After the demise of actor Dilip Kumar, a claim viral on social media suggested that the late actor has given away his wealth to the “Waqf Board” or the “Muslim…
Sudarshan News cherry-picks name of Muslim accused for tampering with COVID test in UP’s Basti
Sudarshan News tweeted a video of a man handing a tube from an RT-PCR COVID test kit to another who fills it with an unused swab. The channel claimed that…
Old video of crowd outside bank viral as Muslim women queuing for ‘free’ ration
A one-minute video that shows a long queue of women in burqas is viral with the claim that they had gathered to collect free ration distributed by the government. Sudarshan…
Delhi man ‘angry with God’ defiles Hanuman idols, Sudarshan News adds false Muslim angle
Sudarshan TV tweeted a video claiming that three temples were vandalised in Dwarka, Delhi. “Another temple was gripped by hate,” read its tweet. (Archive Link) “नफ़रत की उन्मादी आंधी की…
Fact-check: Did Muslims enter a ‘temple’ in Maharashtra’s Malanggad to disrupt aarti?
Two videos have surfaced on social media that show a heated confrontation between Muslim and Hindu communities at a place of worship. The videos show them arguing near two enshrined…
Sudarshan News communalises clash between Muslim groups at Uttarakhand’s Jaspur dargah
A fight that broke out between two groups was reported by Sudarshan News as Muslims attacking and chasing ‘secularists’ with sticks for offering chadar at Jaspur dargah in Uttarakhand. उत्तराखंड में जसपुर दरगाह…
Video of colourful fireworks is from Saudi Arabia, not Delhi on Diwali
The festival of Holi recently concluded and Zee News posted a 50-second video that shows colourful fireworks in broad daylight. The outlet shared the video on its website, Twitter and…
The year that was: Misinformation trends of 2020
The word ‘unprecedented’ only mildly captures the year 2020. The coronavirus pandemic did more than confine the privileged inside their homes and leave the destitute to their fates. It has…
Most Facebook fact-checking partners in India fail to fact-check BJP-led misinformation
Social media giant Facebook has repeatedly come under the scanner after multiple reports of the company evading responsibility for hateful content and misinformation thriving on the platform. A Buzzfeed report…
Satirical post claiming Muslims secured top 5 ranks in NEET believed to be true
Last month, Sudarshan News broadcasted a bulletin replete with misinformation to falsely propagate that Muslim candidates are favoured in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examinations. Alt News published a…