Social Media Fact-Check

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

Fact-Check

Fact check: Viral video of ‘robbery attempt’ in Noida was a stunt being performed for a YouTube channel

OpIndia Staff -
Noida police have clarified that the video was shot by a group of friends for their Youtube channel
Media

Shekhar Gupta’s The Print pronounces punishment for the convicted in Kathua case even before the court does

OpIndia Staff -
In one of its reports, the Print, which has a habit of distorting facts, proclaimed the judgement even before the honourable court did. The court is scheduled to deliver the sentence this afternoon at 2 PM.
Media Fact-Check

How AltNews tried to whitewash crimes of Zahid and Aslam who killed a 3-year-old in Aligarh

OpIndia Staff -
AltNews even claimed OpIndia's previous report which mentioned amputation of the child's body was 'fake'
Culture and History

Shekhar Gupta’s ThePrint distorts history: Claims Mughals introduced grapes to India, social media schools the author

Shashank Bharadwaj -
Grapes have been part of Indian cuisine centuries before the Mughals invaded India
Fact-Check

Surat fire tragedy: Claims of victim’s father rejecting compensation are fake news

OpIndia Staff -
The viral Facebook post was lapped up by many social media users and even mainstream media reports had peddled the claim. But the claims turned out to be fake.
Social Media Fact-Check

Fake news: Majlis Bachao Tehreek leader spreads fake news of a Muslim man being beaten up by BJP/RSS workers for not chanting ‘Jai Shree...

OpIndia Staff -
Suddenly a barrage of fake 'hate crimes' against Muslims asked to chant 'Jai Shree Ram' are being reported
Social Media Fact-Check

Times Group’s Gujarati portal and Gujarati newspaper Sandesh spread fake news about ‘glitch’ in Ahmedabad metro

OpIndia Staff -
The 'glitch' in the Gandhinagar-Ahmedabad metro was a mock drill and the 'stranded passengers' were GMRC employees
Opinions

Stung by Rajiv Gandhi’s corruption and incompetence being debated, Congress resorts to spreading abhorrent fake news on PM Modi

Sanghamitra -
Since PM Modi brought up Rajiv Gandhi's name into play, a pandora's box has been opened, and many skeletons that were buried deep in Congress' closet are out in the open to haunt the party.
Social Media

Gujarat Congress’ official Twitter handle uses an image from Congress era to criticise Modi govt’s Ganga cleaning project

OpIndia Staff -
Using fake images and older images to spread their malicious propaganda is something the Congress has been doing repeatedly.
Fact-Check

Congress Sevadal makes sexist comment against Smriti Irani with a fake image, deletes tweet after getting called out

OpIndia Staff -
Congress Sevadal posted a fake image of a TV News clip to launch a sexist attack on Smriti Irani
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