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Economic Times pulls down Cobrapost sting operation story on Paytm

Alt News Desk28th May 20189th July 2018

The Cobrapost exposé on mainstream media organisations expectedly found little coverage. It was therefore a pleasant surprise to see Economic Times run a story summarizing the sting operation with a…

Akshay Kumar deletes old tweet on ‘cleaning up bicycles’ to counter rising fuel prices

Alt News Desk21st May 20189th July 2018

“Guys, I think it’s time to clean up your bicycles and hit the road! As per sources, expecting another petrol price hike”. Akshay Kumar’s tweet on rising petrol prices is…

Lok Sabha TV appoints journalist who called for genocide in Kashmir and justified 1984 Sikh massacre

Arjun Sidharth14th May 20189th July 2018

In a rather shocking move, a journalist who had called for genocide of Kashmiris, had justified the massacre of Sikhs during 1984 and is notorious for posting hateful tweets has…

Journalist Ravish Kumar relentlessly targeted on social media via fake news

Priyanka Jha9th May 201811th July 2018

“हर गाँव में बिजली पहुँच गई, लेकिन बिजली का बिल गरीब कैसे भरेगा। वो उसके लिए कर्ज लेगा और फांसी लगा लेगा”(Electricity has reached every village, but how will the…

Viral: Unrelated, old video claimed to be last video of Kathua rape victim

Arjun Sidharth17th April 201811th July 2018

A video of a young girl is presently being circulated on social media. It is claimed that this video is of the 8-year old who was raped and murdered in…

Old news of 14-year old raped inside mosque in Moradabad circulates as recent incident

Arjun Sidharth16th April 201811th July 2018

A news report is currently being circulated widely by some sections on social media. According to this report, a 14-year old girl was raped inside a mosque by a cleric…

Founder of fake news website PostCard News arrested

Alt News Desk29th March 201830th March 2018

Peddling communally sensitive rumours and fake news cannot be without consequences. Karnataka police has arrested Postcard News founder Mahesh Vikram Hegde under sections 153A, 295A and 120B of IPC. BJP…

NewsX, Jansatta join social media in rumor-mongering over Irrfan Khan’s health

Alt News Desk8th March 2018

Ever since Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan tweeted that he has been diagnosed with a rare disease, rumour mills have been working overtime to speculate about his health. Khan had requested…

February round-up: Mainstream media and their hilarious blunders

Arjun Sidharth6th March 2018

February saw a barrage of fake news and misleading information that circulated widely on social media. This month, the lead was taken by mainstream media houses. A number of prominent…