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The Hindu’s ‘fact-check’ about PM Modi’s address to the nation on vaccines is flawed and self-contradictory. Details

Jinit Jain - 9 June, 2021

The Hindu recently published an article to assert that India never ,lacked access to vaccines. However there were glaring loopholes in it.

News Reports

Chidambaram spreads lies over vaccine procurement, when caught, says ‘I was wrong, I stand corrected’

OpIndia Staff - 8 June, 2021

P Chidambaram had to eat his own words as he was provided with the proofs he demanded over chief ministers of states as well as his own party leader Rahul Gandhi demanding freedom to procure vaccines on their own.

Social Media Fact-Check

Former Prasar Bharati CEO Jawhar Sircar shares Photoshopped image to attack PM Modi, actively tries to hide real pic

OpIndia Staff - 7 June, 2021

In fact, the image shared by Sircar has been in circulation since 2015 and has been made viral with claims that the lady in the image is Preeti Adani, wife of Gautam Adani.

WTF News

Did a pet hippo kill and eat his owner six years after he was ‘adopted’ as per viral message? Here are the details

OpIndia Staff - 6 June, 2021

The incident pertains to the tragic death of a farmer from South Africa named Marius Els, who was mauled to death by his pet hippo Humphrey.

Fact-Check

Fact-check: Did a PETA activist really become pregnant with Gorilla semen to save the species

OpIndia Staff - 6 June, 2021

Sirf News falls for satire, publishes fake news saying PETA activist became surrogate mother of a Gorilla embryo using IVF

News Reports

Prashant Bhushan tries to spread anti-vaccine propaganda again, but the report he uses shows how vaccines gave over 99% protection

OpIndia Staff - 5 June, 2021

Despite very low fatality rate among vaccinated cops in Uttarakhand, Prashant Bhushan tried to spread anti-vaccine propaganda

News Reports

Rapper MC Kode goes missing after cryptic Instagram post, viral image of his ‘dead body’ fake

OpIndia Staff - 3 June, 2021

A week after his old rap videos where he used filthy, abusive slurs against Hindus went viral, rapper MC Kode has posted a note in Instagram suggesting that he is contemplating suicide.

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