A purported newspaper clip viral on social media claims that BJP chief Amit Shah called the Baniya community ‘thieves’ and accused them of profiteering. It is being suggested that Shah…
Images of injured Pashto actress Neelam Gul circulated as Indian army’s brutality on Kashmiri women
“Kashmiri women She is from Shopian South kashmir. Beaten during CASO by Indian occupation Army and SOG.” read a caption affixed with a set of images. A Twitter handle, @MrsIshaNaim tweeted…
Will birds die as shown in ‘2.0’? Indian media falls for fake news from Netherlands
The release of S Shankar’s ‘2.0’, a Tamil science fiction movie starring Rajnikanth and Akshay Kumar, sparked up a discourse on the effects of electromagnetic field (EMF) radiation on birds. The…
Maharastra Information centre tweets pictures of National Maritime Museum London as of museum in Mumbai
A screenshot of a tweet by the official Twitter handle of Maharastra Information centre which depicted the purported images of National Maritime museum, Mumbai, is circulating on social media. Alt…
No, Ravish Kumar did not report fake news on Christian Michel extradition
Senior journalist Ravish Kumar is once again in the cross hairs of fake news purveyors. After news poured in that Christian Michel, the ‘middleman’ in the Agusta Westland chopper scam…
Misleading pictures circulated to show crowds at Modi’s Jodhpur rally
“These Pictures from Jodhpur ( Ashok Gehlot Bastion ) has given panic attack to Congress leadership.” tweeted Rishi Bagree, who is followed by PM Modi, on December 4, 2018 along…
Viral: Photoshopped image of football jersey with ‘Modi 420’ written on it
“इतिहास में इतनी बेइज्जती किसी प्रधानमंत्री की नही हुई! क्या फीफा वालो ने भी पहचान लिया की कौन , क्या हे” (No Prime Minister has been so insulted in history….
Pakistan’s flag in West Bengal? No, it is a widely used religious flag by Indian Muslims
A collection of photos of streets adorning purported Pakistani national flags were circulated on WhatsApp. It was claimed that these flags were hoisted in West Bengal’s Kolkata in celebration of…
Sudarshan News links Tablighi Ijtema with mob violence in Bulandshahr, police denies connection
“#बुलंदशहर_इज्तेमा के बवाल के बाद कई स्कूलों में बच्चे फँसे है, रो रहे है, लोग जंगल में है, घरों के दरवाज़े बंद कर के लोग सहमे हूए है- सुदर्शन से…
Did Rahul Gandhi suggest a 5000 crore loan for Pakistan? Fake screenshot of ABP News viral
With assembly elections drawing to a close, political disinformation has peaked on social media. An image of what is purportedly a screenshot of the Hindi news channel ABP News has…