Disinformation, falsehoods flood social media as Israel-Hamas conflict escalates into full-blown war
Entering its fifth day on October 11, the Israel-Palestine conflict all but escalated into a full-blown war with the Israeli military confirming that dozens of its fighter jets had struck...
Rajasthan compensation to Kanhaiya Lal & Iqbal: ‘Discrimination’ claim false
On September 29, two youths named Iqbal and Rahul were involved in a bike collision in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Following the accident, they got into a fight with each other. When...
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…
Last month, Sudarshan News broadcasted a bulletin replete with misinformation to falsely propagate that Muslim candidates are favoured in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examinations. Alt News published a…