On February 4, 2018, Alt News published an article that shockingly revealed how a list of more than 100 couples who had entered into inter-religious union were being targeted on…
Fake news round-up, January 2018, Communally divisive rumours dominate fake news
January saw an amalgam of fake news, misleading statements, discrepancies, mischievous quotes attributed to public figures and misleading reportage by TV news channels. 1. Muslims attacked school bus at Gurugram After a…
Hindutva FB page publishes list of 100+ couples in inter-faith marriages, calls for violence
“यह एक सूची है उन हिन्दू लड़कियों के फेसबुक प्रोफाइल की जो लव जिहाद का शिकार हो चुकी है या हो रही है… हर हिन्दू शेर से आग्रह है, इनमे…
Alt News unearths a factory of fake quotes – A very dangerous trend
Alt News has stumbled upon a factory – a factory of fake quotes. The matter first came to light when fake quotes ascribed to Prakash Raj , Swara Bhasker and Farhan Akhtar went…
Fake quote on Hindus and Muslims attributed to actor Prakash Raj
“Hindus have been wiped out from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Kashmir. They never sought revenge from Muslims. They silently embraced death. All Hindus should learn secularism & tolerance from those Hindus”. This…
Serial faker ShankhNaad attributes fake quote to actress Swara Bhasker
“Being raped by invader and become their sex slave is way better than committing jauhar (suicide) to avoid that life”. This ludicrous statement was apparently made by actress Swara Bhasker, according…
One tale, two narratives: Aaj Tak’s reportage on Kasganj violence
The communal flare-up at Kasganj in Uttar Pradesh on Republic day was prominently covered by mainstream media. However, serious questions have emerged over the manner in which the news was…
Viral: Fake quote of Farhan Akhtar on Kasganj violence
Bollywood actor and producer Farhan Akhtar is in the eye of the storm after a message attributed to him started circulating on social media. According to the message, the actor…
Mail Today editor Abhijit Majumder spreads fake news on Kasganj violence
Over 100 people were arrested after communal violence erupted in Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh on January 26. Following a scuffle over the unfurling of the tricolour, clashes broke out between two…
Is it true? A day in Madhu Kishwar’s WhatsApp University
Madhu Kishwar found herself in the eye of a storm with her tweet naming five random Muslims as attackers of the school bus in Gurugram. What was so far a…