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Congress twitter handle shares old video as public outrage in PM Modi’s Jaipur rally

Jignesh Patel8th July 201811th July 2018

Indian National Congress and Divya Spandana, head of INC social media have shared a five-month old video of Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje’s rally claiming to be a video of PM…

Hindu khatre mein hai? How the fake news ecosystem targets minorities to create a fear psychosis

Arjun Sidharth8th July 20189th July 2018

Social media has become a convenient medium for purveyors of misinformation. Fake news has grown manifold, a large proportion of which is dominated by information which is communal in nature…

Viral: Fake news of 9-year old girl rescued from being sexually assaulted by ‘Sajid’

Jignesh Patel5th July 201818th September 2019

“A 9yr old girl was saved 4m rape by alert people. Guy, who was caught with kid, is Sajid. M/s @Uppolice please arrest this guy Sajid & make him spend…

Unearthing fake quotes on Mandsaur rape ascribed to Congress leaders

Pooja Chaudhuri4th July 201811th July 2018

The aftermath of Mandsaur rape saw a flood of fake news on social media. Newest to the addition of lies are fake quotes attributed to Congress leaders in an attempt…

No, Subramanian Swamy wasn’t seeing off his daughter and grand daughter to Haj

Jignesh Patel3rd July 201812th July 2018

“हिंदुओं को मुसलमानों के खिलाफ भड़काने वाले कट्टर हिन्दू नेता सुब्रमण्यम स्वामी हैदराबाद एअरपोर्ट पर अपनी सगी बेटी और नवासी को हज पर रवाना करते हुए । लेकिन इससे आपको…

Kiren Rijiju tweets football video of Brazilian child prodigy to laud PM Modi’s emphasis on sport

Arjun Sidharth2nd July 201812th July 2018

Minister of State for Home and self-proclaimed football enthusiast Kiren Rijiju tweeted in praise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 30. His tweet was effusive in its admiration for…

Congress spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi and her daughter threatened on social media over fake quote

Pooja Chaudhuri2nd July 201812th July 2018

A fake quote attributed to Congress spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi supporting Mandsaur rapist Irfan was circulated on social media by Twitter handle @GirishK1605. The tweet has now been deleted, but not…

Did Kabir, Nanak and Gorakhnath ‘sit together’ and discuss spirituality as claimed by PM Modi?

Arjun Sidharth30th June 20189th July 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was at Maghar in Uttar Pradesh on June 28 to pay homage to Kabir on his death anniversary. Maghar is the place where Kabir breathed his…

Fact-check: Did Manmohan Singh touch Sonia Gandhi’s feet?

Pooja Chaudhuri29th June 20189th July 2018

Facebook page फिर एक बार मोदी सरकार (Phir ek bar Modi Sarkar) shared an image of a turbaned man touching Sonia’s Gandhi’s feet, claiming it to be former Prime Minister…

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Odisha violence: Villagers attacked by tribals in Malkangiri not ‘illegal Bangladeshi settlers’

Three arrested for assault on Muslim chicken patty seller during Gita recital event in Kolkata