A video is vividly getting viral on social media in the context of recent Kanpur violence. It is claimed that in the video the police officers are clearly blaming BJP (Bharatiya Janta Party) for the violence, still, no action is taken against them. A user shared the video on Facebook with the caption, “In Kanpur, […]
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While the stories of the spread of fake news in India began on social media, the mainstream media has also been directly involved in it for the last several years. Be it elections or Corona, the Indian media was bringing forth its post-truth character to the fore. Instead of dealing with the current existing lies […]
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A big claim was made on social media about former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia. In which it was said that VasundharaRaje left BJP to join Congress. A user on Facebook shared the video and said that “Vasundhara left BJP will join Congress”. Fact check To check the above claim, we first checked VasundharaRaje’s […]
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A picture is becoming fiercely viral on social media sites. It is being claimed through this picture that the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi was once in the British army and he was also awarded two medals for his outstanding work. Yogi Vishalananda-Brahma Energy Pranayoga specialist captioned, “Did you know? Mahatma Gandhi was once […]
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India’s ranking in the World Press Freedom Index is declining year after year. According to the World Press Freedom Index released by Reporters Without Borders, India is ranked 150th out of 180 countries, up from 142nd last year. Apart from Nepal, the ranking of all the neighbouring countries of India has declined. There could be […]
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In the post-truth era, the world of social media has made a huge impact on the thinking of the common man, and his interaction with each other. Even the mainstream media is affected by the lies, and artificial and misleading information running in this virtual world. And this situation has put journalists, academicians, and policymakers […]
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A video has been shared on social media. Users sharing this video are claiming that Narendra Modi’s victory has been celebrated in Balochistan, Pakistan. Social media users claim that Pakistanis living in Balochistan are hopeful that after Modi becomes PM, Balochis will get freedom from Pakistan. Further, in the video people are celebrating with the […]
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The issue of fake news came to the foreground of international debate after the 2016 US elections, and its alleged impact on the election attracted attention from politicians as well as news consumers and social media entrepreneurs to the matter. Fake news during the election campaign included reports of prominent Democratic leaders running child sex […]
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After the election in France and Emmanuel Macron won the President’s seat by defeating Marine Le Pen. There have been many controversies revolving around them on social media. French crowd welcomed the new president with tomatoes when he made his first public appearance. Meanwhile, a claim is going viral on social media about the result […]
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A post is going viral on social media. In this viral post, the person is claiming that he has found a lost nuke and uses it to make electricity for his house since more than 27 long years. The man has been arrested for this crime. With this Facebook post going viral, the cutting of […]
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