“Smriti questions Rahul ‘manhood’”, read the headline of an article published by The Telegraph on January 5, 2019. The article claimed that Union Minister Smriti Irani appeared to question Rahul…
Investigating Twitter handle ‘Know The Nation’ that shared Rahul Gandhi’s clipped video
On January 6, Twitter handle Know The Nation (@knowthenation) tweeted a video of Rahul Gandhi addressing the Lok Sabha on the Rafale Deal. In the 9-second clip, the Congress President…
Not an Indian army soldier; this is a still from a winter surfing video from Michigan, USA
A photograph has gone viral on social media, with the claim that it represents a soldier of the Indian army in the line of duty. हमारे जवान -5 माईनस डिर्गी मे…
Paresh Rawal tweets false statistics to show Modi govt better at combating terror in J&K
“In four and a half years of Modi’s government, 61 civilians died, 200 jawans were martyred and 1701 terrorists were liquidated, and in 10 years of Manmohan Singh’s rule, 1788…
Video from Bangladesh shared as “Islamic terrorism in West Bengal”
On January 6, Twitter user Jagdish Sethi shared a video of clashes between a group of people, claiming that it depicted “Islamic terrorism in West Bengal”. He captioned the video…
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…
Clipped video: Nirmala Sitharaman did not say, “Pradhan mantri chor hai”
On January 4, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman gave a two-hour-long speech in the Lok Sabha answering Congress’ allegation on the Rafale deal. After her speech in Lok Sabha, a 4-second…
Kapil Sibal slapped outside court premises? No, he was accidentally hit by a microphone
कल राम मंदिर के फैसले के बाद कपिल सिब्बल को कोर्ट के बाहर किसी ने लपड़ा दिया मतलब 1 थप्पड़ जड़ दिया. इस घटना की पुष्टि करती हुई ये विडियो…
Misinformation by Indian mainstream media – Top stories 2018
2018 marked yet another year when confidence and trust in mainstream media took a hit. There were a number of instances where top news organisations ended up disseminating misinformation, wittingly…
Yogi Adityanath tweets “No riots during my tenture”: A fact-check
“मार्च में मेरे शासनकाल के दो वर्ष पूरे होंगे। मेरे अब तक के शासन में, कोई दंगा नहीं हुआ है। (In March, two years of my term will be completed….