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New Indian Express publishes fake news on Jignesh Mevani’s image on laptops in Karnataka

Arjun Sidharth11th April 201811th July 2018

On April 10, 2018, The New Indian Express in its Bengaluru edition reported that youth leader and MLA from Gujarat Jignesh Mevani has been booked by Karnataka police for violating the…

Breaking Fake News: Times Now announces arrest of Nirav Modi in Hong Kong

Arjun Sidharth9th April 201811th July 2018

At 5:41 pm on April 9, Times Now broke a story. The story was that Nirav Modi, accused in the Rs.11000 crore PNB scam has been arrested in Hong Kong….

‘The True Picture’ promoted by Union Ministers paints false picture about crime in Karnataka

Alt News Desk9th April 201811th July 2018

“What’s the State of Law & Order in Mr Siddaramaiah’s Karnataka?” asks the headline of the article by The True Picture, the website that was enthusiastically shared by Union ministers…

Union Ministers Smriti Irani, Jitendra Singh fall for fake news about TN Seshan’s death

Alt News Desk8th April 2018

The fake news of demise of former Chief Election Commissioner of India, TN Seshan has been circulating on social media for many days now. The fake news was debunked by…

Mystery of the beard: Did Zee News play morphed footage of Bharat bandh protests?

Alt News Desk7th April 201811th July 2018

A collage of two photographs is currently viral on social media. The photographs were taken during the violence that followed the recent Bharat Bandh called by Dalit organizations to protest…

Old, unrelated photograph of mob assault in West Bengal circulates as attack on Hindu women

Arjun Sidharth6th April 201811th July 2018

A photograph with disturbing visuals accompanied by provocative text is currently circulating on social media. The Facebook page Ram Lalla Hum Ayenge Mandir Wahi Banayenge which has more than 560,000 followers…

Viral: Fake image of Pakistani PM being strip-searched at US Airport

Priyanka Jha5th April 201811th July 2018

Recently, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi had to undergo a security check at JFK Airport in New York during a visit. From then a picture which is said to…

Many including India TV, Kanchan Gupta relay claim from a parody Twitter account

Arjun Sidharth4th April 20184th April 2018

In the last few days, a photograph has gone viral on social media. It is a split image in which a young boy with a saffron bandana is shown on…

Fake photos of assault on cop during Bharat bandh protests viral on social media

Priyanka Jha4th April 201811th July 2018

“Sub-inspector Mahendra Chaudhary of Jodhpur district mercilessly beaten to death by this Dalit. Is this what Bharat bandh is about? Share this widely” (translated). Along with this message have been…

March round up: Fake news leads to PostCard News admin’s arrest, media bloopers and more

Arjun Sidharth4th April 20186th April 2018

March was a busy month for the fake news industry with fake quotes circulating by the dozen, communally provocative content that went viral on social media and hilarious bloopers by…

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News outlets misidentify Delhi blast suspect Dr Arif, pass off photo of unrelated namesake as key accused

Muzaffarpur police dismisses reports & BJP’s claims that elderly man was killed for voting for NDA