A resident of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, “Dr” Gaurav Pradhan describes himself as a data scientist, advisor, digital strategist and professional speaker. He has his own blog where he has delved into…
August round-up: Deluge of misinformation over Kerala floods
In the month of August, Kerala bore the brunt of the heaviest rainfall in nearly a century, which led to indundation that resulted in the death of hundreds, displacement of…
Viral video claims a terrorist was arrested at Jaipur/Delhi airport. What is the truth?
“जयपुर एयरपोर्ट पर आंतकवादी पकड़ा गया” (A terrorist arrested at Jaipur airport -translated) is a caption of a video shared by a Facebook Page, News Rajasthan where a man can…
Did Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore serve food to Indian athletes at Asian Games?
A photograph of Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore is viral on social media with the claim that the Sports Minister was serving food to Indian athletes currently in Jakarta for the Asian…
Did Arnab Goswami call the people of Kerala “shameless”?
On August 25, Republic TV hosted its routine late night program ‘The Debate’ where Arnab Goswami invited panelists to discuss the Rs 700 crore relief aid that was allegedly promised to the…
Yet another parody account of Times Now – Times Wow, targets Navjot Singh Siddhu
“Special report: Singh Sidhu returns from Pakistan wearing a green turban. Interacting with the media, he said ‘Allah Hu Akbar’ instead of his usual ‘Thoko Taali’ (translation)”. These words along…
Image of Iraqi Army personnel circulated as Indian army during Kerala flood rescue
“No words 🙏 True Indian can never ignore this pic. This is our army… They will do anything for us🙏.” This text accompanies a picture of a soldier bending down…
Viral video: Boy tears up Indian flag and says “Pakka Musalman Hoon”. What’s the truth?
A video of a boy tearing the Indian flag and saying, “Pakka Musalman hoon” is being circulated widely on social media. A Twitter handle, @AnuMishraBJP , posted the video stating,…
Decoded: The business of Facebook pages – selling Modi, God, patriotism and more
Those of us even sparsely active on social media must have at some point of scrolling through an ocean of posts come across images of Indian army soldiers, with the…
July round-up: Misinformation weaponised to attack minorities
The month of August saw the full range of misinformation and disinformation at play- fake quotations ascribed to public figures, photoshopped images targeting political leaders, misinformation with the objective of…