Hate Twitter handles: A brief survey of 3 Right Wing accounts

An avalanche of misinformation, half-truths, one-arrayed viewpoints, news items targeting a religious community, political party, media outlet, academic institutions, etc. unleashes on Twitter every day. This is despite the Central government issuing notice to the social media giant on “curbing hateful handles” and the Supreme Court hearing the case on “hatred on social media”. According […]

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Fact Check: Misleading claim about former Prime Minister Narasimha Rao and Manmohan Singh goes viral on social media

There is a verified user named Renuka Jain on Twitter. Renuka Jain has posted a video. In this video, she has wittingly claimed that any Prime Minister of the Congress party assumes office when the former passes away. It can be seen in the text mentioned in his video that when Jawaharlal Nehru died, Lal […]

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Misleading: Viral Claim Surrounding 2018 Varanasi Flyover Collapse Sparks Controversy. Fact Check Busts Information Deceit.

A distressing video is currently circulating on social media, depicting the aftermath of a flyover collapse. The footage shows numerous cars trapped under the weight of the debris, causing concern among viewers. The location of the incident is being widely reported as Thane, a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra.  By sharing the video […]

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‘RSS-linked’ former decorated Indian Army Major shares video of Pak mob lynching claiming the victim was Christian. Fact Check finds deceased was Muslim.

Recently, a case of mob lynching on charges of blasphemy has come to light in the Nankana Sahib district of Pakistan’s Punjab. Where a young man was beaten to death by an angry mob on charges of insulting the Holy Quran.  A video related to this incident is getting viral on social media. It is […]

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Is Big Boss 16 2nd runner-up Priyanka Chahar Chaudhary working in Shah Rukh Khan’s next movie Dunki? Fact Check busts the Bollywood buzz.

Priyanka Chahar Choudhary has shot to instant limelight after becoming 2nd runner-up of the popular yet controversial TV show Bigg Boss. Rapper MC Stan walked out of the house as the winner. The show is hosted by Bollywood’s Dabangg star Salman Khan and it makes the show all the more TRP-grosser. After the end of […]

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