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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….

Gujarat Youth Congress tweets photoshopped image of religious leaders holding INC flag

Jignesh Patel11th April 201911th April 2019

Gujarat Youth Congress tweeted an image showing religious leaders from five different religions holding the Indian National Congress flag with a message, “कांग्रेस ही देश को जोड़े रख सकती है…

Viral: Fake quote ascribed to Raveena Tandon circulates on social media

Pooja Chaudhuri11th April 201911th April 2019

A quote accredited to Raveena Tandon claims that the Bollywood actor said, “Hindus have lost Pakistan and Bangladesh. Hindus are extinct in Kashmir & becoming minority in Kerala, Assam, etc….

Photoshopped endorsement: Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone shown campaigning for BJP

Arjun Sidharth11th April 20199th January 2020

A photograph of Bollywood actors Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone has been posted by a page on Facebook. The photograph shows the two sporting saffron scarves on which ‘Vote for…

Social media posts claim only BJP fighting for a majority – A fact-check

Pooja Chaudhuri11th April 201918th April 2019

A claim viral on social media suggests that the Congress has announced the names of 230 candidates for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, while the SP and the BSP have…

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The amplification machine: Who spread a fake rare earths conspiracy across X and Facebook? Who was behind it?

Cockroach Janata Party’s majority followers Pakistani? BJYM secretary Tajinder Bagga, others amplify misleading claim