Viral: Fake news about Krishna devotees attacked by Christians in Goa
"This is how police in India is controlled by Christian missionaries. Christian goons attacked foreign iskon devotees who are singing & distributing gita. secular parties will not condemn the raavan police gang.👇 suppose imagine if this happens t...
Fake video of funeral procession of Kathua rape victim viral on social media
A video is being circulated on social media, and it is claimed that it is the video of the funeral of the 8-year old victim of the Kathua rape and murder case. The duration of the video is about one minute, and it is being shared widely on all forms ...
Fake news about ABVP member involved in Surat rape case circulated on social media
An 11-year old girl was found dead with more than 80 injury marks on her body in Surat. According to reports, she was raped and tortured before she was strangulated. This news came close on the heels of the public outrage over the Kathua and Unnao ra...
India Today circulates old videos of Kohli, Akshay Kumar as messages on Kathua & Unnao
On April 14, 2018, news channel India Today reported that Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli has expressed anguish over the Kathua and Unnao rape cases. Breaking this news on the channel, the anchor says, "In a video message, Kohli says the supp...
Did Bharat bandh protesters set ablaze truck belonging to a Sikh?
"Sikhs never asked for reservation. A nation develops through hard work and not through reservation" (translated). This message, along with a photograph of a charred truck with a Sikh gentleman along side is being shared widely on Facebook. On April ...
New Indian Express publishes fake news on Jignesh Mevani’s image on laptops in Karnataka
On April 10, 2018, The New Indian Express in its Bengaluru edition reported that youth leader and MLA from Gujarat Jignesh Mevani has been booked by Karnataka police for violating the Model Code of Conduct ahead of the assembly election in the state....
Breaking Fake News: Times Now announces arrest of Nirav Modi in Hong Kong
At 5:41 pm on April 9, Times Now broke a story. The story was that Nirav Modi, accused in the Rs.11000 crore PNB scam has been arrested in Hong Kong."Alright, this is the big breaking news coming in now, Nirav Modi has been arrested in Hong Kong....
‘The True Picture’ promoted by Union Ministers paints false picture about crime in Karnataka
“What’s the State of Law & Order in Mr Siddaramaiah’s Karnataka?” asks the headline of the article by The True Picture, the website that was enthusiastically shared by Union ministers a few days ago. With assembly election around the corner, it i...
Union Ministers Smriti Irani, Jitendra Singh fall for fake news about TN Seshan’s death
The fake news of demise of former Chief Election Commissioner of India, TN Seshan has been circulating on social media for many days now. The fake news was debunked by many including Boom Live and SM Hoax Slayer , DNA and Times Now on April 2nd itse...
Mystery of the beard: Did Zee News play morphed footage of Bharat bandh protests?
A collage of two photographs is currently viral on social media. The photographs were taken during the violence that followed the recent Bharat Bandh called by Dalit organizations to protest Supreme Court’s dilution of the provisions of the SC/ST (Pr...
