Several known troll accounts on Twitter have posted the claim that Up government’s unemployment rate was 17.5 % in 2017 before Yogi Adityanath’s government. The claim was posted by Rishi Bagree, who is known to post fake news and misinformation a lot. The claim was then subsequently picked up by many users who used the […]
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According to multiple news sources, PM Modi is all set to visit the newly renovated Kashi Vishwanath temple on December 13. The temple has been under renovation for a while and has gotten people excited about it as well. Amidst this, a video of the temple’s new structure is being shared online by multiple users. […]
Continue ReadingA video that has gone viral on Facebook claiming that the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya is collapsing into a river. Users have posted the same video multiple times in Bangla language. It must be noted that the Ram Mandir at Ayodhya is still under construction at this moment. The video is being posted perhaps due […]
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Recently a video of a woman speaking at a CAA NRC protest is going viral on social media. The video is said to be of Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s niece who can be heard criticising PM Modi’s government. The woman can be heard saying in Hindi, “They (Britishers) did a lot of bad but at least […]
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In the last couple of weeks, a video of a group of people on the streets is going viral on Facebook. The mob on the street looks to be agitated. The posts’ caption read,”“Thousands of Muslims demonstrating to stop prayers at Kali temple in Kolkata. This is the same place where honourable saints have led […]
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After the 3 contentious farm laws were repealed, the people who participated in the year long protest celebrated that their hard work was successful. The farmer’s protest is known to be vehemently opposed to the policy. However, a seemingly odd hashtag began to go viral on Twitter. The hashtag labelled #FarmersWithModiji showed a completely different […]
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As we have written previously, fake news and misleading information is being peddled by everyone as the UP elections are coming closer. A promotional poster regarding the construction of a dam in Bundelkhand is being posted by several prominent BJP leaders. The posts claim that a dam is being constructed in Bundelkhand by Yogi Adityanath’s […]
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As the UP elections are coming closer, the amount of fake news circulating online regarding it is also increasing. Recently, a hate-mongering song seems to be going viral on social media. In this song it can be seen that the singer is talking about what will happen if Akhilesh Yadav comes into power. According to […]
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Comedian Vir Das has been receiving a lot of criticism and also praise for his comedy special titled “I come from two Indias” performed in the US. Many Indians took offence to his words and he was trolled relentlessly on Twitter for it. Amidst this, people claimed that his name was “Vir Abdullah Das” claiming […]
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The security firm Sucuri found that hundreds of WordPress websites were targeted with ransomware attacks. These websites were defaced over the weekend with a message saying that their websites were locked and demanded 0.1 bitcoin( Rs.4,34,817.31) to be transferred to an account. The attackers also added a time limit to the exchange causing a lot […]
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