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Shekhar Gupta’s The Print urges opposition parties to spread fake news to defeat Prime Minister Narendra Modi

OpIndia Staff - 15 May, 2020

An article on The Print argues that liberals should spread fake news in their war on Prime Minister Modi.

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Website claims Maharashtra Governor arranged Army helicopter to send a Mumbai model home amidst lockdown, complaint filed: All you need to know

OpIndia Staff - 15 May, 2020

A case was registered under IPC Sections 500 and 501 following a complaint by the Maharashtra Governor, Bhagat Singh Koshyari against the portal named 'News Uttarakhand'.

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Some countries busy in spreading other viruses such as terrorism, fake news, doctored videos during Coronavirus pandemic: MEA S Jaishankar

OpIndia Staff - 13 May, 2020

Some countries busy in spreading other viruses such as terrorism, fake news, doctored videos, S Jaishankar said in SCO meet

Social Media

Congress tries to pass off old image of Rohingyas in Bangladesh as Indian migrant workers to malign Modi govt, gets called out

OpIndia Staff - 12 May, 2020

The image shared by Congress is actually an old image of some Rohingya refugees in Cox Bazaar, Bangladesh

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The lies and times of Zubair ‘FactCheck’ waala: From shielding Islamists to politicising rapes

OpIndia Staff - 10 May, 2020

Mohammed Zubair plays as prominent a part as his colleague Pratik Sinha in shielding Islamists.

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Suicide of a woman in Gujarat due to family dispute falsely attributed to Coronavirus lockdown in viral Facebook post

OpIndia Staff - 9 May, 2020

Tulsi killed her two children and committed suicide after suspecting that her husband Vishnu was having an extra-marital affair.

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Four Muslim youths arrested in Ahmedabad for spreading fake tweet regarding the health of home minister Amit Shah

OpIndia Staff - 9 May, 2020

Firoz Khan, Sarfaraz, Sajjad Ali, and Shiraz Hussain arrested in Ahmebadad for fake tweet on health of Amit Shah

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Home Minister Amit Shah dismisses rumours surrounding his health, says busy with coronavirus crisis

OpIndia Staff - 9 May, 2020

Amit Shah said that millions of party workers and well wishers have expressed a lot of concern regarding his health after the rumours

Media Fact-Check

Indian Express story based on imagination, reporter did not talk to any ‘sources’: Delhi police trashes story claiming Maulana Saad video ‘doctored’

OpIndia Staff - 9 May, 2020

Delhi Police has issued a statement on Twitter calling the report in the Indian Express about the Tablighi Jamaat and Maulana Saad imaginary and fake news

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