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Moneycontrol, News18 misquote economist Abhijit Banerjee on UPA policies, former clarifies

Jignesh Patel7th May 20207th May 2020

On May 4, Finacial news website Moneycontrol.com quoted Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banjeree saying, “The real problem in the short run is that the weak UPA policies were embraced by the…

Dainik Jagran, Punjab Kesari misreport youth in Punjab throws notes laced with spit

Priyanka Jha4th May 20204th May 2020

On April 25, Twitter user Hatinder Singh posted a video report by ‘Daily Post Punjabi’, with the message, “In Phillaur, Punjab, This Man Was Caught Throwing Notes On The Road…

News18 misreports scuffle between police and locals in Kurla as cops manhandled after namaz

Pooja Chaudhuri3rd May 20203rd May 2020

During the May 1 broadcast of News18 Hindi’s debate show ‘Aar Paar’, moderator Amish Devgan played a video of an altercation between locals in a Muslim-dominated area in Kurla Pipe Road and…

Fact-check: TV9’s exclusive report on a ‘secret underground tunnel’ in Nizamuddin Markaz

Pooja Chaudhuri & Mohammed Zubair2nd May 20202nd May 2020

The novel coronavirus outbreak has cost lakhs of lives worldwide. However, as countries across the globe observe lockdowns to flatten the curve and scientists look for a cure, normalcy doesn’t…

No, this video doesn’t show North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s funeral

Jignesh Patel30th April 20202nd May 2020

A video of a dead body placed inside a coffin surrounded with flowers is doing the rounds on social media. It is being claimed that this video confirms the death…

Viral video is not Rishi Kapoor’s video on the night before he passed away, media misreports

Pooja Chaudhuri30th April 202030th April 2020

Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor passed away on the morning of April 30. Soon after, former actor and Congress leader Nagma shared a video of Rishi Kapoor claiming, “Clip of last…

Zee News publishes 2015 story with false claim of human faeces served to ‘non-Muslims’

Priyanka Jha27th April 20201st July 2021

A year-old report of two restaurant owners in the UK booked for serving food mixed with human faeces to their customers have been revived on social media. It has been…

Did Germany send £130 billion bill to China for ‘coronavirus damages’?

Archit22nd April 202022nd April 2020

Express.co.uk, the digital arm of the UK-based Daily Express and Sunday Express, published a report with a controversial headline which read “Germany sends China £130billion bill for ‘coronavirus damages’ –…

ABP News v/s Rubika Liyaquat: 180-degree turn on communalising migrant crisis near Bandra station

Jignesh Patel16th April 202016th April 2020

On April 14, reports of a mass gathering of migrants near Mumbai’s Bandra station dominated the news cycle throughout the day. Marathi news channel ABP Majha’s reporter Rahul Kulkarni was…

India TV uses 2017 video to falsely claim Islamic preacher provoked Jamaatis to ‘spit’

Pooja Chaudhuri16th April 202018th April 2020

The narrative around coronavirus pandemic has taken a turn for the worse in India with a majority of social media users and mainstream media outlets not only pinning the blame…

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The dark underbelly of YouTube ‘news’ channels: Staged vox pop, planted debates, recurring faces & BJP links

Imran Khan’s sister slammed Pak Army chief Asim Munir? Media picked up deepfake and ran it as news