Twitter user Gaurav Pradhan, who has often been found sharing misinformation on social media, tweeted on January 10 that The New York Times said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has caused such…
Viral video of Modi’s mock funeral is from India, not Pakistan
A video of protesters staging a mock funeral of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has gone viral on social media. It is being claimed that a mock funeral was held in…
No, Swara Bhasker did not abuse Major Gogoi or the Indian army
Bollywood actress Swara Bhasker, responding to Sadhguru’s “liberals are fanatics remark”, tweeted that “some ass***** with big caste pride tied men to a jeep, flogged them publicly and recorded it…
Did NDTV report encounter of terrorists in Kashmir as death of civilians?
“Army gun down 5 terrorists in J&K but @ndtv call them Citizens Pls for sake of this Nation and our brave soldiers STOP watching @ndtv Unsubscribe @ndtv and all its channel,…
Right-wing circulates fake news about ‘commies’ demolishing Rajiv Gandhi’s statue in Tripura
“In 2008, the Commies brought down former PM Rajiv Gandhi’s statue in Tripura with the inspiration of #Lenin, neither their intellectual voices nor @INCIndia had a problem with this”, tweeted…
Is World Bank going to auction off Karachi port as claimed on social media?
According to posts which are viral on social media, Pakistan is in an economic mess so deep that it is now being compelled to sell off its national assets. The…
Viral: Fake quote of Farhan Akhtar on Kasganj violence
Bollywood actor and producer Farhan Akhtar is in the eye of the storm after a message attributed to him started circulating on social media. According to the message, the actor…
Six year old video circulated claiming SP leader Kamal Akhtar thrashed by UP Police for inciting riots
“दंगा भड़काने वाले सपा के कैबिनेट मंत्री कमाल अख्तर को UP पुलिस ने बीच सड़क पर गद्दे और रजाई की तरह धोया गया। इस सुंदर दृश्य को शेयर कीजिये Translation:…
Gujarati Newspaper Sandesh, OneIndia fall for satirical post about man sentenced to death due to farting
It is one thing for Twitter trolls to use posts from satirical websites for political propaganda. However, for main stream media outlets to promote satire as news is quite disturbing….
Coordinated troll attack on MakeMyTrip following tweets on beef ban by the co-founder. Ease of doing business?
In the world of social media, expressing a personal opinion on a controversial issue can turn out to be a risky business proposition. Keyur Joshi, the co-founder of ‘MakeMyTrip.com’, India’s…