In May 2018, Priyanka Chopra’s visit to a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh’s Cox Bazaar as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador invited much slander and abuse. Now, a photograph showing Chopra…
The truth about Karnataka school making students recite verses from the Quran
A video is currently viral on social media which shows a school teacher teaching verses of the Quran to school children. It has been claimed that the incident took place…
Congress twitter handle shares old video as public outrage in PM Modi’s Jaipur rally
Indian National Congress and Divya Spandana, head of INC social media have shared a five-month old video of Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje’s rally claiming to be a video of PM…
False claim: Muslim lawyer, community filed petition in SC against Hindu ritual ‘Mata ki Chowki’
On July 7, several claims on social media alleged that members of the Muslim community filed a petition in the Supreme Court against holding ‘Mata ki Chowki’, a Hindu ritual,…
Hindu khatre mein hai? How the fake news ecosystem targets minorities to create a fear psychosis
Social media has become a convenient medium for purveyors of misinformation. Fake news has grown manifold, a large proportion of which is dominated by information which is communal in nature…
A roundup of rumour-mongering on the ‘Tanvi Seth passport issue’
On June 20, Tanvi Seth, in a series of tweets, informed External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj that she and her husband were allegedly humiliated by Lucknow passport officer Vikas Mishra for…
Postcard ‘News’ – A mega factory of fake news that continues to spew venom
Postcard News, synonymous with misinformation in the garb of news, continues to post with impunity content which is communal in nature, provocative in tone and mostly untrue. In 2017, Alt…
Viral: Fake news of 9-year old girl rescued from being sexually assaulted by ‘Sajid’
“A 9yr old girl was saved 4m rape by alert people. Guy, who was caught with kid, is Sajid. M/s @Uppolice please arrest this guy Sajid & make him spend…
Unearthing fake quotes on Mandsaur rape ascribed to Congress leaders
The aftermath of Mandsaur rape saw a flood of fake news on social media. Newest to the addition of lies are fake quotes attributed to Congress leaders in an attempt…
Were Muslims responsible for 95% of rapes in India in 2016 as claimed on social media?
NCRB की रिपोर्ट: महिलाओं के लिये भारत सर्वाधिक असुरक्षित है कारण: भारत में 95% बलात्कार मुल्ले करते हैं 2016 मे कुल 84734 बलात्कार में से 81000 बलात्कार मुल्लों ने किया…