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Fact-check: Did India fall from 55 to 103 in Global Hunger Index rankings between 2014-18?

Pooja Chaudhuri15th October 201815th October 2018

The 2018 Global Hunger Index (GHI) was released on October 11, positioning India at 103 among 119 nations. India’s ranking has been much talked about, with several media outlets and members…

No, rice-for-oil agreement between India and Iran is not a unique initiative

Arjun Sidharth15th October 201815th March 2019

Starting 4th November 2018, India will send rice to Iran in the exchange of crude oil. With this modern form of the old fashioned barter system, our dependence on the…

Congress uses 2009 photograph of Ganga river to target PM Modi and Govt

Arjun Sidharth13th October 201815th March 2019

In the run-up to the 2014 general election, the cleaning of the Ganga was one of the major poll planks of the BJP. The Congress party has targeted Prime Minister…

Congress and media misquote Gadkari on 2014 poll promises

Jignesh Patel12th October 2018

“We were very confident that we can never come to power. So our people suggested us just to make tall promises. Now people remind us of our promises…Now we just…

Viral: 2013 image of Congress Haryana rally shared as recent Rahul Gandhi rally in Bikaner

Pooja Chaudhuri11th October 2018

An image captioned “इंदिरा के पोते ने तोड़ दिया इंदिरा का रिकॉर्ड (Indira’s grandson breaks Indira’s record)” was shared by Facebook page Rahul Gandhi for PM, claiming that a crowd of 25…

Unrelated video from West Bengal shared on social media as migrants fleeing Gujarat

Jignesh Patel10th October 201810th October 2018

Attacks on migrants from the Hindi speaking belt have been a cause for concern in several districts of Gujarat in recent days, following the arrest of a Bihar native for…

Old, unrelated images shared to claim Kerala police brutally assaulted Sabarimala protesters

Arjun Sidharth10th October 201815th March 2019

On October 7, thousands of people rallied in protest against the recent verdict of the Supreme Court allowing entry to women into the Sabarimala temple in Kerala. On social media,…

Kapil Mishra continues to mislead on ‘Rupesh Baisoya murder case’

Pooja Chaudhuri10th October 201812th October 2018

“रूपेश बैसोया की हत्या करवाने वाला ड्रग माफ़िया गिरफ़्तार (The drug mafia who murdered Rupesh Baisoya is arrested),” tweeted Rebel AAP MLA Kapil Mishra on October 9, adding that the man…

Viral video of solar panel vandalisation resurfaces accusing Congress party workers

Jignesh Patel8th October 2018

“#अनपढ़_जाहिल_कांग्रेसी लोग मोदी सरकार के करोड़ों के प्रोजेक्ट को नुक्सान पंहुचाते हुए…. फिर कहेंगे कि कहां है विकास….? हमें तो बिजली मिलती ही नहीं….! #आतंकवादी_कांग्रेस के बहकावे में लोग अपना…

Provocative media reports fuel communal hatemongering on Ankit Garg’s murder

Arjun Sidharth7th October 20189th October 2018

Ankit Kumar Garg, a 31-year old teacher was shot dead on October 1 in Delhi. Soon after the incident, multiple news organisations reported that this was a case of honour…