Contrary to expectations that the cycle of fake news may stem following the general election, misinformation of communal nature continues to plague the social media ecosystem. June 2019 saw several…
Old video from Palestine falsely shared as burning cable car in Haridwar
“हरिद्वार के मनसा देवी झूले में आज सुबह आग लग जाने से लोग जिन्दा जले बहुत दर्दनाक एक्सीडेंट जरूर नेहरू जी की गलती हैं। (People burning alive in an accidental…
Video of teenager murdered in Brazil shared as lynching in India
A video was viral on Twitter in June this year claiming that it shows a lynching that took place in India. In the video, a young man is being brutally…
Sudarshan News shares old video morphed with slogans calling to kill RSS workers
“पूरे भारत मे मज़हबी उन्मादियों का खौफनाक रूप सड़को पर. नंगी तलवारों के साथ लग रहे नारे- चड्ढा चड्ढी वालों को, गोली मारो सालों को. मौत का इशारा @RSSorg व…
No, FM Nirmala Sitharaman did not claim that Modi govt distributed 35,000 crore LED bulbs
A screengrab of leading news channel CNBC Awaaz is being shared on social media. It quotes Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman claiming during her maiden budget that BJP government has distributed…
Fact-check: Are those worn-out feet of an Indian soldier on active duty?
“അതിർത്തി കാക്കുന്ന ഒരു പട്ടാളക്കാരന്റെ കാലുകൾ ….സല്യൂട്ട് മൈ ഇന്ത്യൻ soldiers (Translation: the legs of a soldier guarding the border… salute my Indian soldiers.)” The above message is being shared on social…
Fact-check: Was the case of Tabrez Ansari’s mob-attack raised at a UN convention?
A video clip with the claim that it is a United Nations conference is doing rounds on social media since the last few days. In this video, a representative can…
Harassment of a minor girl in Zafarabad, UP, falsely attributed to members of Muslim community
A disturbing video of a man violently forcing himself on a woman in broad daylight while another is filming the sexual assault is being shared with the claim that both…
Fact-check: Moscow metro allows free rides to commuters for 30 squats
Will 30 squats guarantee a free ride on the Moscow metro? This is what has been claimed in a message accompanying a video showing a man performing squats in front…
False claim: Dalit ice-cream seller, mistaken to be Muslim, beaten up for not saying ‘Jai Shri Ram’
“गंगा घाट कोतवाली क्षेत्र के अंतर्गत कोतवाली के सामने आइसक्रीम बेचने वाले दलित राकेश को जय श्रीराम न कहने पर मुस्लिम समझकर भगवा आतंकियो ने पीटा (A Dalit ice-cream seller…