A video is viral on social media which shows a group of Muslim men performing a punishment called “murga” in Hindi where a person is made to squat, hold their…
Video of Islamic flags hoisted in Punjab shared as Pakistani flags
A video of flags hoisted on the terrace of several buildings in Jalandhar, Punjab was shared on social media with a claim that these were Pakistani national flags. In the…
Old video shared as residents in PoK burning Pakistani flag after India’s move on Article 370
“Hundreds of thousands Kashmiris took street yesterday in Pak occupied Kashmir to liberate their land from Pak.. One of Kashmiris requested to spread this video all over the world as…
False claim: Pakistani flags waved at Rahul Gandhi’s victory procession in Wayanad
“Wayanad People Celebrating Rahul Gandhi’s Victory with Pakistani Flags”, posted a user named Laishram Somorendro, with a video where people can be seen waving green flags and heard shouting ‘Rahul…
BJP MLA Raja Singh plagiarises Pakistan Army song, dedicates it to Indian army
On April 12th, BJP MLA Raja Singh announced the release of his new song on Ram Navami dedicated to the Indian Army. You can listen to Raja Singh’s song here:…
Pakistani media uses 2016 image from Jodhpur to show IAF fighter jet shot down
Pakistani fighter jets reportedly violated Indian air space in Jammu and Kashmir on February 27 but were pushed back by IAF. Pakistani media, however, conversely claimed that Indian fighter planes…
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…
Were pro-Pakistan slogans raised at AIMIM rally in Ghaziabad?
On November 26, Dainik Jagran, Dainik Bhaskar, Amar Ujala and Jansatta on the basis of a video ran a story which claimed that ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans were raised at an…
Violation of IFCN norms: Vishvas News response evades key charges brought by Alt News
On February 20, Alt News reported that Jagran Media’s Vishvas News, a signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN), did not follow at least two IFCN codes of conduct —…
Jagran-owned Vishvas News continues as IFCN signatory despite violating codes of conduct
In March 2020, Meta (previously Facebook) announced a partnership with the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN, set up in 2015 by US no-profit Poynter Institute) ‘to reduce the spread of misinformation…