Politics

Congress members target PM Modi based on incorrect tweet by NDTV

Pooja Chaudhuri22nd December 201818th March 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had addressed a public gathering in Raebareli on December 16; his first rally following BJP’s recent loss in assembly elections. Covering his speech, NDTV had put out a tweet…

Misleading caricature blames Opposition leaders for stone-pelting Train 18

Pooja Chaudhuri21st December 2018

Facebook page India First circulated a cartoon on December 21 depicting the recent stone-pelting on Agra-Delhi bound Train 18 during its trial run. The train is scheduled to be flagged off…

Video wrongly linked to religious conversion in Pakistan by India Today in 2016 viral once again

Pooja Chaudhuri20th December 201818th March 2019

An India Today broadcast is being shared by several individual users on social media with the narrative – “Hindu Women abducted, converted to Islam and sold for 50k rupees in Pakistan by Cops.” The…

Not a picture of ‘Rohingyas eating Hindus’. It is a Tibetan funeral ritual

Jignesh Patel19th December 2018

“डरावनी खबर – हिन्दू का कतल कर उनका मास खा रहे रोहिंग्या, मेवात का मामला, खबर विचलित कर सकती है (Horrfying News – Rohingyas are killing Hindus and eating their…

Viral: Old video of Rahul Gandhi with the claim that he has converted to Islam after polls

Priyanka Jha18th December 201818th March 2019

“चुनाव ख़त्म होते ही अपने असली रंग में आ गये जनेऊधारी राहुल बाबा”(Janeudhari Rahul baba back to his true colours after conclusion of polls- translated). This message has been viral on…

AAP’s Jarnail Singh targets Salman Khurshid based on a parody account’s tweet

Jignesh Patel18th December 201818th March 2019

Aam Aadmi Party held a press conference after the Delhi High Court found Congress leader Sajjan Kumar guilty in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Sajjan Kumar has been sentenced to jail…

Madhu Kishwar’s fake news spree: Defends misleading video with another misleading video

Pooja Chaudhuri15th December 201818th March 2019

Recently, Madhu Purnima Kishwar tweeted a video from UP and falsely claimed that it pertained to a Congress rally in Rajasthan where ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans were raised. After being pointed…

Fake message ascribed to New York Times author praising PM Narendra Modi

Arjun Sidharth15th December 201815th March 2019

After the results of the assembly elections in five states were announced on December 11, a message began circulating on multiple social media platforms and WhatsApp. It was claimed to…

False claim of Sachin Pilot blackening poster of PM Narendra Modi shared on social media

Arjun Sidharth14th December 201815th March 2019

ये वही सचिन पायलेट हे जो राजस्थान मे मुखियमत्री बनने का हे इसने मोदी जी के पोस्टर पर उनके चेहरे पर काला कर रहा है इसको इतना फलाओ कि कल…

Video of rioting in Gujarat viral as clashes in Rajasthan after Congress’s victory

Pooja Chaudhuri13th December 201818th March 2019

A video currently viral on social media claims that riots broke out in Jodhpur, Rajasthan following Congress’s victory in the state. The same clip is being shared with altered narratives,…