The dark underbelly of YouTube ‘news’ channels: Staged vox pop, planted debates, recurring faces & BJP links
In July, after self-styled godman Premanand Maharaj made some sexist remarks on women who are involved with multiple men, a video of two women’s reaction to the controversy grabbed much attention...
Viral video of South Africa’s Temba Bavuma responding to Bumrah’s ‘bauna’ jibe is AI-generated
A 43-second video of South African cricketer Temba Bavuma making sharp remarks during a post-match presentation was viral after the Indian cricket team’s recent defeat to South Africa in the...
“After Burhan Wani Gauri lankesh also killed how sad“, tweeted Ashish Singh. He further retweeted a tweet which said, “Hame chahiye azadi jihadiyose Jai Shree Ram,Jai Shree Ram“. In another…
The web based Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS), was designed and implemented in all the Ministries / Departments of Government of India in 2007. No one should…
“MLA of Raniya Haryana, who came to Panchkula to support Dera Pramukh, Haryana Police informed Army, Then Army did memorable Bhangra dance with BJP MLA: His name is Ram Chand…
“BSES has given the strongest jolt ever possible to Shahi Imam, Bukhari.” Even the language of the Republic TV reporter was straight out of a Postcard.news article. Taking a cue…
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav and Senior Congress Leader Ghulam Nabi Azad shared the stage with Lalu Prasad Yadav at RJD’s mega rally in…
“Neglected over decades, @narendramodi ji @BJP4India have restored pride of Assam. Tail of @airindian plane portrays graceful Bihu dance.” was the text of the tweet by Himanta Biswa Sarma which…
The trend of using fake images to showcase development continues. Just yesterday, we wrote about how Union Minister Piyush Goyal used a 8 year old image of unknown origins to…
“Thanks to many who pointed issues with earlier image. While we illuminate streets, social media helps illuminate facts, helping us improve.“, tweeted Power Minister Piyush Goyal after deleting a tweet…
It was a proud moment when the Chief Minister of Goa announced his ride in India’s first biogas bus launched by Goa government. The bus was flagged off on Independence…
A total of 260 people have died of swine flu in Gujarat this year. Although print media has reported this, the coverage has been subdued on national TV channels. Where…