Senior journalist Ravish Kumar had made a speech last year at Press Club, Delhi on the murder of veteran journalist Gauri Lankesh. Soon after, his 10-minute speech was truncated to…
Hindu khatre mein hai? How the fake news ecosystem targets minorities to create a fear psychosis
Social media has become a convenient medium for purveyors of misinformation. Fake news has grown manifold, a large proportion of which is dominated by information which is communal in nature…
Postcard ‘News’ – A mega factory of fake news that continues to spew venom
Postcard News, synonymous with misinformation in the garb of news, continues to post with impunity content which is communal in nature, provocative in tone and mostly untrue. In 2017, Alt…
Viral: Fake news of 9-year old girl rescued from being sexually assaulted by ‘Sajid’
“A 9yr old girl was saved 4m rape by alert people. Guy, who was caught with kid, is Sajid. M/s @Uppolice please arrest this guy Sajid & make him spend…
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…
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…
Facebook page ‘BJP All India’: Serial purveyor of fake news
Hours after former president Pranab Mukherjee addressed RSS cadres at an event in Nagpur, a photoshopped image of him wearing the black RSS cap, with his arm lifted, began circulating…
Fake news about Shehla Rashid booked for tweet on Nitin Gadkari circulates on social media
Shehla Rashid, student leader from JNU, has often being at the receiving end of right-wing trolls on social media. Now, it has been claimed that Rashid has been booked under…
May round-up: The undeniable link between fake news industry and elections
May 2018 started off on a rather hilarious note for the fake news industry with multiple media organizations falling for a parody account of Tripura Chief Minister, Biplab Deb. But…
Mainstream media reports fake news of transfer of IGP by Karnataka CM
“CM H.D.Kumaraswamy instructs to transfer DGP Neelamani Raju” The news from Kannada channel BTV spread like wildfire. The news came on the heels of reports about Mamata Banerjee being unhappy…