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Shivraj Singh Chouhan lauded for promptly ‘vacating official residence’. What is the truth?

Arjun Sidharth18th December 201815th March 2019

शिवराज सिंह चौहान ने बंगला छोड़ने में 24 घंटे भी नहीं लगाए, स्टाफ़ से लेकर माली तक का व्यक्तिगत रूप से शुक्रिया अदा किया, मुख्यमंत्री निवास जैसा मिला था उससे…

No, Sachin Pilot’s father-in-law did not praise PM Modi

Pooja Chaudhuri18th December 201818th March 2019

A video of a man praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi is currently viral on social media with claims suggesting that the man is Rajasthan Deputy CM Sachin Pilot’s father-in-law. The caption…

No, OpIndia, Rajasthan Police did not declare a true incident as ‘fake news’

Pooja Chaudhuri17th December 201818th March 2019

On December 17, OpIndia published an article titled – ‘Rajasthan Police ends up declaring a true incident as ‘fake news’ on Twitter’. OpIndia was referring to Rajasthan police’s reply to Twitter user @Ashok6510, who…

No, ‘European Times’ did not term Indian voters “foolish”

Pooja Chaudhuri15th December 201818th March 2019

“दुनिया के सबसे मूर्ख मतदाता भारत मे रहते हैं, जो अवैध घुसपैठियों की पैरवी करने वाले नेताओं को वोट देते हैं ―यूरोपियन टाइम्स (The world’s most foolish voters reside in India….

Tarek Fatah tweets old video falsely claiming Muslims waved Pak flags to celebrate Congress’ victory

Jignesh Patel14th December 201818th March 2019

“Indian Muslims chant “Allah-O-Akbar”; wave green imitation Pakistan flags as they march after election results in Rajasthan” tweeted Tarek Fatah with a video purportedly of a Muslim community’s rally in…

Will birds die as shown in ‘2.0’? Indian media falls for fake news from Netherlands

Pooja Chaudhuri7th December 201818th March 2019

The release of S Shankar’s ‘2.0’, a Tamil science fiction movie starring Rajnikanth and Akshay Kumar, sparked up a discourse on the effects of electromagnetic field (EMF) radiation on birds. The…

Sudarshan News links Tablighi Ijtema with mob violence in Bulandshahr, police denies connection

Arjun Sidharth3rd December 201815th March 2019

“#बुलंदशहर_इज्तेमा के बवाल के बाद कई स्कूलों में बच्चे फँसे है, रो रहे है, लोग जंगल में है, घरों के दरवाज़े बंद कर के लोग सहमे हूए है- सुदर्शन से…

No, Statue of Unity has not developed cracks as suggested on social media

Pratik Sinha2nd December 201818th March 2019

“After successfully damaged 2000 notes within 2 years Sardar Statue cracking in 2 weeks” Three close-up pictures of the recently inaugurated Statue of Unity are being circulated on social media….

Fake BBC opinion poll predicting a BJP win in Rajasthan circulates on social media

Pooja Chaudhuri30th November 201819th March 2019

A purported opinion poll for Rajasthan elections attributed to British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is currently viral on social media. Many have shared (1, 2, 3) the home page of BBC along…

Rishi Bagreee amplifies ‘accidental Hindu’ quote falsely attributed to Nehru by Deccan Chronicle in 2018

Arjun Sidharth24th November 20189th March 2025

Right-wing influencer Rishi Bagree, who shares misinformation and communal propaganda frequently on social media, shared an image on X on March 7, 2025 of a purported clipping from Deccan Chronicle…

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Nuns out on bail; ‘police excess’ & Bajrang Dal’s role in Chhattisgarh case under scanner

Viral screenshot of Trump’s post on Modi not responding to tariff concerns is doctored