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DCP Noida refutes ANI on linking quarantine setup in Sector 5 Harola with Tablighi Jamaat

Sam Jawed8th April 2020

Misinformation regarding COVID-19 has peaked since the Tablighi Jamaat markaz in Delhi’s Nizamuddin emerged as one of the hotspots of the outbreak. On April 7, 2020, news agency ANI tweeted…

Video from Feb misrepresented as fire near Solapur airport after PM’s 9pm-9min event

Jignesh Patel7th April 2020

As the nation observed ‘9PM-9Minute’ blackout on April 5 after Prime Minister Modi’s appeal, fire-crackers were lighted across India, resembling a mini-Diwali. Soon after, videos and images were shared claiming…

Media misreport: Tablighi Jamaat members defecate in open after being refused non-veg food

Jignesh Patel7th April 20207th April 2020

On April 4, Hindi daily Amar Ujala published an article with the headline, “क्वारंटीन वार्ड में भर्ती जमातियों ने मांगा मांसाहारी भोजन, नहीं देने पर खाना फेंका, फिर खुले में…

Viral WhatsApp forward of ‘WHO lockdown protocol’ is fake

Archit & Kinjal6th April 202011th April 2020

A WhatsApp text has gone viral which claims to state the World Health Organisation’s lockdown protocol for controlling dangerous virus outbreaks. The viral message has also been shared in the…

Prince Charles’s coronavirus wasn’t cured with ayurvedic, homeopathic treatment

Sam Jawed6th April 2020

Union Minister of State for AYUSH, Shripad Naik claimed in a press briefing on April 2 that ayurvedic and homeopathic medicines helped Prince Charles, the apparent heir to the British…

News18 misreports SAARC and other nations join PM Modi-led effort to switch off lights, light candles

Pooja Chaudhuri6th April 202015th April 2020

In an April 5 broadcast, News18 India reported that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to switch off lights and ignite diyas received support from across the world. Apart from SAARC countries, Japan, Australia…

Video from Pakistan falsely viral as Muslims punished in India

Priyanka Jha6th April 20209th April 2022

A video is viral on social media which shows a group of Muslim men performing a punishment called “murga” in Hindi where a person is made to squat, hold their…

Old video falsely viral as Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi flouting coronavirus lockdown

Archit4th April 20205th April 2020

A 90-second video of Delhi police performing a security check of a car has gone viral. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi can be spotted sitting in the rear seat. The police…

Video of Muslim vendor’s unhygienic handling of fruits falsely linked with spreading coronavirus

Jignesh Patel & Mohammed Zubair4th April 20208th April 2020

A video of a vendor licking his finger while handling fruits on his cart has been massively shared on social media in the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic. While the…

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Security guards stabbed in suspected hate crime in Mumbai’s Mira Road; ATS joins probe

Women’s quota or delimitation? Media misrepresents facts, Modi misleads nation