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…
Jagran publishes article claiming lighting diyas increases oxygen, then deletes it
In a now-deleted article titled “दीप प्रज्ज्वलन के वैज्ञानिक और आध्यात्मिक पक्ष, जानें ये है फायदे” (Translation: Scientific and Spiritual Aspects of Lamp Lighting, Know These Benefits), Hindi news media…
News18, Jagran blame bad weather for CM Khattar’s rally cancelled due to farmer protests
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar had planned to hold a rally on January 10 in Karnal district’s Kaimla village on the benefits of the Centre’s new farm laws. That…
Dainik Bhaskar misreports CBI chief Alok Verma as holding domestic help captive at his residence
On October 25, Dainik Bhaskar reported an alleged case of human smuggling where a 20-year-old woman from Jharkhand, Sunita Toppo, was sold to a family in Delhi under false pretences of a…
Priest assaulted with cricket bat: No communal angle, all 4 arrested are Hindus
A purported video of a Muslim man beating a temple priest with a bat is viral on social media. On X (formerly Twitter), a user named राष्ट्रवादी अरुण शुक्ला (@rashtrawadi_aru)…
Did Canada issue a travel advisory against India amid worsening diplomatic ties?
Within hours of Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau alleging that “agents of the government of India” had carried out the assassination of Sikh independence advocate Hardeep Singh Nijjar in…
Old video of Patna teacher beating up child viral again; he was arrested in July 2022
A video in which a teacher is seen thrashing a student with a stick is doing the rounds on social media. Terming it as a recent incident, users called for…
Groom beaten up for dowry demand: Scripted comedy video shared by news channels, journalists
A video has gone viral on social media, in which a man dressed as a groom is being beaten up with a sandal by an elderly man who is supposedly…
No, Atiq Ahmed did not vote for UPA in nuke deal floor test; PTI, news outlets, social media users got it wrong
Social media and mainstream media are rife with the claim that slain gangster Atiq Ahmed, who was a Samajwadi Party MP from 2004 to 2008, supported the UPA when it…
Rampyari Gurjar led 40,000 soldiers to defeat Timur? No credible evidence to back such claim
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…