The Bharatiya Janata Party introduced three new agricultural bills in the Parliament, which were passed in the Lok Sabha on September 17, 2020. Farmers across the country, especially from Punjab…
Mamata Banerjee’s visit to a dargah was not in ‘secret’ but covered by media
The upcoming election in West Bengal has given rise to online misinformation. A video of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with members of the Muslim community has gone viral. People can…
Aaditya Thackeray is not HIV positive, TV9 Bharatvarsh graphic plate morphed
On March 20, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s son Aaditya Thackeray announced in a tweet that he had tested positive for COVID-19. Following this, many users began sharing a screenshot…
NDTV targeted over reporting on the record statement of US Defense Secretary
The United States Secretary of Defence General (Retd.) Lloyd J. Austin met Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his three-day visit to India. This was the first outreach by the US…
Old video of UP CM Adityanath announcing lockdown shared as recent
Alt News received a request on its WhatsApp helpline number and official mobile application to verify a video where Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath talks about imposing a strict lockdown…
Photos of BJP West Bengal workers clashing with each other is from 2016
Trinamool Congress (TMC) and BJP have been campaigning ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal. On March 19, Newslaundry reported that BJP workers in West Bengal were dissatisfied…
Women’s day event at National Health Mission, MP viral as COVID meeting
A video of a woman dancing to the Hindi song ‘Hawa Hawai’ in the presence of other women is widespread online. Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress shared the video on Facebook…
Led by ANI, news outlets publish 7-yo report on Saudi marriage laws as recent
On March 19, news agency Asian News International (ANI) published a report headlined, “Saudi Arabia prohibits men from marrying women from Pakistan, 3 other nations: Report”. Nineteen hours later, the…
No, The Wire didn’t ‘apologise’ in the Jay Shah defamation case
A widespread message, shared by several prominent handles on Twitter, claims that The Wire offered an apology in the Supreme Court after losing the defamation suit filed by Home Minister…
Congress posts misleading comparison on COVID-19 vaccine price
Several Congress social media accounts have shared a graphic that claims that the former UPA government offered ‘free of cost vaccines for 12 preventable diseases’ while the Bharatiya Janata Party…