Social Media Fact-Check

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

Social Media Fact-Check

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi caught spreading fake news that Dalits were beaten up in Uttar Pradesh’s Mainpuri

OpIndia Staff -
Mainpuri Police's official Twitter account called out the fake news spread by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for making it a casteism issue.
Social Media Fact-Check

Fact Check: Dubious Facebook page called ‘IT and Social Media Cell Congress’ spreads fake news about PM Modi’s Saudi visit

OpIndia Staff -
A dubious Facebook page “I.T and Social Media Cell Congress” indulged in sharing a fake image of PM Modi during his Saudi Arabia visit
Fact-Check

Congress party fudges Global Hunger Index numbers to falsely claim that India’s rank has gone down after 2014

OpIndia Staff -
Congress puts 2014 number in 2019 scale to claim India's global hunger index has done down after 2014
Fact-Check

Fact Check: Read the truth behind viral video showing a Pune electric bus charged by a diesel generator

OpIndia Staff -
Pune electric bus was charged using diesel generator during transit from Hyderabad to Pune
Political Fact-Check

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor shares a photoshopped image of TOI headline to undermine Modi-Xi meet

OpIndia Staff -
Shashi Tharoor shared a fake image of a Times of India (TOI) article that was headline, "Modi, Xi will mate 6 times in 24 hours".
Social Media Fact-Check

Mathura Police debunks anti-RSS propaganda being peddled on social media claiming attack on Christians

OpIndia Staff -
The incident pertains to August 28, 2019, when a Hindu couple had tried to immolate themselves to mark their protest against police inaction on their complaint.
Media

Propagandists share 2017 incident of Dalit man beaten to death allegedly for attending Navratri event as recent one

OpIndia Staff -
Several Hinduphobic propagandists have shared a 2017 report to allege as if the unfortunate incident of a Dalit man being beaten up allegedly for attending Garba event has happened during the current Navratri festival.
News Reports

West Bengal: Hindus in Kanglapahari village have been celebrating Durga Puja since 2016 after not being allowed for years by Muslims

OpIndia Staff -
Contrary to claims on social media, Kanglapahari village in WB is celebrating Durga Puja since 2016
Fact-Check

Former Diplomat uses Houston paying respect to fallen Sikh officer to belittle PM Modi and the ‘Howdy Modi’ event, spreads fake news

OpIndia Staff -
In an attempt to mock Prime Minister Modi and his historic 'Howdy Modi' event, KC Singh used Houston paying respect to the fallen Sikh police officer, Sandeep Dhaliwal and spread fake news in the process.
News Reports

Fact-Check: Viral video that claims to show a stray crocodile during floods in Patna is actually from Vadodara

OpIndia Staff -
A certain video clip has gone viral on social media which claims to be of a crocodile on the prowl during the floods in Bihar.
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