A video of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi having samosas on-flight is being shared on social media. Madhu Kishwar posted the video with the message, “Fun Watch–Wayanad MP’s aerial survey of…
Old photos, false claim: Weapons recovered from a mosque in Gujarat
गुजरात में एक मस्जिद से पकड़े गये हथियार:- आखिरकार ये मुस्लिम करना क्या चाहते हैं?? वैसे देशभर में मस्जिदों की चेकिंग की जाए तो ऐसे ही हथियार मिलेंगे? Translation: Weapons…
June 2019: Misinformation fomenting communal hatred returns post election
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 incident of fire at Rohingya camp in Delhi shared with hate-filled narrative
Far-right columnist Madhu Kishwar shared an image of a man surrounded by children. According to the text attached to the photograph, he is a Rohingya Muslim who has no food…
Has CM of Andhra Pradesh appointed an evangelist to head the Tirupati Temple Trust?
How can this be allowed @HMOIndia? Sudha Murthy resigns from Thirupathi board. Jagan appoints his uncle YEHOVA VINCENT Subbareddy( YV SUBBARADDY) -a staunch Evangelist as chairman of TIRUPATI TUMALA BALAJI…
BJP Bengal shares clipped video of Mamata Banerjee to portray her biased towards Muslims
“If CM Mamata Banerjee can recite an Islamic prayer at a West Bengal government event, why does she have a problem being greeted with Jai Shree Ram?” tweeted BJP Bengal…
Old video resurfaces to falsely claim Congress workers raised ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans
A video doing rounds on social media is being shared with claims suggesting that it represents Congress party workers chanting “Pakistan Zindabad”. Congress party supporters shouting “Pakistan zindabad” slogans. It’s…
Multiple videos falsely claim Congress workers thrashed by police for chanting ‘Pakistan Zindabad’
Three separate videos are being circulated on social media with claims that ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans were raised in Congress meetings, causing the police to lathi-charge the party’s politicians. The accompanying…
December round-up: Link between elections and rise in misinformation evident yet again
Assembly elections to five states were held in the month of December and expectedly, politics became the major theme of misinformation/disinformation throughout the month. Interestingly, the flurry of misinformation was…
Were Hindus in Pakistan attacked by the police? 2013 video viral with false claim
[Update: This article was published on January 7, 2019 and has been updated with latest posts propagating the same misinformation] A widely circulating video on social media has been shared…