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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Fake News and propaganda is a reality of the post truth era. And it is not just a mischief or sadistic pleasure derived by an individual sitting in an alley. It is an organised nexus that has transformed into cyber warfare in the past decade. The malafide practice is not just taking place within any […]
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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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On November 10,2021, the founder of Postcard Mahesh Vikram Hegde posted an image of a large group of men offering namaz on a road. The picture is captioned,”Aamir Khan asked not to burst firecrackers on roads. But will he ask not to block roads & offer namaz? He will never say it because he knows […]
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A disturbing video of a blast at a CNG pump in Karachi, Pakistan is being circulated on social media with the false claim that it is linked to Tripura violence. Several people can be seen in the video in critical condition. ‘Ch Abid Hussain’ posted this video on Twitter along with the caption “Police department […]
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On November 16,2021 an image of Indira Gandhi went viral on all social media platforms. Users claimed that Indira Gandhi was photographed eating fish and ridiculed her for the same. दत्तात्रेय ब्राह्मण राहुल गांधी की दादी #Sea_food का आनंद उठाते हुए !!😂🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/EkEsJnFkl1 — 🚩गौरी सिंह चौहान 🚩 (@gaurichauhanknl) November 16, 2021 The claim was […]
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About a week ago, violence suddenly began to erupt in Maharashtra’s Amravati followed by Malegaon, Nanded and Parbhani. The violence was communal in nature where about 8,000 people gathered on the streets of Amravati to participate in it. The aftermath of Tripura violence led to some Muslim organisations to organise a protest in these towns […]
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Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut is getting trolled regularly on social media after her controversial statement at the media summit which said that ” India got true freedom only in 2014″ on November 10, 2021. Several hashtags were trending in her name since then. Table 1: Hashtags that trended in the name of Kangana Ranaut S. […]
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Amid tensions between the US and China, US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jingping participated in a virtual summit to discuss their country’s relations. In the summit, Xi Jingping once again was heard saying that China has “never attacked nor took an inch of land” from any other countries. He also went on […]
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A photograph in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seen paying tribute to India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, was circulating on social media on November 14, 2021. 14 November is celebrated as Children’s Day to commemorate the birth anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru, popularly known as Chacha Nehru among children. Many twitter users posted it […]
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