“Prof HC Verma. He gets 1 crore as royalty/year for his book ‘Concepts of Physics’ and he gives it to PM’s Relief Fund and to charity. He pays fees of poor students with…
Fake news about ABVP member involved in Surat rape case circulated on social media
An 11-year old girl was found dead with more than 80 injury marks on her body in Surat. According to reports, she was raped and tortured before she was strangulated….
India Today circulates old videos of Kohli, Akshay Kumar as messages on Kathua & Unnao
On April 14, 2018, news channel India Today reported that Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli has expressed anguish over the Kathua and Unnao rape cases. Breaking this news on the channel,…
Old news of 14-year old raped inside mosque in Moradabad circulates as recent incident
A news report is currently being circulated widely by some sections on social media. According to this report, a 14-year old girl was raped inside a mosque by a cleric…
Is Homeopathy an effective form of treatment?
Samuel Hahnemann, born on the 10th of April 1755 in Meissen, a small town in Eastern Germany was the father of homeopathy whose ideas have been documented, referred to and…
Did Bharat bandh protesters set ablaze truck belonging to a Sikh?
“Sikhs never asked for reservation. A nation develops through hard work and not through reservation” (translated). This message, along with a photograph of a charred truck with a Sikh gentleman…
New Indian Express publishes fake news on Jignesh Mevani’s image on laptops in Karnataka
On April 10, 2018, The New Indian Express in its Bengaluru edition reported that youth leader and MLA from Gujarat Jignesh Mevani has been booked by Karnataka police for violating the…
Fake message about Royal Enfield bike catching fire in Bangalore viral on social media
“Royal Enfield Motorcycle Petrol Tank blast. Man burnt alive near electronic City Begur junction Due to petrol tank filled full! Don’t fill full tank in summer!” This message has gone…
Breaking Fake News: Times Now announces arrest of Nirav Modi in Hong Kong
At 5:41 pm on April 9, Times Now broke a story. The story was that Nirav Modi, accused in the Rs.11000 crore PNB scam has been arrested in Hong Kong….
‘The True Picture’ promoted by Union Ministers paints false picture about crime in Karnataka
“What’s the State of Law & Order in Mr Siddaramaiah’s Karnataka?” asks the headline of the article by The True Picture, the website that was enthusiastically shared by Union ministers…