Social Media Fact-Check
Social Media has empowered the voiceless, yet, it is often the cesspool of fake news. Read before you believe.
Did French teacher Samuel Patty, who was beheaded by a migrant Islamist terrorist, attend a rally welcoming refugees to France? Read details
Images from a pro-refugee rally in UK used to claim that French teacher Samuel Patty had welcomed refugees in France
Pro-congress journalists and trolls target Amitabh Bachchan’s son-in-law Nikhil Nanda when another Nikhil Nanda criticised Rahul Gandhi
Nikhil Nanda, the MD of JHS Svendgaard Laboratories Limited, had exposed Rahul Gandhi for criticising India's handling of COVID-19 crisis
Journo with Independent shares fake, photoshopped tweet to defame columnist Shefali Vaidya, brazens it out even after being caught
Stuti Mishra shared fake tweet of Shefali Vaidya to imply that those calling to boycott Tanishq can’t afford products of the company
Video of a person making anti-India comments circulated on social media falsely claiming that it is the founder of Himalaya Drug Company
Muhammad Manal, the founder of HImalaya Drug Company died in 1986, and the person in the viral video is one Naqi Ahmed Nadwi
Congress leader Alka Lamba shares fake news on Twitter, gets schooled by Meerut police
Alka Lamba linked the criminal advertisement to Uttar Pradesh while it actually related to the Congress ruled state of Rajasthan as clarified by Meerut police.
‘Anti-rape’ activist spreads fake news about Switzerland athlete not travelling to India because of rape cases, targets PM Modi
'Anti-rape activist' Yogita Bhayana on Friday resorted to putting out fake news and attempted to politicise sensitive issues such as women safety in the country.
IFCN signatory fact-checker spreads fake news after netizens call for boycotting Mirzapur 2 over Ali Fazal’s comment on anti-CAA riots
While netizens are boycotting Mirzapur 2 over Ali Fazal's comments over December riots, the IFCN signatory site linked it with February riots
Fact Check: Congress leader Nagma spreads fake news, calls anti-CAA protestor as Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s niece
In a hurry to target the Modi government, Nagma took to Twitter to share a January video clip of an anti-CAA protestor, claiming that she is former PM Vajpayee's niece.
Fact-check: Is government giving free internet to students for online classes during coronavirus lockdown
A message has been circulating over the messaging apps and social media platforms that the government has decided to provide 10 GB of free internet to students so that they can attend online classes.
Fact-check: Does the Railways send SMS updates about ticket status only in Hindi as claimed by Tamil Nadu politicians?
The Railways conveyed that the option to choose the preferred language completely lies with the passengers trying to book e-tickets.
