Politics

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…

Sambit Patra rubbishes rape allegation against him circulating on social media

Arjun Sidharth27th June 20189th July 2018

मरीज़ महिला के साथ बलात्कार करने पर एक डॉक्टर का लाइसेंस रद्द हो गया। अब वह दुनिया की सबसे बड़ी पार्टी का राष्ट्रीय प्रवक्ता है #पात्रा (A doctor’s license was…

“Had Modi not become PM, Congress would have destroyed India”- Fake quote ascribed to Pranab Mukherjee

Arjun Sidharth26th June 20189th July 2018

“अगर मोदी जी सही समय पर PM नहीं बनते तो कांग्रेस भारत को बर्बाद कर देती। “(If Modi ji had not become PM at the right time, Congress would have…

Fake quotes attributed to Digvijaya Singh viral on social media

Smit Bhatt23rd June 20189th July 2018

“पत्थरबाजों को आतंकवादी नहीं कहना चाहिये : दिग्विजय सिंह” (Stone-pelters should not be called terrorists – Digvijaya Singh – translated). This quote has been ascribed to senior Congress leader Digvijaya…

Social media users followed by PM Modi and BJP President Amit Shah continue to abuse Gauri Lankesh

Jignesh Patel20th June 201822nd June 2018

“Another lie from Rahul Ghandy’s Party MLA who cannot do anything good for India. Pramod Muthalik is not a member of BJP. I condemn Muthalik’s statement comparing Dogs to Gauri…

Rajasthan Congress Committee Gen Sec shares police lathi-charge video from Aligarh as Rajasthan

Pooja Chaudhuri20th June 20189th July 2018

“महारानी की राजस्थान पुलिस और अधिकारियों का घिनौना चेहरा इस वीडियो में साफ दिख रहा है , अपना हक मांगने आए लोगों पर लाठियाँ और अत्याचार किए जा रहे है।…

Radhika Vemula terms claims of being offered money to speak against PM Modi as baseless

Pooja Chaudhuri20th June 201820th June 2018

Lawyer Prashant Patel Umrao tweeted on June 18 that Radhika Vemula, mother of Hyderabad University (HoU) student Rohith Vemula who committed suicide in 2016, said she was promised Rs 20…

Old video from Assam shared as assault on Sikh truck driver by SP leader Azam Khan’s nephew

Smit Bhatt19th June 20189th July 2018

“रामपुर मे आजम खान के भतीजे ने एक सिक्ख ट्रक चालक की पगड़ी उतार कर बेरहमी से पीटा, सिक्ख धर्म के चालक ने कहा जितना मारना है मार लो पर…

Indian High Commission in Kenya tweets photoshopped images of Indians doing Yoga; apologises

Pooja Chaudhuri18th June 20189th July 2018

“At the most sacred spot in Kenya: the Indian community of Nyeri celebrated the 4th #IYD2018 at the foot of #MtKenya yesterday,” read a Tweet by the Indian High Commission…

Postcard News shares a fake extract from former president Pranab Mukherjee’s book

Alt News Desk18th June 20189th July 2018

“After PM Modi completed one year of his term in office, I praised him for the work done so far, on which Sonia Gandhi took umbrage and became angry. Once,…