“Liquor sales should be sold through Aadhaar card. Government food subsidies should be stopped for alcohol buyers [sic],” the quote attributed to industrialist, philanthropist Ratan Tata read. “Those who have the facility to buy alcohol can definitely buy food. When we give them free food they buy alcohol,” it continued. The screenshot of this post […]
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Since 31st August,2021, a message about the Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan went viral on social media. In this, there was talk of amending the law for misbehaving with the employees of any mosque or madrasa. The message claimed that the law has been amended to provide for three years imprisonment for doing so or […]
Continue ReadingFamed separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani passed away at the age of 92 on September 1, 2021. He advocated for Kashmir to be separated from India and faced a lot of flack from the right wing community in India. Upon his death, several memes and messages were posted on social media. Some celebrated his […]
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On July 28, 2021, three hashtags were trending on Twitter. These three hashtags were #सुदर्शन_एक_बाप_की_औलाद_नहीं (Sudarshan does not have a father), #सुदर्शन_गद्दारों_का_बाप_है(Sudarshan is the father of all traitors) and #ArrestSureshChavhanke. These hashtags were all trending simultaneously with various heinous comments made on the TV channel Sudarshan News and its owner Suresh Chavhanke as people accused […]
Continue ReadingOn August 30, 2021, the official handle of Indian National Congress Uttar Pradesh posted a video which showed a woman who was tied to a cot and was being hoisted by a group of men. In this video, while none of the sentences make much sense, you can however see fields nearby. The woman too […]
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On August 29, 2021, Daily Expose UK posted what seemed like a satirical piece on how Bill Gates has called for the withdrawal of all COVID-19 vaccines. The piece has quotes from Bill Gates on the efficacy of the vaccines and even talked about his alleged relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. The article was mainly focused […]
Continue ReadingOn August 28, 2021, the ongoing farmers protest took yet another violent turn. Farmers reached the Bastara toll plaza to protest outside an event attended by Haryana’s Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. The protest soon turned violent when the police started to lathi charge upon the farmers resulting in the death of Sushil Kajal, who […]
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Recently, a graphic video of executions has been making rounds on social media. The video was posted by Chinese media sites on Twitter along with captions that suggested that the video was taken in Afghanistan where the Taliban were executing whoever they thought were criminals. The extremely graphic video raised alarm bells not just on […]
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Two days ago, on a usually very populated Facebook page called “Hinduism”, a post about the Taj Mahal was made. The page has almost 92,000 followers and regularly receives fake news and subtle Islamophobic posts. The post about Taj Mahal though, is completely baffling. The post has been posted by a user named “Shiva Shiva […]
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Recently, a WhatsApp message has been duping people into signing up. The image and the link is advertised as a chance for people to claim a gift from the automobile company Maruti Suzuki on account of its 40 year anniversary. The message is being forwarded along with a link that needs to be clicked upon […]
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