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Media misreports: Amitabh Bachchan did not share image of his hand with ‘home-quarantine’ stamp

Pooja Chaudhuri18th March 202018th March 2020

A widely reported news of March 18 claimed that Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan got a self-quarantine stamp on his hand. Below is a tweet by Delhi Times which says that Bachchan…

Places most affected by coronavirus not situated on latitude 40°, misleading image viral

Archit17th March 202017th March 2020

A two-dimensional image of the globe has gone viral on social media. It shows nine cities highlighted in Chinese text. Along with the viral image, users have claimed, “Strange eerie…

No, Dean Koontz’s 1981 novel did not ‘predict’ coronavirus emerging from China

Pooja Chaudhuri14th March 2020

“Is Coranavirus a biological Weapon developed by the Chinese called Wuhan -400? This book was published in 1981. Do read the excerpt,” reads a tweet by Congress MP Manish Tiwari….

Coronavirus: Ministry of Health debunks fake notice viral as clarification on state holidays

Archit14th March 202014th March 2020

Several users have shared a PDF file or its screenshot which appears to be a notice from the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. The subject line…

First Muslim woman SP in Maharashtra? No, image of Women’s Day celebration viral

Archit13th March 20203rd September 2020

Several Facebook and Twitter users have uploaded an image of a girl surrounded by police officers. It is claimed that she is the “first Muslim woman SP (superintendent of police)…

Sudarshan News broadcasts fake news about woman murdered in Tahir Hussain’s house

Archit11th March 202012th March 2020

AAP councillor Tahir Hussain has been linked with the murder of IB staffer Ankit Sharma who was found dead in a drain close to Hussain’s house on February 26. Since…

Aaj Tak’s fact-check that alcohol, weed don’t cure coronavirus infection viral with misleading claim

Priyanka Jha5th March 20205th March 2020

On March 4, Facebook page ‘Humans of Hindutva’ shared two images (archive link) of a television screen tuned in to Aaj Tak. In the first image, we can see “Alcohol…

Was Srinagar’s Shankaracharya Temple lit up for Maha Shivratri celebrations after decades?

Archit5th March 20209th March 2020

On the occasion of Mahashivratri, BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya tweeted (archive link) an image of a temple decorated with colourful lights and wrote, “After decades of darkness, Shankaracharya…

How Indian media fooled the nation about a massive discovery of gold reserves

Sam Jawed23rd February 202025th February 2020

The news of discovery of gold mines with 3,500 tonnes of gold reserve in Uttar Pradesh’s Sonbhadra district first broke on the Feb 20th in regional papers. By February 22nd,…

Jamia violence: Student beaten in police lathicharge is not the one who torched bike

Pooja Chaudhuri17th February 202021st February 2020

A video depicting police lathi-charge on unarmed students inside Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) university began circulating on social media since February 15. The lathi-charge took place on December 15 –…