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Clipped video: Nirmala Sitharaman did not say, “Pradhan mantri chor hai”

Jignesh Patel5th January 2019

On January 4, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman gave a two-hour-long speech in the Lok Sabha answering Congress’ allegation on the Rafale deal. After her speech in Lok Sabha, a 4-second…

Viral pic of Advani folding hands in front of PM Modi. Was the PM discourteous to Advani?

Jignesh Patel29th December 2018

A photograph featuring BJP stalwart Lal Krishna Advani and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become a talking point on social media. Some individuals are interpreting it as the latter being…

Muslims attacked Hindus in Rajasthan after polls? Video from Bangladesh shared with false claim

Arjun Sidharth24th December 201815th March 2019

राजस्थान में कांग्रेस सरकार बनते ही पाकिस्तान से लगे जैसलमेर के दार्ती गांव में शांतिदूत मुस्लिमो द्वारा मारवाडी हिन्दूओ के घर जलाये गए और दो हिंदूओ को मौत के घाट…

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…

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Faridabad attacker who stalked and shot a minor in broad daylight is Hindu; viral claims that he is Muslim baseless

‘No dogs and Muslims’: Day after Delhi blast, ISI Kolkata boys’ hostel defaced with hateful graffiti