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Fake newspaper clipping of Rahul Gandhi arrested at Boston Airport in 2001 viral yet again

Pooja Chaudhuri16th April 20199th March 2023

A purported newspaper clipping from 2001 that has the headline ‘Indian Politician Arrested’ is circulating widely on social media. As per the clipping, an Indian politician was arrested at the…

Fake letter alleging divisive poll strategy of Congress shared ahead of elections

Arjun Sidharth16th April 201925th March 2021

A letter which was purportedly written by Karnataka Congress leader M B Patil to Sonia Gandhi in July 2017, has been shared by a few social media users. According to…

Old video viral as election officers exiting a Sangh office after fixing Lok Sabha polls

Pooja Chaudhuri16th April 2019

“#न्यायपालिका के साथ #कार्यपालिका पर #चुनाव आयोग पर भी ब्राम्हणोका कब्जा #संघ कार्यालय मे चुनाव अधिकारी/कर्मचारी चुनाव की सेटिंग करके बाहर निकलते हुये और सवाल करणे पर जवाब ना देते हुये निकल भाग पडे…

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman voted for BJP? No, he’s a lookalike

Alt News Desk15th April 201915th April 2019

A viral post on Facebook claims that Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman has openly come out in support of the BJP and voted for the party in the ongoing Lok Sabha…

OpIndia falls for unofficial Facebook page of AMU; fails to acknowledge its error

Jignesh Patel13th April 2019

On April 11, right-leaning portal OpIndia published an article titled, “Aligarh Muslim University promotes Congress on Facebook page while appealing to vote”. Aligarh Muslim University promotes Congress on Facebook page…

Prosthetic fingers from Japan viral as ‘fake fingers’ made for casting votes in LS elections

Pooja Chaudhuri12th April 201913th April 2019

“*Beware* Fake fingers being made for casting votes, I don’t know where we are going?” is a message viral on social media. A Facebook group We Support Republic was among those…

Video from 2017 viral as burqa-clad women casting fake votes in Muzaffarnagar LS polls

Pooja Chaudhuri12th April 201912th April 2019

A video currently viral on social media shows a woman seizing purported fake Aadhaar cards from a group of Burqa-clad voters. It is being claimed that the woman was a…

Media misreports: Rags to riches story of a mason who secured 53rd rank in UPSC 2018

Jignesh Patel11th April 2019

On April 7, the Hindi news channel ABP News interviewed Sumit Kumar Vishwakarma, a mason who had secured 53rd rank in 2018 UPSC with his own effort without any coaching….

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AI videos, fear, and communal polarization: Inside BJP’s hateful digital campaign in Bengal