Several social media users have shared a one-minute video of injured Indian soldiers lying on the ground. It is being claimed that the video shows the aftermath of the recent…
Photo of UP police punishing lockdown violators shared as mistreatment of migrant workers
A photograph of policemen making people squat and hold their ears was shared by journalist Rana Ayyub with the claim that these were labourers who were punished for stepping out…
Twitter account with provocative tweets falsely claims to be Al Jazeera correspondent
Several Twitter users have shared screenshots of a provocative tweet posted by a Twitter handle ‘Dilawar Shaikh (@DilawarShaikh_)’. In the tweet Shaikh can be seen calling for “butchering” of Hindus…
After Jahangirpuri violence, old video from UP shared to target UP police
A two-minute video in which a mob can be seen pelting stones in front of policemen was shared after communal violence shook Delhi’s Jahangirpuri. London-based Twitter user @URScrewed_ posted this…
Old video of mob pelting stones at police in Ahmedabad shared as Delhi riots
At least 34 people have reportedly lost their lives in the going communal violence in north-east Delhi. In the midst of visuals of riots going viral on social media, BJP…
Verification: Video of mosque vandalised, set on fire is from Ashok Nagar in Delhi
Among the top Twitter trends on February 25 were ‘mosque’ and ‘Rana Ayyub’. The words gained traction after the journalist shared a video of a mob chanting “Jai Shri Ram”…
Exposé: Who runs the serial misinformation factory ‘Yogi Adityanath Ki Sena’?
A Facebook page योगी आदित्यनाथ की सेना (@YogiSenaGKP) has an impressive following of over 6.5 lakh users. Named after the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, deciphering its political bend is a no-brainer. In the…
CNN Newsi8, India Tooday, Times HOW and RepubiicTV: How parody accounts fool social media users
Psychologists have long argued that people are wired to believe what they want to believe. Parody accounts of news websites have figured this out and are preying upon this weakness….
Now a Facebook page dedicated to morphed tweets – How low will they stoop?
“Wow! This is a new low! These jerks have gotten smart enough to write “fictional tweet” at the bottom to avoid legal trouble! #Trolls i obviously didn’t tweet this” Faye…
Did Priyanka Chopra wear a burqa while meeting Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh?
In May 2018, Priyanka Chopra’s visit to a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh’s Cox Bazaar as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador invited much slander and abuse. Now, a photograph showing Chopra…