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Did Amit Shah call Baniyas ‘thieves’ and ‘cheaters’? Fake newspaper clip viral

Pooja Chaudhuri10th December 201818th March 2019

A purported newspaper clip viral on social media claims that BJP chief Amit Shah called the Baniya community ‘thieves’ and accused them of profiteering. It is being suggested that Shah…

Images of injured Pashto actress Neelam Gul circulated as Indian army’s brutality on Kashmiri women

Jignesh Patel7th December 201818th March 2019

“Kashmiri women She is from Shopian South kashmir. Beaten during CASO by Indian occupation Army and SOG.” read a caption affixed with a set of images. A Twitter handle, @MrsIshaNaim tweeted…

Will birds die as shown in ‘2.0’? Indian media falls for fake news from Netherlands

Pooja Chaudhuri7th December 201818th March 2019

The release of S Shankar’s ‘2.0’, a Tamil science fiction movie starring Rajnikanth and Akshay Kumar, sparked up a discourse on the effects of electromagnetic field (EMF) radiation on birds. The…

Maharastra Information centre tweets pictures of National Maritime Museum London as of museum in Mumbai

Jignesh Patel6th December 201818th March 2019

A screenshot of a tweet by the official Twitter handle of Maharastra Information centre which depicted the purported images of National Maritime museum, Mumbai, is circulating on social media. Alt…

No, Ravish Kumar did not report fake news on Christian Michel extradition

Arjun Sidharth6th December 201815th March 2019

Senior journalist Ravish Kumar is once again in the cross hairs of fake news purveyors. After news poured in that Christian Michel, the ‘middleman’ in the Agusta Westland chopper scam…

Misleading pictures circulated to show crowds at Modi’s Jodhpur rally

Jignesh Patel5th December 201818th March 2019

“These Pictures from Jodhpur ( Ashok Gehlot Bastion ) has given panic attack to Congress leadership.” tweeted Rishi Bagree, who is followed by PM Modi, on December 4, 2018 along…

Viral: Photoshopped image of football jersey with ‘Modi 420’ written on it

Priyanka Jha4th December 201818th March 2019

“इतिहास में इतनी बेइज्जती किसी प्रधानमंत्री की नही हुई! क्या फीफा वालो ने भी पहचान लिया की कौन , क्या हे” (No Prime Minister has been so insulted in history….

Pakistan’s flag in West Bengal? No, it is a widely used religious flag by Indian Muslims

Jignesh Patel4th December 201818th March 2019

A collection of photos of streets adorning purported Pakistani national flags were circulated on WhatsApp. It was claimed that these flags were hoisted in West Bengal’s Kolkata in celebration of…

Did Rahul Gandhi suggest a 5000 crore loan for Pakistan? Fake screenshot of ABP News viral

Arjun Sidharth3rd December 201815th March 2019

With assembly elections drawing to a close, political disinformation has peaked on social media. An image of what is purportedly a screenshot of the Hindi news channel ABP News has…

Is the photo of Amit Shah standing on Swastika real?

Alt News Desk3rd December 201818th March 2019

A photograph of Amit Shah addressing a rally was widely circulated on social media and soon became a subject of controversy. In the image, the BJP President can be seen…

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