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Old video of expired chicken discarded in Saudi Arabia viral as ‘boycott of French products’

Archit2nd November 20202nd November 2020

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…

Fact-check: Does this photo depict attack on Ramlila program in Punjab?

Kinjal28th October 2020

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…

Video of mother-daughter killed by rape-accused in Kasganj is from July

Archit26th October 202027th October 2020

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…

Most Facebook fact-checking partners in India fail to fact-check BJP-led misinformation

Pooja Chaudhuri25th October 202026th October 2020

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…

Satirical post claiming Muslims secured top 5 ranks in NEET believed to be true

Archit23rd October 202024th October 2020

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…

Old videos falsely shared as crocodiles spotted in Hyderabad during heavy rains

Jignesh Patel15th October 202015th October 2020

A video showing a crocodile in a water-logged residential area being pulled out by a man is doing the rounds on social media with the claim that the incident took…

Tanishq Gandhidham store wasn’t attacked, staff threatened to put an apology

Pooja Chaudhuri14th October 202015th October 2020

A controversy over a harmless advertisement by jewellery brand Tanishq featuring an interfaith couple was blown out of proportion due to social media vitriol. The company’s brand manager Mansoor Khan’s…

BJP’s claim about West Bengal police throwing bombs at BJP protest rally is false

Pooja Chaudhuri10th October 202010th October 2020

Clashes erupted in parts of Kolkata and neighbouring Howrah on October 8 during “March to Nabanna” organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) youth wing — Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha…

Morphed image shows Uddhav Thackeray watching Republic TV amidst TRP racket

Archit9th October 20209th October 2020

On October 8, Mumbai Police Commissioner Paramvir Singh briefed the media on their findings related to a Television Rating Point (TRP) racket. TRP is a tool that judges a channel’s…

Woman who died due to medical negligence in 2018 misidentified as Hathras victim

Priyanka Jha5th October 2020

On September 29, the victim in the alleged rape case from Hathras in Uttar Pradesh passed away in Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital. Following her death, social media users began sharing an…