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Sex, Hindutva and Social Media partnerships – Secret to fake news site Insistpost’s astounding success

Pratik Sinha21st May 201727th May 2017

A picture of Bollywood Actress Alia Bhatt as a toddler sitting in Mahesh Bhatt’s lap is the featured image of an article on the home page of chaskatimes.com. The title…

Godman whose genitals were cut off has strong links with Hindu Aikya Vedi, an organisation close to the Sangh

Alt News Desk21st May 201712th July 2018

The Kerala ‘Godman’ whose genitals were cut off by a 23-year old girl, to put an end to eight long years of sexual exploitation, is a associate of Hindu Aikya…

Jean Drèze is an Indian National, repeating a lie will not change the FACT

Sam Jawed20th May 201720th May 2017

Despite living in India for 37 years and being a citizen of India since 2002, Jean Drèze had to write a letter in 2016 to clarify his citizenship position to…

Tavleen Singh’s tweets about Gorakhpur enrage Yogi Adityanath’s fans

Sam Jawed19th May 201719th May 2017

Indian cities are not particularly known for their cleanliness and it is not the first time that someone has posted a picture of the filth on social media. Yet when…

Did Hizbul Mujahideen commander Zakir Musa give Barkha Dutt a scooter ride?

Pratik Sinha15th May 201728th May 2019

A rumour that has been making rounds since last year has reappeared on social media. A twitter user @beingsandeep posted a pixelated picture of journalist Barkha Dutt riding pillion with…

Response by Dr Makarand Paranjape to Dr Chinnaiah Jangam’s rebuttal “Are you stating Facts, Dr Paranjape?”

Alt News Desk15th May 201712th July 2018

Editorial Introduction Since the last few days, social media has been buzzing with the news of Dr. Makarand Paranjape, author and Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University being stopped from attending…

Who’s behind the fake news site Hindutva.info? What is the secret of its popularity?

Pratik Sinha14th May 201714th May 2017

Who passed off a Mexican stabbing video as one of RSS member getting killed in Kerala? Hindutva.info. Who spread the fake propaganda that Ravish Kumar’s sister has been suspended due…

To say that Shashi Tharoor copied the ‘farrago’ phrase is yet another exasperating farrago of distortions

Sam Jawed13th May 2017

When Shashi Tharoor dismissed Arnab Goswami’s accusation as “an exasperating farrago of distortions, misrepresentations and outright lies….”, the nation wanted to know what “farrago” meant. Google search results for the…

“Are you Stating Facts, Dr. Makarand Paranjape?”, Dr. Chinnaiah Jangam presents his side of the story

Chinnaiah Jangam11th May 201711th May 2017

Mistaken identity, this Ankit Bhardwaj is NOT a BJP member as AAP alleged

Pratik Sinha10th May 201710th May 2017

While BJP continues to rule the roost on social media, unlike pre-2014, other parties like Congress and AAP have also created a space for themselves on social media with dedicated…

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Image from 2011 shared with false claims that it shows corpses of 12 Indian soldiers killed by Pakistan