Communal tension has been raging in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka over the last three weeks. Adding fuel to the fire are politicians from the state who belong to the…
Vyapam whistle-blower Anand Rai has a penchant for fake news
Self-styled godman, Baba Virendra Dev Dixit of Adhyatmik Vishwa Vidyalaya was in the news recently for alleged sexual exploitation of minors and women. It was shocking to find a picture…
Kiran Bedi and her love for screamingly fake WhatsApp forwards
No Kiran Bedi, not again. The honorable Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry has a penchant for falling for fake news. Time and again, Kiran Bedi has fallen for the most obvious…
RSS Ideologue among those spreading fake news to malign Justice OP Saini of 2G scam verdict
“What a coincidence, Dec 21 2017 : Judge OP Saini clears Kanimozhi and A Raja of all charges in 2G Scam, Feb 2 2017 : Judge OP Saini clears Maran…
Breaking (fake) news: Sections of Indian media acquit Lalu Prasad Yadav before convicting him
Here we go again. In a rush to break the news, multiple news outlets got it wrong and reported Lalu Yadav’s acquittal in the fodder scam case. It was a…
Journalism: The News Minute’s coverage of Paresh Mesta incident
Communal violence erupted in Uttara Kanada district of Karnataka in the first week of December after the body of Paresh Mesta was found floating on a lake in Honnavar town…
Are you Serious Times Now?
“6 hours after Gujarat loss, Rahul Gandhi was watching ‘Star Wars’ at a cinema hall in Delhi. #AreYouSeriousRahul” Times Now is known for its outrageous hashtags and blatant one-sided reporting…
BJP MP Pratap Simha falls for Twitter account impersonating Saif Ali Khan’s daughter
“See the level of understanding actor Saif Ali Khan’s daughter is showing, which is lacking in grey haired and bald-headed journos n political pundits” tweeted BJP MP Pratap Simha after…
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav posts fake letter attributed to EC official alleging EVM tampering
Tejashwi Yadav, former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and son of RJD chief Lalu Prasad put out this letter on the evening of December 17, purportedly written by the Deputy…
BJP MP Kirron Kher posts fake photo of Indian army
Nationalism has been a dominant theme in recent political discourse and a part of this narrative is the eulogisation of the military. The Indian army has stationed soldiers at the…