A video of a man speaking to a media organization about the recent PMC bank scam and the plight of the account holders is being shared on social media. He…
Protest video from Indonesia shared as Kashmir by FB page imitating BBC News
On October 6, a Facebook page with the name – BBC News Kashmir– shared a video which showed a confrontation between the Indian police and a group of protesters. The…
Union Min Jitendra Singh, ANI, PTI falsely claim 14-year-old girl wrote a book on Article 370
Union Minister Jitendra Singh launched a book ‘In the Times of Article 370’ on October 9. “In a rare ceremony of its kind, released a book on #Article370 written by Ayanna Kohli,…
Narendra Modi vs Manmohan Singh on foreign visits: Fact-checking Amit Shah’s claim
Union Home Minister Amit Shah recently spoke at a public function, where he claimed that former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh went on more foreign trips than PM Narendra Modi…
Mock drill video from Vidisha, MP shared as terrorists captured by security forces
“मध्य प्रदेश के विदिशा जिला कलेक्ट्रेट के भवन की निर्माणाधीन बिल्डिंग में चार आतंकवादी घुसे जिसे जिला पुलिस बल विदिशा द्वारा रेस्क्यू कर जिंदा पकड़ने में सफलता प्राप्त की बधाई…
Old video of ex-defence minister’s wife performing puja on INS Vikrant shared as “baptism”
A video of Elizabeth Antony, the wife of former Defence Minister AK Antony, performing a ritual on ‘INS Vikrant’ is doing the rounds on social media. It is being claimed…
Video of unidentified drunk man shared as BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi
A video of a man dancing to the tunes of a Bollywood song supposedly in a drunken state is doing the rounds on social media. It is being claimed that…
Old video from Pakistan shared as Tamil girl found at Nagpur railway station
A video clip wherein a person in uniform has held a young girl in his arms has been circulated on social media with the narrative that the child can only…
PM Modi supporter poses as Muslim woman using Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter’s photo on Twitter
The Twitter account Nafeesa Ahmed (@Dasettan1) was created in February this year. The person behind the handle is a devout and vocal supporter of Prime Minister Modi. However, a bulk…
September 2019: Misinformation around Chandrayaan-2 and MVA; media misreports add to the clutter
September 2019 was characterized by ‘diversity’ of misinformation, from photoshopped images to videos which were either mischievously clipped or circulated out of context. Like always, prominent news developments became the…