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…
How Twitterati followed by PM Modi spread misinformation about Deepika Padukone’s ‘Chhapaak’
On the eve of January 7, Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone visited Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), expressing solidarity with the students injured in the JNU attack of January 5. A section…
Did gun toting men force people to participate in TMC’s mega rally? No, its an old India Today broadcast
A video of an India Today broadcast showing masked men waving guns at people has gone viral on social media. Masked men in the video can be seen brandishing guns…
No, Swara Bhasker did not abuse Major Gogoi or the Indian army
Bollywood actress Swara Bhasker, responding to Sadhguru’s “liberals are fanatics remark”, tweeted that “some ass***** with big caste pride tied men to a jeep, flogged them publicly and recorded it…
Hindu khatre mein hai? How the fake news ecosystem targets minorities to create a fear psychosis
Social media has become a convenient medium for purveyors of misinformation. Fake news has grown manifold, a large proportion of which is dominated by information which is communal in nature…
Did ‘bus full of Muslims from West Bengal’ hoist Pakistani flag?
“A bus full of Muslims from West Bengal ( Didi’s Raj ) reached Punjab ( Capt. Amarinder’s Raj) with a Pakistan flag hoisted on the bus. Just listen what the…
Union minister, BJP MPs and MLAs outrage over arrest of Postcard News founder
“Shame on the state government led by @siddaramaiah which is behaving in dictatorial terms in arresting @mvmeet. Ensure to follow the true democratic spirit in fighting us rather than doing a…
Sushma Swaraj on a blocking spree on Twitter – Isn’t it unfair to do so as a Minister?
External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj has stirred up a twitter storm by blocking some popular right-wing handles on Twitter. The block feature on twitter allows users to block other users…
Maharashtra CM’s wife Amruta Fadnavis trolled for promoting a charity event linked to Christmas
“Launched Be Santa-campaign, as Ambassador for @927BIGFM – to collect gifts from people -for poor children, to bring smiles to their faces during this Christmas. Drop ur gifts at nearest…
Gujarati Newspaper Sandesh, OneIndia fall for satirical post about man sentenced to death due to farting
It is one thing for Twitter trolls to use posts from satirical websites for political propaganda. However, for main stream media outlets to promote satire as news is quite disturbing….