Recently, the Assam government announced that with effect from January 1, 2021, persons with more than two children will not be eligible for government jobs. Reporting on the development, an anchor…
Rahul Gandhi tweeted clipped video of BJP Haryana candidate alleging vote-rigging
A video of Bakhshish Singh Virk, BJP candidate from Haryana’s Assandh constituency, was shared on social media where Singh can be heard making comments about voting machines – “Whichever button…
IANS, NDTV use old photo to claim BJP’s Pankaja Munde wept after electoral loss; delete later
News agency IANS tweeted a photo of Pankaja Munde, the BJP candidate from Maharastra’s Parli assembly seat, who was defeated in the recently-concluded assembly elections. The news agency’s tweet read,…
No, this is not US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar at a training camp of a Somali warlord
Columnist Harbir Singh quote-tweeted a tweet which shared a photograph of a turbaned woman holding an automatic weapon. The original tweet claimed that the image showed US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar…
Video of raid viral as unhygienic Tata Salt manufactured and sold to consumers
A video, which supposedly shows a group of people packing Tata Salt in an unhygienic manner is circulating on social media. One can see several people picking up the Tata…
Sudarshan News and its history of dangerous, communally-divisive misinformation
Last year, railway minister Piyush Goyal had congratulated Suresh Chavhanke on the 14th anniversary of his media venture Sudarshan News. “I hope your channel continues to inform truth to the…
Edited video shared as Chinese martial artists performing to the song ‘Jai Ho’
A video depicting elaborate choreography by hundreds of artists has been shared on social media with the narrative that these are Chinese artists performing to the song ‘Jai Ho’ from…
No, RRB has not reduced NTPC posts from 35,277 to 10,648; fake notice shared
An image of what is purportedly a notice by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB), has been shared on social media. It has been claimed therein that the RRB has drastically…
Old video shared as cross-border firing between Indian and Pakistani army along LoC
Cross-border firing broke out between the Indian and Pakistani armies on October 20 along the Line of Control in Kashmir. Soon after, a video began to circulate on social media….
Video of an aircraft hijacking drill in Mexico shared as real on social media
A video of an aircraft supposedly hijacked in Mexico has gone viral on Twitter. In the video, several masked, armed men can be seen roaming inside the plane while the…