates of a structure is widely circulating on social media. This viral clip is…
News channels air old video of Muslim youth raising provocative slogans in Jaipur as recent incident
A video of a group of Muslim youth putting up posters threatening Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati is making rounds on social media. The men in the video can be seen calling for…
Old video falsely shared as Delhi Qazi threatening Hindus after Jahangirpuri violence
Against the backdrop of the recent communal clashes that occurred during a Hanuman Jayanti procession in New Delhi’s Jahangirpuri, several videos are being circulated on social media. One such clip…
Photo of Muslims offering namaz is from Bishwa Ijtema in Bangladesh
For the past three months, locals and members of right-wing groups have been protesting against Friday namaz in public spaces in Gurugram. The Times of India reported, “In 2018, after…