Fake news and misinformation keep spreading on social media. Not only social media users are involved in spreading this fake news but also the mainstream media. A misleading video was shown in the news by ABP News regarding the Kanpur riots, whose fact check has been done by DFRAC with the headline – “Fact Check: […]
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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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Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front ( JKLF) chairman Yasin Malik, a Kashmir separatist leader, was convicted by Delhi’s NIA court in terror funding cases on May 19 and sentenced to life imprisonment on May 25. For years, stories of violence and bloodshed in Kashmir, an integral part of India make the headline. Many groups and people […]
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The South Asia Times (@thesouthasiatim) is the Twitter handle of an online news portal. Which operates from Islamabad, Pakistan. The news portal claims that it covers news from South Asia related to China, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Kashmir, and European Union. This Twitter handle is indulging in anti-India propaganda under the guise of news. This handle […]
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A photo of Rahul Gandhi is going viral. Social media users are making fun of Rahul Gandhi by sharing this photo. In this photo, it is seen that Rahul Gandhi is sitting on the road and getting his ear cleaned by a man. Sharing this photo, a user named Pankaj Sharma (@PankajS80107110) on Twitter wrote […]
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Imran Khan often remains in the headlines after the recent coup in Pakistan. Once again a news in support of the former Pakistani Prime Minister is going massively viral on the social media sites. Further, along with the pictures a user named @Nitasha_Khan1 wrote in Urdu which can be nearly translated into English, “Public sea […]
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A screenshot of the article of NDTV is getting viral on the internet. The article claims that Ex-PM of Sri Lanka M Rajapaksa funds the Hindu reporters to create fake news about LTTE resurgence. Further, sharing the article @Lankan2020 wrote, “NDTV can’t be wrong #SriLankaProtests #GoHomeRajapakshas.” Similarly, many other social media users also shared this […]
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Gwadar_Pro is a China-Pakistan agricultural and industrial Twitter platform. The official page on Twitter promotes Chinese narratives dedicated to china- Pakistan corridor (CPEC) and also to make the relations between the two more strong. This page also promotes and follows fake handles which support and promote the ideology of the account. On scrolling, through the […]
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Misleading information about famous filmmaker Satyajit Ray is going viral on social media. Social media users are sharing a photo. It is seen in this photo that a man is posing with a car. Social media users claim that this photo is of Satyajit Ray, who is posing with an Aston Martin car. This photo […]
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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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