“I’m sad you are alive“, is one among the many messages that is addressed to NDTV India anchor Ravish Kumar on a WhatsApp Group. On September 22nd, Ravish Kumar had…
As Rohingya crisis continues, images of children are being misused to spread fake news
Sandy is a 12 year-old Brazilian girl, suffering from multiple health problems including a liver condition. The Facebook page of Garrafão do Norte, the place where she lives, has shared…
After police lathicharge at BHU, many fall for a fake image not related to the incident
There was massive outrage on social media after the news of lathicharge by the police on students of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) broke out. The students were protesting against the…
When will Republic TV start apologising? The nation wants to know
“Will Rahul, Yechury and Kejriwal apologise?” “Should Rahul apologise for top Congress leader’s abuse?” “Should those who claimed Sunanda had a ‘natural death’ apologise now that HC has called the…
Did Arnab Goswami bluff about his car being attacked during 2002 riots?
On the back of Amit Shah’s testimony in court in the 2002 Naroda Gam riots case, an old video of Arnab Goswami resurfaced on social media in which he talks…
How do fake news sites like Postcard News flourish? Who provides a helping hand?
Fake news sites do not exist in a vacuum. They need an ecosystem around them that encourages and actively promotes them. Postcard News is one such site that has been…
Were believers stopped from offering Namaz at Sidi Saiyyed mosque in Ahmedabad due to PM Modi’s visit?
PM Modi arrived in Ahmedabad yesterday for the 12th annual India-Japan summit along with Japanese PM Shinzo Abe who is on a two-day visit. As part of this visit, the…
WhatsApp university ascribes a 27 year old policy change to Piyush Goyal
Did you also get a WhatsApp message about the great new initiative by the Railway Minister, Piyush Goel? The message lists lists five categories of people who are now eligible…
Did Atal Bihari Vajpayee order the CBI investigation in the case of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh?
After judiciary’s mandate to send “love charger” Ram Rahim Singh behind the bars, the Indian right-wing on social media has adopted an all guns blazing approach to credit the party…
Here’s why Gauri Lankesh’s Facebook post about ‘free sex’ is viral
All hands on deck to malign and mock the Gauri Lankesh. “Wah Wah read and share” tweeted BJP MP Paresh Rawal about a Facebook post of Gauri Lankesh. “She called…