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No, this is not an image of a suicide bomber caught by the Indian army

Pooja Chaudhuri11th January 2019

A Facebook user Sanjay Choudhary recently posted an image of an old man with yellow coloured bags attached to his body, claiming that he was a suicide bomber who was…

Rahul Gandhi’s photos splashed across Dubai? No, these are digital creations

Arjun Sidharth11th January 201915th March 2019

With Congress President Rahul Gandhi on a two-day visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Congress leaders and supporters on social media have gone overboard in their projection of his…

Congress members circulate a digitally created video of Rahul Gandhi’s photograph beamed on Burj Khalifa

Jignesh Patel11th January 201912th January 2019

As Dubai gears up to welcome Congress President Rahul Gandhi who will be visiting on January 11-12. A video of Congress President’s photo beamed on Dubai’s Burj Khalifa is doing…

December round-up: Link between elections and rise in misinformation evident yet again

Arjun Sidharth10th January 2019

Assembly elections to five states were held in the month of December and expectedly, politics became the major theme of misinformation/disinformation throughout the month. Interestingly, the flurry of misinformation was…

Fake news: Supreme Court orders case to be registered against PM Modi over Rafale deal

Arjun Sidharth10th January 201910th January 2019

BREAKING NEWS: सुप्रीम कोर्ट का बड़ा फैसला , राफेल घोटाले में नरेंद्र मोदी पर केस दर्ज करने का आदेश (Big verdict by Supreme Court, orders registration of case against Narendra Modi…

Death of priest at Raebareli temple communalised on social media

Jignesh Patel9th January 2019

A Twitter user, Ravinder Fauzdar tweeted an image of an old man who had seemingly committed suicide by hanging himself. The message circulated along with the image claims that one more…

Sonia Gandhi richer than Queen Elizabeth-II? 6-year-old misreport shared by BJP members

Pooja Chaudhuri9th January 2019

BJP spokesperson Ashwini Upadhyay recently tweeted a 2013 report by The Times of India and claimed that Sonia Gandhi is richer than Queen Elizabeth-II and the Sultan of Oman. He circulated the claim…

Fake News: Lord Ayyappa devotee commits suicide over entry of women inside Sabarimala temple

Jignesh Patel9th January 2019

The ongoing conflict surrounding the Supreme Court verdict allowing entry of women of all age groups inside temple has led to tension and violence in Kerala. It is now being…

The Telegraph misreports: Smriti Irani did not refer to Rahul Gandhi’s manhood

Jignesh Patel8th January 2019

“Smriti questions Rahul ‘manhood’”, read the headline of an article published by The Telegraph on January 5, 2019. The article claimed that Union Minister Smriti Irani appeared to question Rahul…

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