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October 2019: Mainstream media at the forefront of misinformation

Arjun Sidharth5th November 20195th November 2019

In October 2019, several instances of misinformation emanating from mainstream media organizations were observed. Key events were misreported, deliberately or otherwise. The month also witnessed the usual attempts on social…

Fake quote from parody account ascribed to rape-accused Kerala Bishop resurfaces

Jignesh Patel4th November 2019

A screenshot of a supposed broadcast which attributes a quote to rape-accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal is getting shared on social media – “Whatever happened between me and nun, it is…

Videos from Oman showing tidal waves lashing coast shared as Marine Lines, Mumbai

Arjun Sidharth4th November 2019

A set of video clips showing massive waves lashing the coast has been shared on social media with the claim that the visuals represent the Marine Lines area in Mumbai….

Video game footage falsely shared as US forces taking down Islamic terrorists

Jignesh Patel4th November 20194th November 2019

A video of a sniper supposedly shooting at terrorist targets is being shared with the claim that US forces eliminated Islamic terrorists from a two-kilometre distance. “अमेरिकन सैनिको ने 2…

Two-year-old Times Now clip with fake ISIS ‘rate card’ for non-muslim girls resurfaces

Pooja Chaudhuri3rd November 20193rd November 2019

A news clip of a Times Now broadcast is widely circulating on social media where anchor Rahul Shivshankar says that young Hindus are being radicalised in coaching and tuition centres in…

Old image of Rohingya refugee girl falsely shared as the girl collecting oil in Ayodhya

Pooja Chaudhuri2nd November 2019

A Facebook page that goes by the name हिन्दू धर्म योद्धा or ‘Warrior of the Hindu religion’ has shared a post claiming that the poor girl collecting oil from Diwali…

Old video from Bangladesh shared as fictional BJP MLA Anil Upadhyay killing deer

Arjun Sidharth1st November 201928th July 2022

A video showing a man shooting a deer inside an enclosure is viral on social media with the claim that the man in the yellow shirt is BJP MLA, Anil…

PIB rubbishes reports of PM Modi and Russian President attending Jallikattu in 2020

Jignesh Patel1st November 2019

On October 29, Hindustan Times published a report titled, “Russian president Putin may witness Tamil Nadu’s bull-taming sport Jallikattu in January”, which cited a top official from Tamil Nadu’s Madurai district….

Old video recently shared as Indian and Pakistani armies exchanging sweets