Social Media Fact-Check
Social Media has empowered the voiceless, yet, it is often the cesspool of fake news. Read before you believe.
Rana Ayyub, William Dalrymple share old picture of curfew defaulters being punished as that of migrant labourers
As India fights Wuhan coronavirus, propagandists masquerading as 'journalists' and 'historians' seem to have taken upon themselves to spread misinformation.
UP: TOI journalist fear-mongers, insinuates that disinfectant spray is ‘chemical solution’ to kill humans
Even as Wuhan Coronavirus poses a severe threat to the safety and security of the country, journalists continue to engage in fear mongering and fake news peddling to undermine the efforts being made by the central and state governments.
The Quint transforms an engineer to a doctor, peddles fake news saying India is already in the middle of community transmission of Coronavirus
Dr Girdhar Gyani is not even a 'doctor' as claimed by 'journalist' Poonam Agarwal of the Quint. He is an Engineer with a PhD degree.
Did Gujarat company ‘CoSara’ become ‘the first and only’ company to get license to make Covid-19 testing kits? Here are the facts
Saket Gokhale tweeted a thread where he alleged that he had found evidence of "corruption and favouritism during the Covid-19 pandemic
Director of AltNews Nirjhari Sinha shares old picture to protest against PM Modi’s call to stay home amidst coronavirus outbreak
Nirjhari Sinha posted an old photo from 2016 to express her disapproval of PM Modi's announcement of total lockdown even as the spread of coronavirus in India enters a crucial phase
Caravan editor spreads fake news, claims Coronavirus tests are not free in India
Caravan editor Vinod K Jose claimed that while Coronavirus tests are free or very cheap in other countries, it is ₹4500 in India
Coronavirus: AltNews founder, Shekhar Gupta and others spread unverified claims by a fake twitter account
Self-proclaimed fact-checker AltNews founder Pratik Sinha and ThePrint chief Shekhar Gupta today retweeted a tweet from a fake account, thereby spreading misinformation to millions amidst coronavirus outbreak.
Shashi Tharoor shares dubious claims hailing Kerala govt from a hoax site, then refuses to delete it because ‘it is viral now’
The site Britishherald.com has long been debunked as a hoax site. Many Twitter users had pointed out the issues regarding the authenticity of the site to him.
The truth behind “expert” Ramanan Laxminarayanan, who is being promoted by media to create Coronavirus panic
Ramanan Laxminarayanan, due to scale of current health emergency, perhaps now looking at opportunities to promote his commercial interests.
TMC politician shares old picture of overcrowded railway station to allege mishandling of Coronavirus: Here is the truth
The Wuhan Coronavirus has created havoc globally with over 3,00,000 cases and 12,948 deaths as of last evening.
