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    Shinjinee Majumder

    Disinformation, falsehoods flood social media as Israel-Hamas conflict escalates into full-blown war

    11th October 202312th October 2023
    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...
    Disinformation, falsehoods flood social media as Israel-Hamas conflict escalates into full-blown war
    Abhishek Kumar

    Rajasthan compensation to Kanhaiya Lal & Iqbal: ‘Discrimination’ claim false

    11th October 2023
    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...
    Rajasthan compensation to Kanhaiya Lal & Iqbal: ‘Discrimination’ claim false

    ‘Flood jihad’ – NewsX, other media outlets, journos communalise Silchar floods

    Archit11th July 202212th July 2022

    While reporting on the Assam floods in June, The Indian Express stated that Silchar — southern Assam’s biggest town and the gateway to the three districts on the bank of…

    Video of bikes slipping on flyover is from Karachi, not Mumbai or Hyderabad

    Kinjal29th June 2022

    A 30-second clip of a series of two-wheelers skidding on a flyover has been making the rounds on social media recently. Twitter handle ‘@DeepakNikose3’ claimed the video was taken at…

    Zee News claims Buddhists “clashed” with Muslims in Ladakh. But what is the truth?

    Archit27th June 2022

    On June 16, Zee News posted a two-minute broadcast that showed people marching on hilly terrain. The march was carried out to create awareness for establishing a Gompa in Kargil,…

    Agneepath scheme protest: Did ‘Shami Aslam’ pose as Hindu in chat inciting violence?

    Kalim Ahmed21st June 2022

    Amidst the ongoing nationwide protests against the implementation of the government’s Agneepath Scheme, a new military recruitment policy, a screenshot of an alleged chat on a WhatsApp group is widely…

    No, ANI did not misquote AIMIM MP Imtiaz Jaleel in his speech against Nupur Sharma

    Archit & Kalim Ahmed11th June 202211th June 2022

    In the last week of May, BJP national spokesperson Nupur Sharma made controversial remarks about Prophet Muhammad on the national news channel Times Now. This sparked outrage in the Muslim…

    Inside the world of scripted ‘CCTV’ videos on Facebook

    Archit9th June 202210th June 2022

    Earlier this year, novelist Paulo Coelho tweeted a video from India. The video allegedly shows CCTV footage wherein a physically challenged person is trying to reset a tricycle’s chain on…

    Did Telangana CM hand Rs 50 lakh cheque to Nikhat Zareen after recent win?

    Kinjal31st May 2022

    Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen has brought laurels to India globally by winning the gold medal in the Women’s World Boxing Championship. Nikhat won the gold medal in the 52kg category….

    Hyd rape case encounter: A recap of ‘bloodlust’ in media, celebration by MPs, celebrities

    Archit30th May 20221st June 2022

    A commission set up by the Supreme Court to investigate the alleged encounters of the four accused in the 2019 Hyderabad rape case has submitted a report stating that the…

    Fact-check: Did Finance Ministry state inflation has affected rich more than poor?

    Abhishek Kumar19th May 2022

    A graphic featuring a picture of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is making the rounds on social media. It claims that the Finance Ministry said that inflation hurts the rich more…

    Video from Haryana falsely viral as Hindu youth attacked by Muslims in Rajasthan

    Kalim Ahmed7th May 2022

    [Warning: Visuals may be distressing for some. Reader discretion is advised.] A video clip where a group of men can be seen brutally attacking a man with iron rods and…

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