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Malhar certification, scheme mooted in Maharashtra to promote ‘jhatka meat’, is not a govt initiative

Abhishek Kumar5th April 20255th April 2025

Malhar certification, a recently launched initiative in Maharashtra that aims to identify Jhatka (animal slaughter performed according to Hindu traditions) meat sellers and provide them with certificates, has stirred up…

Zee News shares misinformation; man offering namaz did not cause traffic jam in J&K

Ankita Mahalanobish8th March 202511th March 2025

On March 4, Zee News aired a video showing a truck driver offering namaz (Islamic prayers) atop his vehicle in the Ramban area of Jammu and Kashmir. The channel claimed…

Wedding called off after groom danced to ‘Choli k peeche’? No, it was an ad that the media picked up as news

Abhishek Kumar6th February 2025

A newspaper clipping has been doing the rounds on social media featuring an alleged story about a groom in New Delhi dancing to the song ‘Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai’…

How Indian media reported Adani group’s US indictment

Oishani Bhattacharya & Diti Pujara17th December 202420th December 2024

On November 20, billionaire Gautam Adani, along with seven other Adani group executives, was indicted by a United States court on charges of fraud and bribery. The Adani group chairperson,…

News channels run doctored video of farmer leader Dallewal’s statement on Modi, question movement’s agenda

Abhishek Kumar20th February 202420th February 2024

A video related to the farmers’ movement is viral on social media in which farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal states that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity graph has skyrocketed after…

Truck that caught fire in Unnao was not headed to Ayodhya Ram Mandir; misreport by Republic, NDTV, Mint et al

Oishani Bhattacharya21st January 202421st January 2024

Ahead of the Ram Mandir consecration ceremony in Ayodhya on January 22, an image of a truck engulfed in fire has gone viral. According to news reports, a truck carrying…

‘News’ of Amartya Sen’s passing false, confirms Nobel Laureate’s family

Shinjinee Majumder10th October 202311th October 2023

A claim that Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has passed away went viral on social media on October 10. On X (formerly Twitter), a handle named after the winner of the…

Did Canada issue a travel advisory against India amid worsening diplomatic ties?

Shinjinee Majumder20th September 202321st September 2023

Within hours of Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau alleging that “agents of the government of India” had carried out the assassination of Sikh independence advocate Hardeep Singh Nijjar in…

‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogan not raised in Oawisi’s Jharkhand rally; misreport by Zee, Aaj Tak, ABP, News 18 & others

Shinjinee Majumder4th September 2023

All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi addressed a rally at Dumri in Giridih, Jharkhand, on Wednesday, August 30, in favour of his party’s candidate Md Abdul Mobin Rizvi…

Another surgical strike in Pak? Centre, PIB, Army refute Dainik Jagran report

Abhishek Kumar31st August 2023

On the front page of its national edition dated August 22, Hindi daily Dainik Jagran claimed the Indian Army had carried out a surgical strike on Pakistan once again. The…

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Pahalgam: Pak media falsely claims Indian Army Lt Gen M V Suchindra Kumar sacked, detained, following attack

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