A ‘letter’ is widely circulating on social media, claiming that author and activist Arundhati Roy repeatedly wrote to the National Security Council (NSC) of India “complaining about the treatment of captive…
Fake news about ‘Khalid and Irfan’ charged in Lucknow gangrape case circulates on social media
A minor girl was reportedly gangraped and the incident filmed by the perpetrators in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. According to a report by News 18 Hindi, the alleged perpetrators were apprehended…
June round-up: Rampant child abduction rumours result in mob-lynching incidents across country
June turned out to be ominous insofar as the sinister impact of misinformation is concerned. Rumours of child abductors abounded in various states, shared via WhatsApp. The suspicion, mistrust and…
No, Subramanian Swamy wasn’t seeing off his daughter and grand daughter to Haj
“हिंदुओं को मुसलमानों के खिलाफ भड़काने वाले कट्टर हिन्दू नेता सुब्रमण्यम स्वामी हैदराबाद एअरपोर्ट पर अपनी सगी बेटी और नवासी को हज पर रवाना करते हुए । लेकिन इससे आपको…
Kiren Rijiju tweets football video of Brazilian child prodigy to laud PM Modi’s emphasis on sport
Minister of State for Home and self-proclaimed football enthusiast Kiren Rijiju tweeted in praise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 30. His tweet was effusive in its admiration for…
Congress spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi and her daughter threatened on social media over fake quote
A fake quote attributed to Congress spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi supporting Mandsaur rapist Irfan was circulated on social media by Twitter handle @GirishK1605. The tweet has now been deleted, but not…
Viral: Fake news of march by Muslims demanding release of Mandsaur rape accused
The brutal rape of an 8-year old in Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh in June 2018 is being given a brazenly communal spin on social media. Thousands of users are sharing a…
Rajiya Bano or Sharma ji? A fake, hate-spewing profile exposed
“Hindustan ka sher jisne As*** ka badla lia” The malicious Facebook post by a “Rajiya Bano” cheered the rape accused of the horrific Mandsaur child rape case suggesting that he…
Did Kabir, Nanak and Gorakhnath ‘sit together’ and discuss spirituality as claimed by PM Modi?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was at Maghar in Uttar Pradesh on June 28 to pay homage to Kabir on his death anniversary. Maghar is the place where Kabir breathed his…
Fact check: Has the rupee-dollar exchange rate slipped by only one rupee since 2014?
“Under gold medalist Havard economist 1 Dollar – Rs 39(2008) 1 Dollar – Rs 68 (2014) Under Chaiwala 1 Dollar – Rs 68(2014) 1 Dollar – Rs 69(2018) What this…