Democracy withheld? Satirical X handles critical of govt blocked in India
On March 18, several X accounts — many of which frequently posted satirical or parody content critical of the BJP government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi — were withheld in...
They said Muslims can’t sit here, tore our clothes, beat us: Survivor recalls Pune Iftar attack; no arrests yet
Trigger Warning: Graphic Images of Injury A week after an FIR was registered at Saswad police station in Pune district of Maharashtra in connection with the alleged mob assault on...
West Bengal elections are underway and supporters of BJP and TMC are not only promoting the parties in election rallies but also on social media, often through misinformation. A photograph…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah were in West Bengal to campaign for the BJP in the ongoing assembly elections. Photographs of the two leaders have been…
Visuals of a crowd armed with sticks trying to stop army vehicles from moving forward have gone viral on social media. Users are claiming that the incident is from West…
A video of a parliamentary speaker delivering a critical speech on Prime Minister Modi and his policies is being shared on social media with the claim that it is from…
A two-minute clip of a crowd breaking into a polling booth has been shared by several Twitter users with the claim that it shows an incident from West Bengal’s Cooch…
[Warning: This article carries a photograph that may be distressing for some. Reader’s discretion is advised.] Sitalkuchi constituency in Cooch Behar, West Bengal went into polling on April 10. Four…
On April 10, ANI has tweeted a video that shows locals in Hooghly attacking BJP MP Locket Chatterjee’s car during the fourth phase of polling in West Bengal. One of…
A popular method used to gift-wrap disinformation and hate in illusions of the truth is the creation of dubious websites that pose as ‘news’ outlets. One such venture that has…
A video of a woman rigging votes has been shared with the claim that this was the reason the Mamata Banerjee government won the West Bengal elections. The video shows…
A deadly Maoist attack in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh on April 2 left 22 soldiers martyred and 31 injured. In the backdrop of this, Chhattisgarh Youth Congress tweeted two newspaper clippings and…