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My Nation spreads fake news about “Rahul Gandhi stumped by a 14-year-old girl” in Dubai

Alt News Desk13th January 201915th January 2019

“Rahul Gandhi dumbfounded in Dubai by little girl’s questions” reads the headline of a story on the ‘My Nation’ portal. The article claims that during Rahul Gandhi’s recent visit to Dubai,…

Fake news: Alok Verma called PM Modi “most corrupt Prime Minister in independent India” in his resignation letter

Jignesh Patel12th January 201912th January 2019

On January 11, former CBI director Alok Verma resigned from service a day after a high-powered committee led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided to remove him from his post…

Video shot on Punjabi movie set viral as footage of injured Indian army personnel

Jignesh Patel12th January 2019

A Facebook page President Saab had shared a video on January 7 with a caption, “Salute to indian army”. In the video, two men dressed as Indian army soldiers are…

Video of Rahul Gandhi paying tribute at Dargah viral with misleading claims

Pooja Chaudhuri12th January 201917th September 2021

A video of Rahul Gandhi offering namaz with Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and a few members of the Muslim community is viral on social media with messages terming him…

Postage stamp of PM Modi issued by Turkey viral on social media with misleading claim

Jignesh Patel12th January 201917th September 2021

A postage stamp issued by the Turkish government which bears an image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Indian national flag has gone viral on the occasion of PM…

No, this is not an image of a suicide bomber caught by the Indian army

Pooja Chaudhuri11th January 2019

A Facebook user Sanjay Choudhary recently posted an image of an old man with yellow coloured bags attached to his body, claiming that he was a suicide bomber who was…

Rahul Gandhi’s photos splashed across Dubai? No, these are digital creations

Arjun Sidharth11th January 201915th March 2019

With Congress President Rahul Gandhi on a two-day visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Congress leaders and supporters on social media have gone overboard in their projection of his…

Congress members circulate a digitally created video of Rahul Gandhi’s photograph beamed on Burj Khalifa

Jignesh Patel11th January 201912th January 2019

As Dubai gears up to welcome Congress President Rahul Gandhi who will be visiting on January 11-12. A video of Congress President’s photo beamed on Dubai’s Burj Khalifa is doing…

December round-up: Link between elections and rise in misinformation evident yet again

Arjun Sidharth10th January 2019

Assembly elections to five states were held in the month of December and expectedly, politics became the major theme of misinformation/disinformation throughout the month. Interestingly, the flurry of misinformation was…

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Video available online since October 2024 falsely linked to current Israel-Iran conflict

Video of arms seized in Myanmar viral as Indian Army’s recovery of ammunition from militants in Manipur