Social Media Fact-Check

Social Media has empowered the voiceless, yet, it is often the cesspool of fake news. Read before you believe.

News Reports

Did Hindu activist Pramod Muthalik call for the ‘Babri-like’ demolition of a mosque in Karnataka? Fact Check

OpIndia Staff - 20 October, 2021

Several media houses wrongly claim that Pramod Muthalik called for a "Babri-like" demolition of a mosque in Karnataka.

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Fact Check: The ‘truth’ behind the viral video of former PM Morarji Desai doing Garba

OpIndia Staff - 10 October, 2021

On contacting his family, they confirmed that the video featured deceased businessman Kunvarji Narshi and not Morarji Desai.

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Fact-check: is Amazon selling Bhindranwale and Khalistan t-shirts in India?

OpIndia Staff - 7 October, 2021

Is Amazon selling Bhindranwale or Khalistan merchandise in India? A Fact Check.

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Fact Check: Old image from Czech magazine goes viral claiming to be the creation of Afghan graffiti artist Shamsia Hassani

OpIndia Staff - 13 September, 2021

2018 Contest entry by Czech Reporter magazine circulated claiming to be created by Afghan graffiti artist Shamsia Hassani

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UP Congress shares fake news to malign Yogi Govt and state police: Here is the truth about the Baghpat rape victim who was ‘kidnapped’

OpIndia Staff - 7 September, 2021

As the high octane Uttar Pradesh Assembly election draws closer, Congress has upped its ante against the BJP government in the state

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Rahul Gandhi tries to pass off old image of a Kisan rally as that of recent Mahapanchayat in Muzaffarnagar

OpIndia Staff - 6 September, 2021

The image is actually that of a Kisan rally that was held at Shamli, Uttar Pradesh, in February this year in defiance of the restrictions placed by state government to curb the spread of coronavirus

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Beheading video being shared on Whatsapp not made by Sudarshan TV, CMD and Editor in Chief Suresh Chavhanke suspects conspiracy to defame channel

OpIndia Staff - 6 September, 2021

Video of a mob attacking a man in UP and beheading of a boy in Venezuela combined to claim the UP was beheaded after beating him

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Fake video claiming death of actor Sidharth Shukla captured by CCTV goes viral: Here is the truth

OpIndia Staff - 2 September, 2021

Minutes after actor Sidharth Shukla's death was reported, a video went viral on social media where a man in workout gear can be seen having a heart attack and falling unconscious.