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Nirav Modi files gutted in Mumbai IT building blaze? Media organisations fall for a social media rumour

Arjun Sidharth4th June 201810th July 2018

A massive fire broke out at the office of the Income Tax Department in Mumbai on June 1. The inferno damaged the Scindia House building at the Ballard Estate area…

“14-lane highway will lead to rise in pollution”- Fake quote ascribed to Ravish Kumar goes viral

Priyanka Jha2nd June 201810th July 2018

“14 लेन का हाईवे बढ़ने से चोरी बढ़ेगी, हजारो पेड़ काटे जाएंगे, प्रदुषण बढेगा!” If 14-lane highway is built, it will lead to rise in theft and pollution- translated“. There…

Mainstream media reports fake news of transfer of IGP by Karnataka CM

Alt News Desk29th May 201810th July 2018

“CM H.D.Kumaraswamy instructs to transfer DGP Neelamani Raju” The news from Kannada channel BTV spread like wildfire. The news came on the heels of reports about Mamata Banerjee being unhappy…

Swarajya editor shares fake quote attributed to senior Twitter India employee

Arjun Sidharth28th May 201810th July 2018

“Some hyper nationalist Hindus from India are spreading hatred against Pakistan. We have suspended their Twitter accounts.” These words have been ascribed to Raheel Khursheed who leads news partnerships at…

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…

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The dark underbelly of YouTube ‘news’ channels: Staged vox pop, planted debates, recurring faces & BJP links

Viral video of South Africa’s Temba Bavuma responding to Bumrah’s ‘bauna’ jibe is AI-generated