In November 2016, while delivering the vote of thanks during Ramnath Goenka awards, Indian Express’s Editor-in-Chief Raj Kamal Jha had regaled the audience with an anecdote. He told the gathering…
Polling app MyVoteToday asks people as to who they want ‘slapped’ and ‘silenced’
On social media, we often see anonymous handles get away with all kinds of abuse, threats of physical harm and more. However, what explains a Twitter handle associated with a…
Shampoo over hijab? Right-wing users share old spoof video to mock Muslims
A short clip in which a woman is seen putting shampoo on her hijab is being circulated on social media as a “Malaysian shampoo advertisement”. It is being shared with…
Online Sabotage: How the organized troll brigade has manipulated ratings of books on Amazon India
A recently published book, “Behind Bars” by NDTV journalist, Sunetra Choudhury has 31 reviews on Amazon India. Out of these, 20 have given it a one-star rating and written negative…
Did Aaj Tak, India Today, Zee News, ABP News, India TV, Dainik Jagran and Sambit Patra bluff about Indian Army retaliation?
On May 1st, as reported by several Indian media outlets, Pakistan killed and mutilated two security personnel along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir….
How fake news branded News Laundry’s Madhu Trehan as a leftist for her non-existent comments on Baahubali
A rumour that started on Whatsapp travelled to Facebook. From Facebook, it travelled to a right-wing fake news website. The right-wing fake news website created a nice infographic of the…
Fake social media profiles with Muslim identities to bolster BJP: Case Study 1 (Gini Khan – @giniromet)
A Muslim name. That too a woman. Celebrates the recent success of Yogi Adityanath and constantly appreciates the ‘greatness’ of PM Modi. Very critical of Muslims. Repeatedly brands the entire…
Fearing protests, women made to part with their black dupattas at BJP Yuva Morcha event attended by Gujarat CM
BJP Yuva Morcha organised a road show in Viramgam district in Gujarat today. Following the road show, a Yuva Sammelan was also organized. The Yuva Sammelan was attended by Gujarat…
UIDAI denies blocking anyone from their official Twitter accounts in an RTI response, Twitter users call it a bluff
Should a public institution like UIDAI and its Chief Executive Officer block common citizens from following them on Twitter? It is shocking to learn that UIDAI and its CEO have…
How a Fake ISIS threat was used to market pseudoscience
Dr. Mukesh Harilal Shukla, who claims to have studied B.Com (HA College of Commerce, Ahmedabad), and later an MD and PhD in Alternative Medicines (see the prerequisite for these courses here)…