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In response to the recent Alt News article on fictitious claims about history put out on social media by an anonymous Twitter handle, @TrueIndology, we had a few of its…

Krishanu Mitra, former spokesperson of BJP’s Bengal State Unit, posted a video on his Twitter and Facebook timeline in which he states, “Those criticizing the Indian Army and Maj. Nitin…

On May 26, BJP’s DN Ramesh, a corporator of ward number 142 (Sunkanahalli) in Bangalore, posted a status update on his Facebook page requesting people to delete WhatsApp and start…

A Facebook post about an “Urgent appeal for some social media magic” by Rebecca Tott, a yoga enthusiast from the UK led Alt News to stumble upon an incredible story….

Mirror Mirror on the wall, who is the most patriotic of them all? “Should India play Pakistan”, is the question that is inevitably asked in the run up to every…

The video clip above is from a village called Dholi in Dholka Taluka in Gujarat. Gujarat Government has made lakes in several villages for harvesting storm water. Narmada water is…

A WhatsApp forward is making the rounds, “₹ 500 Balance For Every Indian. Modiji Giving Free Balance. Click here http://balance.modi-gvt.in“. When one clicks on the link, it takes you to…

Remember the “old trunk” which had Nostradamus predictions like “Indus supremus gudjaratus Narendus”? It was a fake passage invented by Francois Gautier. Though a fabrication, it was harmless and a…

In the world of social media, expressing a personal opinion on a controversial issue can turn out to be a risky business proposition. Keyur Joshi, the co-founder of ‘MakeMyTrip.com’, India’s…

Two images are currently viral on social media. In one of them a man can be seen holding an animal bone and seemingly eating raw flesh off the bone. In…