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Fact check: Saudi Arabia has not banned loudspeakers on Ramzan

Vansh Shah15th March 202315th March 2023

The Saudi Arabian minister of Islamic affairs Sheikh Abdullatif bin Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh recently issued a circular underlining the steps to be taken to prepare mosques for the month of Ramadan…

No, Monu Manesar has not been given clean chit by Rajasthan police in Bhiwani case

Kalim Ahmed23rd February 2023

On February 16, the charred bodies of two men Junaid (35) and Nasir (25), both residents of Ghatmeeka in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district, were found inside a four-wheeler in Bhiwani, Haryana….

Jagran-owned Vishvas News continues as IFCN signatory despite violating codes of conduct

Archit & Shinjinee Majumder20th February 2023

In March 2020, Meta (previously Facebook) announced a partnership with the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN, set up in 2015 by US no-profit Poynter Institute) ‘to reduce the spread of misinformation…

Saharanpur students didn’t shout pro-Pakistan slogans; false claim by media, RW handles

Abhishek Kumar10th February 2023

A video of a group of college students in uniform chanting slogans inside a bus is making the rounds on social media. It is claimed that the students raised pro-Pakistan…

Media analysis: How Indian news outlets reacted to the Hindenburg-Adani saga

Archit9th February 20239th February 2023

The US-based investor-research firm Hindenburg Research on January 24 published a 32,000-word report on the Adani Group titled Adani Group: How The World’s 3rd Richest Man Is Pulling The Largest…

Media reports that Pakistan denied airspace to IAF aid plane to Turkey are false

Archit8th February 2023

On February 6, an earthquake struck southern and central Turkey and western Syria. Its epicenter was in the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep. The BBC reported at 13.46 IST on…

Misreporting by major news outlets; Pakistan flag was not hoisted in Bihar’s Purnea

Shinjinee Majumder27th January 202327th January 2023

On January 26, 2023, news broke that a Pakistani flag had been hoisted on a residential building in Madhubani Sipahi Tola area in Purnea, Bihar. Several news media outlets reported…

Did Ashwini Choubey tear up while taking about farmers? Misleading claim by NDTV

Abhishek Kumar19th January 2023

Farmers in Buxar have been protesting for the last 84 days demanding proper compensation for the acquisition of their land for a power plant. There were reports of police personnel…

Media outlets use Pongal video from Canada to claim Rishi Sunak celebrated festival in London

Shinjinee Majumder18th January 202318th January 2023

Several media outlets carried a video which was apparently shot at a traditional Pongal lunch in London hosted by United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Times Now tweeted “#Watch: #UK…

Media outlets carry 10-year-old photo as visuals of Jan 15 Nepal plane crash

Kalim Ahmed16th January 202318th January 2023

On January 15, a Yeti Airlines flight from Kathmandu to Pokhara in Nepal crashed killing at least 68 passengers. There were 72 people on board, including crew members. Search operations…

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Scripted video of two men marrying one woman viral; media outlets report on ‘unique wedding’

Media misreport: Nobel committee member did not say Modi biggest contender for Peace Prize