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…
Sudarshan News runs fake news claiming Asaduddin Owaisi danced after Kamlesh Tiwari’s murder
In an impassioned October 20 broadcast, Sudarshan News’ Suresh Chavhanke hurled abuses at AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and claimed, “See how Owaisi danced yesterday after the murder of Kamlesh Tiwari.” Hindu Samaj leader…
Fake quote of Ravish Kumar over Murshidabad triple murder shared on social media
Following the Murshidabad triple murder case, a quotation ascribed to journalist Ravish Kumar has been shared on social media. “बंगाल में हिन्दू मरे हैं इसलिए मुझे कोई फर्क नहीं पड़ता…
Old video shared by Pak social media users to falsely claim white flag raised by Indian army
On October 20, India and Pakistan traded fire in the Tangdhar sector of Kupwara district in North Kashmir. “Both sides say they retaliated only after the other violated a ceasefire in…