Politics Archives - Page 290 of 374

Muslim man disguised as BJP worker caught stone-pelting in Vidyasagar College? No, video from Jharkhand viral

Pooja Chaudhuri17th May 2019

“Real Name – Mohammad Nisar Orange T-shirt, Tilak on Forhead. Now you can understand many things. You can also connect this to the so called “Bhagwa Goons” doing Violence during…

Did IIT Varanasi students ditch black gowns in favour of traditional attire at convocation?

Jignesh Patel16th May 2019

“Students from IIT Varanasi & other Universities discarded traditional European black gown cap and chose truly Indian attire for the Convocation Ceremony”, reads the text inscribed above an image which…

Shivraj Singh Chouhan tweets clipped video to portray gaffe by Rahul Gandhi in poll speech

Arjun Sidharth16th May 201916th May 2019

अरे! ये क्या? राहुल जी, भाषण में ही सही, समय पर किसान क़र्ज़ माफ़ी न करने पर आखिरकार आपने मध्यप्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री बदल ही दिए! क्या बात है? आप जैसे…

A fact-check of claims made by BJP about Vidyasagar college violence

Pooja Chaudhuri15th May 201917th May 2019

In the morning of May 15, BJP’s national IT cell in-charge, Amit Malviya tweeted an alleged ‘first-person’ account of a student of Vidyasagar College about the violence that erupted in…

Unverified video of unknown persons shared by media organisations as gun-toting ‘TMC goons’ from Purulia

Jignesh Patel15th May 2019

On May 12, visuals of masked men, who were seen brandishing guns and heard speaking to a man behind the camera, were relayed by several mainstream media outlets. It was…

April 2019: Political misinformation dominates social media propaganda in poll season

Arjun Sidharth15th May 201915th May 2019

April was characterized by a flurry of political activity on social media. With the Lok Sabha election underway, supporters of prominent political parties took potshots at each other, often resorting…

Photoshopped: Narendra Modi and Indira Gandhi in a group photograph

Arjun Sidharth14th May 2019

A black-and-white image featuring former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, with PM Narendra Modi seen in the frame, has been circulating on messaging platforms. In the photo, PM Modi is seen…

BBC report on 2018 Asansol riots shared as Mamata Banerjee making Hindus vacate homes

Arjun Sidharth14th May 2019

“बंगाल कि मुख्यमंत्री ममता बनर्जी बंगाल में हिंदुओ का घर खाली करवा रही है वो इस वीडियो में जरा देखिये” (In Bengal, WB CM Mamata Banerjee is making Hindus vacate…

Politics

2009 photo of Israeli shell exploding over Gaza Strip viral with claims that it shows Iran’s strikes on Tel Aviv

Churu: FIR slapped on local journalist who recorded DSP hitting lady constable on the back