The scourge of fake news and photoshop is upon us. A morphed image started a riot and now more morphed images are being used to fuel it. We saw tempers…
Who spread the rumour that Churches and Mosques are exempted from GST?
How long can one ignore a problem before it becomes a liability? In recent past, a fake Whatsapp forward that went viral led to lynching of 8 people in Jharkhand….
Times Now at it again; Video of Kerala Students Union protest termed as a BJP protest
“BJP, KSU workers protest near Kerala Secretariat against Kerala health minister over the issue of growing incidence of Chikunguniya cases” said the Times Now tweet. The Times Now video on…
Trolls attempt to manipulate ratings of books authored by Sagarika Ghose and Arundhati Roy
Sagarika Ghose’s new book, “Indira – India’s Most Powerful Prime Minister” had 50 reviews on July 3rd, 44 of which were negative one-star ratings. There is nothing unusual if a…
Has Adani Group hired social media influencers to defend the company on Twitter?
After the announcement of the new taxation system called Goods and Services Tax (GST), Gautam Adani, the Chairman of Adani Group, applauded GST as a game-changer via his Twitter account….
Gujarati Newspaper Sandesh, OneIndia fall for satirical post about man sentenced to death due to farting
It is one thing for Twitter trolls to use posts from satirical websites for political propaganda. However, for main stream media outlets to promote satire as news is quite disturbing….
An eye injury in Haryana that almost led to blindness from using cow urine treatment
¨A 24-year-old male presented with complaints of pain, difficulty in opening and blurred vision in both eyes for the last 48 hours. The symptoms had started right after instillation of…
Times Now attempts to discredit #NotInMyName protests with incomplete and distorted facts
Times Now, which was exposed last week by Alt news for running a primetime show based on a seven year old photoshopped image has made yet another shocking attempt to incite…
An epidemic of fake videos hits the Indian social media ecosystem
“आंध्रप्रदेश की एक हिंदू मारवाड़ी लड़की जिसकी शादी एक मुस्लिम लड़के के साथ शादी हुई थी। आज कुछ मुस्लिम लोगों नें मिलकर बुरीतरह मारा फिर जिंदा जला दिया। बुर्का ना…
Supporters spice up PM Modi’s visit to the US with a fake video
Prime Minister Modi concluded a successful trip to the United States. As the Prime Minister of the world’s largest democracy, he got a warm welcome from President Trump at the…