“Government is fully committed to freedom of the press as well as maintaining security and sanctity of Aadhaar for India’s development. FIR is against unknown…”, tweeted Union Electronics & Information…
Was Jignesh Mevani’s press conference “Congress sponsored” as alleged by Republic TV?
‘Cong-Mewani link exposed’ was the headline on Republic TV which alleged that Jignesh Mewani’s press conference held in New Delhi on January 5 at the Press Club of India was…
Thou shalt not mock Anant Ambani: Eight websites delete articles about his speech
Anant Ambani, son of Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani, at an event to mark the 40th anniversary of the Reliance group gave a speech that took social media by storm….
Fake news round-up, December 2017, PM Modi leads the way
The final month of the year was no different when it came to proliferation of fake news. Here is a quick wrap of all the fake stories that did the…
Were Pakistani flags raised during Dalit protest rally in the aftermath of the Bhima-Koregaon incident?
A photograph has gone viral on social media with the claim that it is representative of a Dalit protest. In the photo, bike borne cadres can be seen raising a…
Top fake news circulated on social media in 2017
Social media, although a great platform for dissemination of alternative news and views, is also infamous for circulating and popularising fake news. 2017 was no different as we saw a…
PM Modi not wrong in claiming credit for relaxing rules for Muslim women traveling for Haj
A controversy has erupted over the credit claimed by Prime Minister Modi for relaxing the rules allowing Muslim women, aged above 45 years, travelling to Hajj without a Mahram or…
Top fake news stories circulated by Indian media in 2017
2017 will go down as another year that saw a steady decline of trust and confidence in mainstream media. This was a year when mainstream media gave tough competition to…
Gazing into the crystal ball: A compilation of Subramanian Swamy’s predictions for the future
Alas 2017 has ended without Subramanian Swamy’s much awaited prediction of “$1=Re 1” coming true. It was in April 2012 that Swamy made this legendary forecast that has since been a…
Was the ‘Humans of Hindutva’ page taken down by the admin or suspended by Facebook?
On December 28, 2017, a popular Facebook page ‘Humans of Hindutva’ (HoH), that used satire to take jibes at right wing politics, went offline and could not be accessed. A…