A ‘letter’ is widely circulating on social media, claiming that author and activist Arundhati Roy repeatedly wrote to the National Security Council (NSC) of India “complaining about the treatment of captive…
Congress spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi and her daughter threatened on social media over fake quote
A fake quote attributed to Congress spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi supporting Mandsaur rapist Irfan was circulated on social media by Twitter handle @GirishK1605. The tweet has now been deleted, but not…
Image of a Colombian protester circulated as an Iranian woman stoned to death
“A******s of Thornton Reuters here is a lady who is ‘allowed’ 3 sips of water before being stoned to death. How safe is she, according to you ?” An image…
May round-up: The undeniable link between fake news industry and elections
May 2018 started off on a rather hilarious note for the fake news industry with multiple media organizations falling for a parody account of Tripura Chief Minister, Biplab Deb. But…
Journalist Ravish Kumar relentlessly targeted on social media via fake news
“हर गाँव में बिजली पहुँच गई, लेकिन बिजली का बिल गरीब कैसे भरेगा। वो उसके लिए कर्ज लेगा और फांसी लगा लेगा”(Electricity has reached every village, but how will the…
April round up: Misinformation about Kathua rape floods social media
The month of April saw a flurry of fake news with regard to the Kathua rape and murder case and the Bharat bandh protests on April 2, apart from missteps…
Led by IANS, media outlets fall for a parody account of Tripura CM Biplab Deb
“There is no truth in the (media) reports of Modiji summoning me to Delhi. The (Delhi) trip was long planned. In fact, Modiji loves me like a son,” news agency…
Hall of shame – Serial abusers, sexist bigots, rumour mongers followed by PM Modi on Twitter
There was uproar on social media after it came to light that Prime Minister Modi follows the person who called the murdered journalist, Gouri Lankesh a ‘Bitch who died a…
Newly sworn Minister Anantkumar Hegde’s Twitter account gives a peek into his mindset
Anantkumar Hedge was sworn in as the Minister of State for Skill Development in the latest Cabinet shuffle. He shared his happiness regarding being appointed as a Minister on his…
Trolls attempt to manipulate ratings of books authored by Sagarika Ghose and Arundhati Roy
Sagarika Ghose’s new book, “Indira – India’s Most Powerful Prime Minister” had 50 reviews on July 3rd, 44 of which were negative one-star ratings. There is nothing unusual if a…