March was a busy month for the fake news industry with fake quotes circulating by the dozen, communally provocative content that went viral on social media and hilarious bloopers by…
J&K Police, Tourism Dept rebut Times of India report of attack on tourists by stone pelters
On April 3, Times of India reported that tourists in Jammu & Kashmir are facing the wrath of stone pelters. The report states that there has been a spate of…
Alt News responds to Arnab Goswami’s hilarious rant
It started with a debate organized by Republic TV to discuss the arrest of Mahesh Hegde, founder of the serial fake news peddling website Postcard news. All was going well…
Union minister, BJP MPs and MLAs outrage over arrest of Postcard News founder
“Shame on the state government led by @siddaramaiah which is behaving in dictatorial terms in arresting @mvmeet. Ensure to follow the true democratic spirit in fighting us rather than doing a…
Pak channel spreads fake news about solar panels vandalised due to BJP MP’s statement
“Do you have any idea what they are doing? Ashok Saxena, Indian Parliament Member (BJP) said if people use solar energy, the Sun God will get angry…Now BJP Sanghis started…
Founder of fake news website PostCard News arrested
Peddling communally sensitive rumours and fake news cannot be without consequences. Karnataka police has arrested Postcard News founder Mahesh Vikram Hegde under sections 153A, 295A and 120B of IPC. BJP…
Viral: Pakistani child artist claimed to be son of slain Indian Army officer
“This is an Army Officer’s son. His father died in an operation against militants. His mother died of shock on hearing the news. He is studying in a boarding Army…
Times Now spreads misinformation about BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya
” It is our job to get from sources whatever we can and break it first. We cannot be faulted for that, and the fact that the tweet was from…
Fact check: Was Amit Malviya the first to tweet about Karnataka poll dates?
“Karnataka will vote on 12May 2018, counting will be on 18May2018”. This is the tweet that has landed BJP IT cell incharge Amit Malviya in trouble. Malviya tweeted the dates of…
Times Now, Kannada news channels air Karnataka poll dates before EC announcement
“Karnataka will vote on 12May 2018, counting will be on 18May2018”. The journalists waiting at the press conference were in for a rude shock when at 11.08 am the BJP…