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Amit Shah makes misleading claims regarding Telangana Congress Manifesto

Pooja Chaudhuri2nd December 201818th March 2019

On December 2, 2018, BJP President Amit Shah addressed a public meeting in Narayanpet, Telangana. Telangana assembly elections are set to be held on December 7. Amit Shah made several…

November round-up: Political propaganda peaks ahead of state elections

Arjun Sidharth2nd December 2018

Election season is usually marked by a spike in disinformation. The month of November witnessed an onslaught on social media, from exaggerated development claims to polarisation tactics, to use of…

Fake news: Kerala government arrested a Sabarimala child protester

Jignesh Patel1st December 201818th March 2019

“ఈ #అమ్మాయిని కేరళ గవర్నమెంట్ #అరెస్ట్ చేసింది కారణం ఏంటి అంటే #అయ్యప్ప కోసం పోరాటం చేసింది అని. Rip ra pinarai (Kerala Government has arrested this girl, what’s the reason? reason being she was…

Delhi police puts alert over “Jaish terrorists”, later takes down posters placed across the city

Pooja Chaudhuri1st December 201818th March 2019

On November 20, Delhi police issued an advisory asking public to keep a lookout for two men and alert SHO Paharganj in case any of them was spotted. “If you spot…

Old video of Congress worker shared as Rajasthan BJP candidate thrashed in public

Jignesh Patel30th November 201819th March 2019

“राजस्थान बांदीकुई दौसा से बीजेपी प्रत्याशी रामकिशोर सैनी की जोरदार कुटाई”जो जनता परेशान होकर कुटाई करने पर उतर आई है जरा सोचिए वोटिंग वाले दिन क्या करने वाली है। (BJP…

No, Ashok Gehlot was not waving Pakistan’s flag as claimed on social media

Jignesh Patel29th November 201819th March 2019

A video of Congress leader Ashok Gehlot has gone viral on social media. An individual user on Facebook has shared with the caption, “सामने पाकिस्तान का झंडा लहराया जा रहा…

Times Now and Republic TV misreport Congress manifesto for Telangana as Muslim-centric

Jignesh Patel29th November 201819th March 2019

“Telangana election: SHOCKING Congress manifesto vows ‘Muslim-only schools, govt contracts’ – DETAILS” screamed the title of a news report published by Times Now on November 27, 2018. According to the report,…

Congress spokesperson Surjewala targets Vasundhara Raje based on incomplete video

Arjun Sidharth29th November 201815th March 2019

Rajasthan votes on December 7, and social media is expectedly abuzz with political propaganda. Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala, in a programme on the Hindi news channel Aaj Tak, claimed that…

Newly laid road in Indonesia viral as PM Modi’s infrastructural push in India

Pooja Chaudhuri29th November 201819th March 2019

Twitter user Pawan Durani tweeted in the morning of November 29 images of a road and claimed that it was newly constructed in a village, courtesy Prime Minister Narendra Modi….

Sea of devotees at Ayodhya gathering? Find out the truth of the viral images and videos

Priyanka Jha28th November 201819th March 2019

On November 25, a ‘dharm sabha’ was organised at Ayodhya by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad which saw a large gathering. That day itself, social media was buzzing with video and…

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Photo of vandalised Gandhi bust from West Bengal falsely shared as Bangladesh incident

Balasore horror: Cow vigilantes who ‘lynched’ Makandar Mohammad were known to him