Fact-Check

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Social Media Fact-Check

Pro-Congress, AAP trolls spread fake news that Kangana Ranaut will campaign for BJP in Bihar elections

OpIndia Staff - 10 September, 2020

Multiple social media handles shared a screenshot with ABP News logo which claimed that Kangana Ranaut will campaign for the BJP in upcoming state assembly elections.

News Reports

Media reports of villages in Arunachal Pradesh near China border being vacated are false, says Defence Ministry

OpIndia Staff - 10 September, 2020

Some media portals had claimed that people living in villages near the Tibet border in Arunachal's Tawang area have been fleeing amidst the LAC tension with China.

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Congress peddles lies against India using video of tourists vacationing on the Chinese side of Pangong Tso lake

OpIndia Staff - 9 September, 2020

Congress leaders and IT cell workers deliberately ignored the facts and tried to peddle the propaganda that there are Chinese tourists all over the Pangong Tso lake.

News Reports

Noida Police refutes media reports claiming that the Muslim cab driver was ‘lynched to death’ and forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’

OpIndia Staff - 8 September, 2020

Noida Police on Monday refuted media claims that a Muslim cab driver, Aftab Alam, was lynched by a communal mob after asking him to chant 'Jai Shri Ram'.

Media Fact-Check

No, Indian Railways will not allow begging in trains and platforms, Ministry busts media reports

OpIndia Staff - 6 September, 2020

Multiple media houses had reported that the Indian Railways may decriminalise begging, thereby effectively allow begging on the trains and platform.

Crime

Man tied to a tree and beaten up on suspicion of theft, Congress leader gives it a communal spin: Here are the facts

OpIndia Staff - 5 September, 2020

Congress leader Salman Nizami spreads fake news that a man beaten on suspicion of being thief was beaten for being Muslim

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Old tweet by Saba Naqvi that peddled fake news about ‘Brahmin Sambar powder’ goes viral: Here is the truth

OpIndia Staff - 5 September, 2020

'Brahmin Sambar powder' is not manufactured by a company run by Hindus, it is made by a company owned by Muslims

Media Fact-Check

Scroll spreads fake news claiming central govt’s health cards will collect ‘sensitive information’. Here are the facts

OpIndia Staff - 1 September, 2020

Scroll published a report claiming that the new unique Health ID which will be issued to citizens will collect and store sensitive information such as medical history, finances, genetics and even sex life.

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Fact-check: Did PMO turn off comments on YouTube video for Mann Ki Baat to avoid students’ concerns over NEET-JEE?

OpIndia Staff - 31 August, 2020

Many social media users campaigning against the NEET-JEE exams claimed that the PMO had turned off comments because it did not want to face questions and anger of students over the NEET-JEE exams.

News Reports