“Friends, today I will tell you a way to get Muslims out of India…Play ‘Vande Mataram’ in the entire nation and all Muslims will leave.” This was a post circulated by Facebook…
Did Shahrukh Khan say he would leave India if Modi becomes PM? False claim viral again
An image is doing the rounds on social media with a quote that is attributed to actor Shah Rukh Khan. In this quote, it is claimed that Khan stated, “I…
BJP makes factual errors while ‘fact-checking’ Rahul Gandhi’s tweet on Global Hunger Index
The Bharatiya Janata Party posted a fact-checking video on October 25, claiming that Rahul Gandhi “peddled fake news on India’s ranking in the Global Hunger Index.” Rahul Gandhi peddles fakes…
Smriti’s Irani’s “blood-soaked sanitary napkin” remark – did the minister fall for social media hoax?
In the wake of the Sabarimala row, Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani stirred up a controversy with her remark on menstruating women entering temples. “I am nobody to speak on…
Viral: False claims suggesting Hindu woman attacked by Muslim man in Bihar
“An intermediate student Priyanka Kushwaha of Gopalganj district was attacked by a Muslim boy. He intended to kill her as he brutally attacked her with a knife. Where are the…
No, rice-for-oil agreement between India and Iran is not a unique initiative
Starting 4th November 2018, India will send rice to Iran in the exchange of crude oil. With this modern form of the old fashioned barter system, our dependence on the…
Viral: 2013 image of Congress Haryana rally shared as recent Rahul Gandhi rally in Bikaner
An image captioned “इंदिरा के पोते ने तोड़ दिया इंदिरा का रिकॉर्ड (Indira’s grandson breaks Indira’s record)” was shared by Facebook page Rahul Gandhi for PM, claiming that a crowd of 25…
Provocative media reports fuel communal hatemongering on Ankit Garg’s murder
Ankit Kumar Garg, a 31-year old teacher was shot dead on October 1 in Delhi. Soon after the incident, multiple news organisations reported that this was a case of honour…
The shadowy world of Flynn Remedios – IndiaScoops, IndiaScribes, Bollywood and more
IndiaScoops is a website that recently came under the scanner after it published a report which claimed that 35 lakh rupees had been spent by the PMO for Prime Minister…
Accident during Muharram procession portrayed as sword attack by Muslims on Hindu boy
A claim about a Hindu boy’s throat being slit by a sword during a Muharram procession in Gauri Bazar area of Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh is circulating on social…