A post shared by Facebook page Yogi Adityanath – True Indian claims that women travelling alone via auto or taxi at night can now SMS the vehicle’s number to the…
Masquerading as Govt initiatives, scam websites con readers with offers of free bicycles, helmets
“फ्री साईकिल वितरण योज़ना भारत सरकार |सभी लड़के और लड़कियों को मिलेगी मुफ्त में साइकिल सभी साइकिलें 15 अगस्त को बांटी जाएंगी, यहाँ से अपना फॉर्म भरे| http://Bharat-Sarkar.co/साइकिल|विनती:कृपया इस मैसेज को…
WhatsApp rumours of “gangs on a prowl attacking people at midnight” take a communal turn
“सावधान इंदौर में 15 से 20 लोगों की अलग अलग रोहिग्या मुस्लिमो की टोली आई है उनके साथ बच्चे और महिलाएं हैं और उनके पास हथियार भी है और 2…
Morphed screenshot of Swara Bhasker’s tweet circulated on social media
Actress Swara Bhasker has once again become a target for right-wing trolls on social media. A screenshot of a tweet ascribed to her was tweeted by a user Shash(@pokershash) which has…
Is this Narendra Modi surrounded by world leaders? No, it is a photoshopped image.
“Friends जरा इस फोटो को गौर से देखिये, भारत के इतिहास में क्या यह दृश्य देखने को आपकी आँखें तरस गई होंगी” (Friends, look at this photo carefully, it is…
Prashant Patel Umrao and his countless trysts with misinformation
“Avoid committing the mistake of posting fake content online to avoid losing credibility,” were the words of advice of BJP chief Amit Shah to his party’s “social media warriors” on June…
Image of Rahul Gandhi with portrait of Aurangzeb in background viral on social media
An image of Rahul Gandhi captioned “इन देशभक्तों ने यह कौन से देश भक्त की तस्वीर लगा रखी है” (Which nationalist’s portrait have these patriots put up- translated) has been…
Passengers to be charged for rescue ops? ANI misreports Uttarakhand Govt notification
On July 14, ANI published a report titled, “Uttarakhand: Passengers to be charged during rescue operations.” Affixed with the article was a notification issued by the state Civil Aviation Development…
Contrasting claims: Who supplied weapons and money to this alleged terrorist? RSS or Congress?
“पकड़े गए जिंदा कश्मीरी आतंकी ने पूछताछ के दौरान कहा कि आरएसएस हमें हथियार और पैसा मुहैया कराती है और हिन्दुओं को मारने के लिए कहती है ताकि हिन्दुओं के…
Did India’s economy plummet from 3rd largest in the world in 2011 to 6th largest in 2017?
On July 12, it was reported that according to the latest World Bank data, India has surpassed France to become the sixth largest economy in the world. While this was…