On February 7, Brajesh Misra, editor-in-chief of Bharat Samachar tweeted (archive) a 15-second video and said, “People from Wuhan can be heard begging for life from their homes. Instead of medical…
Old, unrelated photos viral as Zee News office attacked for insulting Delhi voters
“An enraged crowd attacked Zee News officer for terming the people of Delhi freeloaders and traitors. Heard this, is it true?” wrote one Sunik Kumar on Facebook, drawing close to 900…
Amit Malviya: How the ringmaster of BJP’s propaganda machinery weaponises misinformation
On January 15, 2020, Amit Malviya, national in-charge of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) IT cell, shared a video of a random group of persons insinuating that the women of…
Coronavirus in broiler chicken? H5N1 bird flu outbreak in China falsely linked with CoV
China culled around 18,000 chickens in Shaoyang city in the southern province of Hunan as a result of a flu outbreak, amidst the coronavirus epidemic. Social media rumours in India…
Video of hawker carts demolished in Odisha shared as UP
Several social media users have shared a 1:48 minute video which shows fruit carts being destroyed by a crane. The video is viral with the claim it is from Uttar…
Cannabis kills coronavirus? Vivek Agnihotri shares scientific misinformation via meme
On February 8, 2020, filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri tweeted a screenshot which says, ‘Breaking News: Weed kills coronavirus.’ Posting the image, which looks like a ‘news’ broadcast, Agnihotri made a case for legalising…
Manjinder Sirsa shares report on Pakistan’s Punjab to target Capt Amarinder Singh
On February 7, Manjinder S Sirsa, a member of Shiromani Akali Dal, tagged the Chief Minister of Punjab, Captain Amarinder Singh, to point out the “deteriorating standards of education in…
No, China did not seek court’s approval to kill over 20,000 coronavirus patients
Amidst the Coronavirus outbreak, various posts have gone viral on the internet. The latest addition to this list is an article (archive) by the website ab-tc.com. The report’s headline reads,…
PM Modi quotes ‘Faking News’ in Parliament to target former J&K CM Omar Abdullah
Prime minister Narendra Modi addressed the Lok Sabha in an over hour-long speech on February 6. Amidst the attacks on Congress and the Left, discussions on the controversial Citizenship Amendment…
Media analysis: ANI’s skewed coverage of CAA protests abroad
After the enactment of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) on December 12, 2019, a wave of protests against the law began taking place in different parts of India. These were…