BJP Chhattisgarh on September 30 tweeted images of three expressways and captioned them as – “विश्वास से विकास का सफर। #BadhtaChhattisgarh (The journey from trust to development #BadhtaChhattisgarh),” obliquely accrediting itself with the…
Fact-check: Is Sonia Gandhi among the richest politicians in the world?
A purported news clipping floating across social media platforms claims that Congress president Sonia Gandhi is the 12th richest politician in the world. Recurring claim The same clipping was…
Viral: Photoshopped image calling PM Modi “chor”
“For the first time in 70 years, citizens are calling the Prime Minister a thief.” This caption was posted by the Facebook page ABMB along with an image of several women holding placards…
The shadowy world of Flynn Remedios – IndiaScoops, IndiaScribes, Bollywood and more
IndiaScoops is a website that recently came under the scanner after it published a report which claimed that 35 lakh rupees had been spent by the PMO for Prime Minister…
Pakistani journalists and media house share fake video of Kashmiri being tortured in India
Hamid Mir, a prominent Pakistani journalist and news anchor has shared a gruesome video of a Kashmiri being purportedly tortured in India. He tweeted, “Look at this torture in Kashmir…
Accident during Muharram procession portrayed as sword attack by Muslims on Hindu boy
A claim about a Hindu boy’s throat being slit by a sword during a Muharram procession in Gauri Bazar area of Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh is circulating on social…
BJP misleads on Rafale, claims Reliance was already part of agreement finalised by UPA-II
On September 21, former President of France Francois Hollande unleashed a political storm by stating on record that it was the Indian government which had proposed Anil Ambani’s firm as…
FB page India 272+ circulates year old false claim targeting journalist Ravish Kumar
“सुना है कि ब्रह्मांड के इकलौते ईमानदार पत्रकार रविश कुमार की बहन भ्रष्टाचार मामले में नौकरी से सस्पेंड हो गई है। बेचारे का भाई पहले ही सेक्स रैकेट में आरोपी…
Alt News exposé: Fake News peddling FB page ‘The India Eye’ and its Gujarat connection
Senior journalist Ravish Kumar had made a speech last year at Press Club, Delhi on the murder of veteran journalist Gauri Lankesh. Soon after, his 10-minute speech was truncated to…
Social media foxed by tweet from unofficial HAL account countering Defence Minister on Rafale deal
A tweet by an account @HAL_India has been shared widely on social media. This tweet responds to Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s recent statement that the deal for the procurement of 126…