ABP News falsely claims ‘free’ COVID vaccine in India costs Rs 3-5k in US, UK
On January 2, ABP News claimed that India would administer COVID-19 vaccine to 3 crore people for free in the first phase, while the US and UK are charging Rs....
Hoax message that birds are dying due to ‘Jio 5G trials’ viral amid bird flu in India
Several states including Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Delhi and Himachal Pradesh are struggling to tackle bird flu cases after a recent outbreak. Many on social media, however, believe that the birds are...
COVID-19 cases are on the rise in the national caption. On November 26, Hindustan Times reported that the AAP government told the Delhi High Court that it is considering imposing…
A video of a billboard falling on a biker during heavy storms is circulating on social media in the wake of a Cyclone Nivar. People of Chennai, Kancheepuram, Chengalpet, Thiruvallur,…
Mumbai Indians (MI) beat Delhi Capitals in the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL) final to win the tournament for the fifth time on November 10. Since then several social media…
Recently, a video has gone viral on Twitter and Facebook in which police personnel and others can be seen crowding around the corpse of a young girl. Social media users…
A video of street rioting is widespread on social media as an incident that recently took place in France. The clip is circulating against the backdrop of the recent French…
Republic TV owner and editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami was arrested by Maharashtra police in connection with a 2018 abetment to suicide case. He claimed that Raigad police assaulted him during the…
French President Emmanuel Macron’s backing of Prophet Mohammed’s caricatures sparked anger in the Muslim world. Widespread protests to boycott French products were held in several Middle Eastern countries. Similar protests…
Hindu festival of Dussehra was recently celebrated with small gatherings in many parts of the country. Ravana Dahan and Ramlila programs were also held even as the crowd was solemn…
Surya Pratap Singh, a retired IAS officer (as per his Twitter bio), posted a 10-second clip and wrote, “Kasganj gang-rape victim and her mother were crushed to death by a…
Social media giant Facebook has repeatedly come under the scanner after multiple reports of the company evading responsibility for hateful content and misinformation thriving on the platform. A Buzzfeed report…