In a rather shocking move, a journalist who had called for genocide of Kashmiris, had justified the massacre of Sikhs during 1984 and is notorious for posting hateful tweets has…
Viral photograph claims Nehru attended RSS shakha meeting. What is the truth?
Had India’s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru attended an RSS shakha meeting? Apparently so, if one were to believe a Facebook post put up by the page I Support Doval,…
Alt News chronicles the most viral fake news in the run up to Karnataka elections
The assembly election in Karnataka may well represent a watershed moment in Indian politics. Karnataka stands between the Congress party and oblivion as the last big state still within the…
Rahul Gandhi fan page posts fake news of Modi among most corrupt Prime Ministers
A post that has been widely shared on Facebook claims that according to research by BBC News Hub, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ranks 7th among the most corrupt Prime Ministers…
Postcard News circulates fake letter about Sonia Gandhi and Karnataka minister engineering Lingayat issue
“MASSIVE EXPOSE! Karnataka minister M B Patil’s letter to Sonia Gandhi reveals that Global Christian Council and World Islamic organisation masterminded the division of Lingayats in Karnataka!” Postcard News has…
Viral: Fake news of Pakistan flag waved at Congress rally in Karnataka
A video is currently going viral on social media platforms and particularly on WhatsApp. The video is of a Congress party rally in North Belgaum in Karnataka, and it has…
Subramanian Swamy shares fake email about church involvement in Lingayat issue
“Lo Behold! #Church allegedly behind the divisive scheme of separating #Lingayats from #Hindus. A leaked of email supposedly sent by SecGen CBCI to Archbishop Bangalore….this says much”. The tweet by…
PM Modi claims no Congress leader visited Bhagat Singh in jail. What’s the truth?
“When Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Batukeshwar Dutt, Veer Savarkar, greats like them were jailed fighting for the country’s independence, did any Congress leader went to meet them? But the Congress leaders…
Was train with NEET students from Tamil Nadu delayed by devotees offering namaz?
A picture is circulating on social media in which a group of men is seen offering namaz (prayer) on a railway track. Along with this picture is text which says…
Old video circulates with false claim that Rahul Gandhi termed Siddaramaiah Govt as corrupt
“Aam taur se bhrastachar hota hai, ek do mantri bhrashtachar karte hain, magar karnataka mein puri sarkar bhrastachar pe chal rahi thi” (Generally when corruption occurs, one or two ministers…