On May 29, Home Minister Amit Shah accepted a fact-finding report on Delhi riots by Delhi-based NGO Call for Justice. Several media outlets reported about this including Times Now and…
Irresponsible media reports spark anger against Muslims and Kerala in elephant death case
The death of a pregnant elephant in Kerala after she was allegedly “fed” a pineapple stuffed with firecrackers sparked massive outrage in the country. The tragic incident started trending on…
FIR against Sudhir Chaudhary no badge of honour, ‘jihad chart’ lifted from dubious page
Zee News editor-in-chief Sudhir Chaudhary tweeted on May 7, “Here’s my Pulitzer Prize for reporting the truth”, and shared a copy of an FIR filed against him. The FIR states…
Video from Bijnor viral with false allegation that elderly Muslim vendor sprinkled urine on fruits
On April 21, two videos of an elderly fruitseller were massively circulated on social media. In the first video, the fruitseller is seen standing near his cart. When asked if…
Twitter account with provocative tweets falsely claims to be Al Jazeera correspondent
Several Twitter users have shared screenshots of a provocative tweet posted by a Twitter handle ‘Dilawar Shaikh (@DilawarShaikh_)’. In the tweet Shaikh can be seen calling for “butchering” of Hindus…
Shaheen Bagh women getting paid? No, this is a video of relief distribution to Delhi riot victims
A video massively viral across social media channels is being shared with the recurring claim that individuals protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) are being paid to agitate. From…
Old video from Rajasthan shared as Muslims chanting slogans of Islamic supremacy amid Delhi polls
Pakistani-Canadian author Tarek Fatah tweeted a video of a group of men, a majority of them wearing skull-caps, and wrote . “In the #DelhiPolls2020, Muslim goons chant a provocative slogan against…
Journalist Arfa Khanum’s speech on CAA shared with distorted interpretation by BJP office-bearers
“The Islamists want CAA protests to be ‘inclusive’ only till the time you, the non Muslims, start accepting their religious identity, beliefs and supremacist slogans as gospel,” tweeted BJP IT cell…
Old video of SP leader Mavia Ali shared as that of Congress leader Naseemuddin Siddiqui
In the backdrop of widespread protests opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act, BJP National spokesperson Sambit Patra tweeted a video along with a text saying, “Congress leader Naseemuddin Siddiqui is saying…
Image from 2016 shared as Muslim man hurling stones in recent spate of CAA protests
A photograph of several men pelting stones has been shared on social media in the view of nationwide protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of…