On September 24, Rohan Gupta, chairman of the social media department of the Indian National Congress, tweeted pictures that showed shopkeepers sleeping next to their merchandise. Gupta wrote in his…
Domestic violence case from Bangladesh given a ‘love Jihad’ spin in India
A few pictures of an unknown woman have been going viral on social media with claims that she is a victim of love jihad. In the first picture, she is…
Congress uses images from UPA rule to represent plight of farmers under Modi govt
The recent agricultural reforms face protests from farmers across the nation who fear that the legislation will not ensure Minimum Support Price (MSP) on agricultural produce. On September 24, the…
Media circus continues: Did Ranveer seek permission to join Deepika during NCB ‘drug’ probe?
Actor Deepika Padukone has become the cause célèbre after diverting mainstream media’s attention from Rhea Chakraborty in the Bollywood ‘drug cartel’ probe. In a similar WhatsApp chat ‘leak’, Padukone was…
Media misquotes Sunil Gavaskar on Virat-Anushka, social media erupts in outrage
The Indian Premier League (IPL) under way in the UAE garnered controversy after social media outrage that former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar made a ‘distasteful’ remark on Royal Challengers Banglore…
Italian artwork viral as ‘dangerous creature’ drops from sky in Darbhanga after Cyclone Yaas
Facebook page KBC News Katihar posted a video in the form of a news broadcast where the anchor claimed that Cyclone Yaas left a ‘dangerous creature’ behind in Darbhanga, Bihar….
PM Modi’s edited clip shared to claim he made the ‘potato-gold’ machine remark
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi has been repeatedly mocked in the last few years by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and their followers for the infamous ‘potato-gold’ machine remark. A…
Congress MLA shares 2013 photo as incident from recent farmer protests
Farmers in Haryana’s Pipli have been protesting the Central government’s farm bills for several months now. Two of the bills were passed in the Rajya Sabha on September 20 despite…
Morphed photo viral to claim city bus in Colombia pays tribute Dr BR Ambedkar
An image of a bus with a poster of Independent India’s first law minister Dr BR Ambedkar and his wife Savita Ambedkar is doing the rounds on social media. Facebook…
Old video of self-immolation in UP revived as Dalit farmers burned alive
After three bills on agricultural reforms were introduced in the parliament and two of them passed with a voice vote, opposition parties have been boycotting parliamentary proceedings. The bills are…