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UP govt approved estimated budget of Rs 1.33 cr NOT Rs 133 cr for ‘Deepotsav’; media misreports

Pooja Chaudhuri30th October 201930th October 2019

On October 26, 5.51 lakh ‘diyas’ were lighted as part of the “Deepotsav” in Ayodhya, an event which was declared an official function where the expenses will be borne by…

Video from Pakistan falsely shared as armed robbery of Hindu family

Arjun Sidharth30th October 201930th October 2019

“Hindu women in car. #DesertGOats caught Hindu man, they started threatening the family Horror situation, 4-5 #GOats, one hindu man and hindu woman, fear of murder of Hindu man and…

ANI shares old video of firecracker explosion in Maharashtra as Telangana

Jignesh Patel30th October 201931st October 2019

On October 28, news agency ANI tweeted a video of firecracker shops engulfed in flames supposedly at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium in Khammam, Telangana. The tweet informed that there were…

Man murdered for bursting crackers? Click-bait reports given communal colour on social media

Pooja Chaudhuri30th October 201931st October 2019

On Diwali night, October 25, a youth was hacked to death in Odisha’s Sundarpada, Bhubaneshwar. Subsequent media reports declared “bursting of crackers” as the motive behind the murder. Barring a…

Neither Mumbai nor Japan; digital creation shared as fireworks display

Arjun Sidharth30th October 2019

“1 min, 45 seconds of fireworks in Borivali West, Mumbai. This show is the first of its kind in the world (spherical pyrotechnics) Worth seeing …one of the World’s best…

Photoshopped News18 graphic credits PM Modi for death of IS leader Baghdadi

Pooja Chaudhuri29th October 2019

A purported graphic of News18 show ‘Aar Par’ is circulating on social media. The text on the graphic credits PM Modi for the death of Islamic State (IS) chief Abu…

Image of govt hospital in MP shared as Delhi govt school

Pooja Chaudhuri29th October 2019

An aerial image of a majestic building has been shared on social media with the claim that it is a government school in Dwarka, Delhi. “Yeh 5 star Hotel nahi hai…

Old video of Maratha protest shared as angry public in Assam chasing police after NRC

Mohammed Zubair28th October 2019

A video of protestors chasing policemen is being shared on social media. In the 46 second long video a group of policemen can be seen running followed by angry protestors…

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