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

Firstpost image leaves Twitter guessing: Are they women or bus seats?

OpIndia Staff -
Firstpost deleted the post with the image, but this is not the first time the image had people confused.
Social Media Fact-Check

Viral post on social media spreads false information about PM Modi’s pet scheme Ayushman Bharat

OpIndia Staff -
The post claims a registration fee is needed for the scheme, which is incorrect.
News Reports

Fact check: How is Narendra Modi government building 0.7 toilets every second?

OpIndia Staff -
Having calculation skill is good, but having common sense is of utmost importance
News Reports

Congress supported Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani caught spreading Photoshopped image of PM Modi

OpIndia Staff -
Mevani has now quietly deleted the tweet and has not yet issued any apology for spreading fake image
News Reports

Correct data, wrong visualisation: BJP’s graph on fuel prices

OpIndia Staff -
Graphs correctly depicting the changes in fuel prices were already in circulation, which the BJP missed
Fact-Check

Fact Check : Did PM Modi thank HH Sheikh Mohammed for Rs 700 crore aid to Kerala?

OpIndia Staff -
Many have used the Kerala floods to spread lies and use the tragedy to further political agenda
Politics

So who really tweets from Rahul Gandhi’s Twitter account?

OpIndia Staff -
Hint: It is not Rahul Gandhi himself.
Culture and History

Pro-Aurangzeb ‘historian’ spreads false and derogatory comment about Lord Ram

OpIndia Staff -
She attributed the statement to Sita and overall received a lot of flack
Fact-Check

Shashi Tharoor goofs up on Twitter, wrongly attributes a cartoon to RK Laxman

OpIndia Staff -
Shashi Tharoor seems to be trying to push Congress lies on PNB scam by using a falsely attributed cartoon
Fact-Check

Is AAP social media team stealing pictures of girls off the Internet to spread agenda?

OpIndia Staff -
Will DCW chief Swati Mahiwal swing into action against this apparent misuse of girls' pictures?
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