September 27,2021 marks the day when the ongoing farmers’ protest called for a nationwide strike to shine a light on their cause. The Samyukt Kisan Morcha called the strike to commemorate the first anniversary since the three farm laws were enacted. The farmers movement blocked a few borders in different states. As a reaction to […]
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On September 27,2021, Rajat Mishra, a journalist at Sudarshan News posted a video claiming that a Hindu to Muslim conversion was taking place in Aligarh. In the caption, he claims that that the boy seen in the picture had been brainwashed into trying to convert other people from Hindu to Muslim. Being cognizant of the […]
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Since PM Modi has been on a visit to the US, many doctored and misleading images of protest against him are being used on social media. A hashtag used to criticize Modi’s trip called #नाक_कटा_आया is also trending on twitter. The hashtag is being used not only by small accounts but also verified blue ticked […]
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On September 27,2021 an image of PM Modi on the front page of The New York times was vigorously forwarded on WhatsApp and twitter. The headline read “Last,Best Hope of Earth” and the byline was “world’s most loved and most powerful leader, is here to bless us” indicating Modi’s recent visit to the US. The […]
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On September 15,2021, an image of Rihanna went viral on Facebook. Rihanna is an acclaimed musician and business woman who has had a lot of success in the American music industry and with her makeup and clothing lines. The image of Rihanna posted on Facebook shows her with a baby bump along with the caption […]
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On September 23,2021, a twitter user named Rupesh posted a claim that Gujarat is the first state to declare that caste based reservations are abolished in the state. He went on to list the places where there will no longer be any reservation for the next 25 years including railways, buses, government jobs and promotions. We […]
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In the last few weeks, an image of a truck with Taliban soldiers sitting on top is being used online. In the image, the truck looks peculiar and modified so look very futuristic. Three Taliban soldiers can be seen on top of it. Many versions of the same picture were posted online stating that the […]
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On September 25,2021, a YouTube channel called A1 Bharat News posted a daily news rundown on September 25 where they seem to be covering the “biggest” stories of the day. The first segment of the show is on giving a rundown of news that is to be covered in the rest of the show. The […]
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On September 19, a woman named Anita Choudaary and her family arrived at an upscale restaurant named Aquila in New Delhi’s Ansal Plaza. Upon their arrival, there was a big scuffle, a 10 second video of which was posted by Choudaary after the encounter. In her criticism of the restaurant, Anita posted a video of […]
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On September 23,2021, Hitesh Shankar, the editor of the weekly magazine Panchjanya posted a series of tweets claiming that a temple in the Noor Nagar area of Delhi was demolished. He claimed that since this was a Muslim neighbourhood, they sought to demolish a temple that had existed their for the last 50 years and […]
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