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Twitter marked image as ‘manipulated media’ based on no proof and only politically motivated FIRs: Twitter a part of Congress Toolkit now?

Jinit Jain - 21 May, 2021

Congress had recently written an email to Twitter asking it to suspend Twitter accounts of BJP leaders for tweeting Congress toolkit

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Business Standard declares the PM of India as the marketing manager of colgate: How they made a fool of themselves

OpIndia Staff - 21 May, 2021

Business Standard somehow managed to blame Narendra Modi for the dip in fortunes of Colgate, the toothpaste brand.

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Congress orders, Twitter follows: A day after letter, tweet with toolkit images marked as ‘manipulated media’. What it means

OpIndia Staff - 21 May, 2021

On Thursday, the Congress party had shot a letter to Twitter seeking permanent suspension of the accounts of BJP president JP Nadda, Union minister Smriti Irani, and BJP leaders Sambit Patra and BL Santosh for sharing the document they alleged was 'forged'.

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Sushant Singh Rajput fans vs Wikipedia: Here is what they want and how founder Jimmy Wales flat out refuses

OpIndia Staff - 20 May, 2021

Netizens have launched a campaign to remove the 'suicide' claim from Wikipedia article on Sushant Singh Rajput as his death is under CBI probe

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Singapore issues Correction Notice to social media platforms under its law against fake news after Kejriwal’s misleading claim

OpIndia Staff - 20 May, 2021

Taking cognizance of the false statement being circulated online soon after Kejriwal’s claim, Singapore’s Health Ministry issued correction guidelines to Facebook and Twitter.

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Rashtriya Janata Dal posts abusive Tweet against Bihar’s ex-Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi, quietly deletes after backlash

OpIndia Staff - 20 May, 2021

Rashtriya Janata Dal quietly deleted the post from its timeline after a number of social media users flagged it for the abusive rant.

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After toolkit expose, Congress leaders attack ‘Kapda Mantri’ Smriti Irani, here is how her ministry worked during the pandemic

Akshita Bhadauria - 20 May, 2021

From facing a shortage of domestic manufacturers of the kits India went on to become the 2nd largest producer of the PPE kits in just two months from the onset of the pandemic.

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‘If friendly media does not publish, send it to Caravan and National Herald’: Congress’ modus operandi as per toolkit

OpIndia Staff - 20 May, 2021

The fifth page which is in continuation to point VII of the document recommends using media organizations such as ThePrint, The Wire, Scroll, The Quint and Outlook to highlight and publicize all Covid related stories.

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