The hashtag #मंदिर_विरोधी_केजरीवाल was trending on twitter on 5 October 2021. Upon analyzing the 100 Tweets, it was found that 8% were the original tweets, 85% were retweets and 7% were replies. It’s clear that most people are just amplifiers out there to retweet. Upon further examination of the tweets, it was found that most of […]
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On October 3,2021, a video of an Air India aircraft started to viral on all social media platforms. In the video, a aircraft can be seen under a foot-over bridge on a main road. Many claimed that this happened as an accident and that the aircraft landed there and got stuck. Fact-Check We performed a […]
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On September 5,2021, many users on Facebook began posting a graphic of the new Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi bringing back new pension schemes for those government employees who were admitted after 2004. They congratulated him and celebrated his victory in Punjab. Fact-Check: We performed a keyword search on the issue and found that Channi […]
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On 4th October,2021, around 9:30 PM, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp collectively went down for billions of users all over the world. This caused a worldwide panic and uproar for virtually everyone who uses these applications. The servers were not just down for users but for Facebook employees as well who were unable to access the […]
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Since about September 25,2021, an image of what looks like Jio branded wheat flour has been going viral on social media. Users have been claiming that Jio’s parent company Reliance, has been buying grains at Rs. 17 and then selling it at Rs.50 per kilo. The claim has been going viral both on Twitter and […]
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On October 3,2021, news of a major accident in UP’s Lakhimpur area went viral. Union Minister Ajay Mishra’s son allegedly ran over protesting farmers in the area, killing 4 of them. The incident claimed the lives of 8 people and caused a nationwide uproar against the minister and his son. The incident was on all […]
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On October 2,2021 users on Twitter started posting two videos of what looks like a crowd running on a street and throwing stones forward. Users claimed the videos were taken in Jaipur and insinuated that Jaipur is turning into Kashmir, adding a communal spin to the video. The videos were posted with similar captions on […]
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On September 29, 2021, the Google-owned video streaming platform YouTube amended its community guidelines to fight misinformation related to health and particularly vaccines. Twitter, Facebook and YouTube were at the forefront of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and combating misinformation with regards to COVID-19, its effects and vaccines used. YouTube released these updated guidelines […]
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On September 29,2021, some users on Twitter started posting a video showing a group of people running after a couple of black cars. The users claimed that this was a convoy of PM Modi and he was being chased away by US protestors who supported the farmers’ protest in India. They claimed that this was […]
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On September 26,2021, several verified blue-ticked accounts on Twitter started to use the hashtag #FreeTemples to vocalize their contempt on the issue of temple taxes in India. They claimed that only Hindu temples in India have to pay taxes whereas the same does not apply to churches and mosques. Users such as Elvish Yadav, Gaurav […]
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