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News18 joins social media in sharing false news: Old video claimed as ‘live murder’ in Meerut

Jignesh Patel25th October 20191st November 2019

On October 22, News18 Uttar Pradesh tweeted about a video supposedly viral on social media. The channel said that, in the clip, one can hear a blizzard of gunshots piercing…

No, Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal does not have six children; misinformation by NDTV

Arjun Sidharth25th October 201926th October 2019

Recently, the Assam government announced that with effect from January 1, 2021, persons with more than two children will not be eligible for government jobs. Reporting on the development, an anchor…

Rahul Gandhi tweeted clipped video of BJP Haryana candidate alleging vote-rigging

ritesh24th October 201924th October 2019

A video of Bakhshish Singh Virk, BJP candidate from Haryana’s Assandh constituency, was shared on social media where Singh can be heard making comments about voting machines – “Whichever button…

IANS, NDTV use old photo to claim BJP’s Pankaja Munde wept after electoral loss; delete later

Jignesh Patel24th October 201924th October 2019

News agency IANS tweeted a photo of Pankaja Munde, the BJP candidate from Maharastra’s Parli assembly seat, who was defeated in the recently-concluded assembly elections. The news agency’s tweet read,…

No, this is not US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar at a training camp of a Somali warlord

Pooja Chaudhuri24th October 201924th October 2019

Columnist Harbir Singh quote-tweeted a tweet which shared a photograph of a turbaned woman holding an automatic weapon. The original tweet claimed that the image showed US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar…

Video of raid viral as unhygienic Tata Salt manufactured and sold to consumers

Jignesh Patel23rd October 2019

A video, which supposedly shows a group of people packing Tata Salt in an unhygienic manner is circulating on social media. One can see several people picking up the Tata…

Edited video shared as Chinese martial artists performing to the song ‘Jai Ho’

Arjun Sidharth23rd October 2019

A video depicting elaborate choreography by hundreds of artists has been shared on social media with the narrative that these are Chinese artists performing to the song ‘Jai Ho’ from…

No, RRB has not reduced NTPC posts from 35,277 to 10,648; fake notice shared

Priyanka Jha22nd October 2019

An image of what is purportedly a notice by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB), has been shared on social media. It has been claimed therein that the RRB has drastically…

Old video shared as cross-border firing between Indian and Pakistani army along LoC

Arjun Sidharth22nd October 2019

Cross-border firing broke out between the Indian and Pakistani armies on October 20 along the Line of Control in Kashmir. Soon after, a video began to circulate on social media….

Video of an aircraft hijacking drill in Mexico shared as real on social media

Jignesh Patel22nd October 2019

A video of an aircraft supposedly hijacked in Mexico has gone viral on Twitter. In the video, several masked, armed men can be seen roaming inside the plane while the…

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Bloodstains on Pashmina: Kashmiri shawl sellers heckled, assaulted across states over faith, identity

Another Valentine’s Day, another free run for Right-wing outfits intimidating couples