Baba Ramdev unwittingly seems to have become the target of ire on social media. The Yoga guru’s biopic, which has launched on February 11 became a talking point after the…
National Herald Twitter polls on PNB Scam backfire
Twitter polls are a double edged sword. National Herald is learning it the hard way after two of it’s polls on PNB scam backfired. After the news of USD 1.77 billion Punjab…
Viral: Fake quote about Gandhi and Congress attributed to Nana Patekar
“Chhipkali raat ko kide makode khakar subah hote hi gandhi ke tasveer ke pichhe chhup jati hai, theek yahi kaam Congress karti aayi hai” (Lizards after eating ants all night…
Aaj Tak’s attempt at whitewashing a fake quote broadcasted on its show
What ought to be expected from the ‘gold standard of credible journalism’ when a goof-up happens on-air? Most definitely a retraction and perhaps an apology. How about a cover up?…
Gold standard of credible journalism? Aaj Tak falls for a parody account
On 14 Feb, 2018, senior anchor at Aaj Tak Anjana Om Kashyap began her programme Halla Bol by saying, “Yeh aaj ki sadi ka Hindustan hai, ek 18 saal ki…
Gold plated journalism: India Today and fake news
India Today has responded to reports that one of its editors’ contract was terminated allegedly after she refused to delete a tweet. Angshukanta Chakravorty, Editor with DailyO was allegedly asked…
Ministry of External Affairs shares news about use of Saudi Arabian airspace that is denied by Saudi
“Riyadh allows Air India to use space for Israel flights”. The official Facebook page of Ministry of External Affairs shared this news quoting Israeli daily Haaretz as its source. The…
Priya Prakash Varrier – Dozens of fake social media profiles mushroom overnight
She became an overnight sensation after she put up a teaser of her upcoming movie through her Instagram account. Priya Prakash Varrier is the toast of social media after the…
Old video from Kerala circulates as Muslim assault on Hindus
A video is being circulated on social media claiming that it is from Kerala. The text accompanying the video says ‘In Mallapuram district of Kerala, Muslim youths throw stones on…
A compilation of Times Now’s experiments with untruth
“The pattern of a known fake and out-of-context video being deliberately recirculated multiple times by a selected section of the Indian media is a clear pointer that the objective of…