Social media is raging with misinformation relating to the ongoing protest in the national capital by students of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). In yet another instance, a photograph has…
No, Tirupati Balaji has not declared donation of Rs 100 crore for constructing Ram Mandir
A claim that Tirumala Tirupati Balaji will donate Rs 1 billion(100 crore) for constructing Ram temple in Ayodhya is circulating on social media. One Chanda Roy also posted the message…
Lawyer Prashant Patel falsely claims his tweet calling for genocide as morphed
A screenshot of Delhi-based lawyer Prashant Patel Umrao’s tweet has become a point of contention on social media. Twitter user Asaur Rahman brought to light a 2013 tweet by Umrao…
Fact-check: Eid Milad celebrated in Kashmir’s Hazratbal with the same fervor as past years?
On November 9-10, Eid Milad-un-Nabi was celebrated in Kashmir’s Hazratbal shrine to observe the birth of Prophet Muhammed. According to a report in The Hindu by Kashmiri journalist Peerzada Ashiq, “All entry…
Did Mahua Moitra violate Model Code of Conduct as alleged by BJP?
BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya tweeted a copy of a complaint filed by the party’s West Bengal unit with the election commission against an alleged violation of the Model…
No, this is not the richest man in Kuwait buried with gold
A set of images circulating on social media show a man lying in a casket wearing gold jewellery. It is being claimed that he was the richest man in Kuwait…
False claim: Bomb blast inside mosque in Bihar’s Sasaram, 100 bombs found
A claim widely circulated on social media about the recent bomb blast in Sasaram, Bihar, asserts that the explosion took place inside a mosque where a hundred other bombs were…
False claim: Muslim parties want to declare Belgium an Islamic state after recent elections
A news clip of Russian television RT is viral on social media with the claim that Muslim parties in Belgium are demanding to establish the country as an Islamic state…
October 2019: Mainstream media at the forefront of misinformation
In October 2019, several instances of misinformation emanating from mainstream media organizations were observed. Key events were misreported, deliberately or otherwise. The month also witnessed the usual attempts on social…
PIB rubbishes reports of PM Modi and Russian President attending Jallikattu in 2020
On October 29, Hindustan Times published a report titled, “Russian president Putin may witness Tamil Nadu’s bull-taming sport Jallikattu in January”, which cited a top official from Tamil Nadu’s Madurai district….