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How Sudarshan News repeatedly uses hate speech to incite anger and get attention: A data analysis report

September 2, 2021November 18, 2021

On July 28, 2021, three hashtags were trending on Twitter. These three hashtags were #सुदर्शन_एक_बाप_की_औलाद_नहीं (Sudarshan does not have a father), #सुदर्शन_गद्दारों_का_बाप_है(Sudarshan is the father of all traitors) and #ArrestSureshChavhanke. These hashtags were all trending simultaneously with various heinous comments made on the TV channel Sudarshan News and its owner Suresh Chavhanke as people accused […]

Any and every video given a communal angle goes viral on social media

August 30, 2021November 18, 2021

On July 25, a Facebook page called “Gomata Gau Seva Trust” posted a video of a buffalo running away and then eventually being shot by a group of people. The video has a staggering 2,00,000 views on Facebook and has been liked by 1,400 people and shared by the same number. The caption of the […]

Misinformation: M K Stalin’s government is deliberately demolishing Hindu temples

August 28, 2021November 18, 2021

In the last two days, a video of a temple being demolished by a bulldozer in the presence of police officers is being circulated on Facebook. The users who are posting this video claim that MK Stalin’s newly formed government in Tamil Nadu is deliberately demolishing temple because the chief minister is Christian. The video […]

Hateful mob destroys Muslim dosa makers’ stall

August 28, 2021November 18, 2021

On August 27, 2021, the news website Molitics posted a video that showed a group of men working at a dosa stall. The caption claims that this video is from Mathura and that the dosa stall’s name is “Shrinath”. In the video, a group of men can be heard and seen asking questions to the […]

The Hate Factory

August 27, 2021November 18, 2021

A ‘journalist’ going by the “काकावाणी” on Twitter has a notorious history with social media use. Currently, his handle @007QaQaAli has 15.5k followers on Twitter. He also has an Instagram and a Facebook account with massive followings. His Instagram handle is @007alisohrab and has 76,300 followers. On the other hand, his Facebook account has a […]

In an open display of xenophobia and hate speech, #HindustanDharamshalaNahiHai trends on Twitter : Data Analysis

August 26, 2021November 18, 2021

On August 23, 2021 the hashtag #हिंदुस्तान_धर्मशाला_नहीं_है (translation: Hindustan is not a public shelter) started trending on Twitter. Within a couple of hours the hashtag occupied a spot on India’s list of trending hashtags with over 20,000 tweets and retweets. Timeline of the tweets: The first instance of this hashtag was used on December 26, […]

Under the garb of legal activism, Hindu IT Cell demonstrates a pattern of hate speech and misleading claims

August 13, 2021November 18, 2021

The Hindu IT Cell is a page on twitter that claims to work towards the protection of dharma and catering to concerned Hindus through legal means. The account currently has 95.5k followers and is followed by verified handles such as Amit Kumar and Vijay Patel. The account’s founders Vikas Pandey and Ramesh Solanki are also […]

Hate Crimes Against Muslim Women : ‘Muslim Ladki Patao Abhiyan’ & ‘Sulli Deals’

August 12, 2021November 18, 2021

Last couple of months have been a testament to just how much hate and humiliation people can be capable of. Justice for women in India is already not a well-executed reality but the situation is even worse for Muslim women and other female minorities. Two examples of just how much disrespect they have to endure […]

Fact-Check: Communalized news circulated on social media about Moradabad ‘exodus’ circulated by several popular media houses

August 10, 2021November 18, 2021

A few days ago, a picture of a poster advertising houses ‘for sale’ in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad started to make rounds on social media. This prompted many verified social media handles to raise their concerns that a Hindu ‘exodus’ was happening in this neighborhood. According the claim, the 81 houses in this locality were being […]

Managing harmful content and combatting hate speech online

August 10, 2021October 25, 2021Leave a Comment

How the World is stepping up to combat hateful, harmful content online Although it is relatively common in mainstream society to condemn hate speech, including online hate speech, closer study shows that this mainstream consensus is not well enforced. Starting with the definition of hate speech and striking a balance between freedom of speech, freedom […]

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How Sudarshan News repeatedly uses hate speech to incite anger and get attention: A data analysis report

Any and every video given a communal angle goes viral on social media

Misinformation: M K Stalin’s government is deliberately demolishing Hindu temples

Hateful mob destroys Muslim dosa makers’ stall

The Hate Factory

In an open display of xenophobia and hate speech, #HindustanDharamshalaNahiHai trends on Twitter : Data Analysis

Under the garb of legal activism, Hindu IT Cell demonstrates a pattern of hate speech and misleading claims

Hate Crimes Against Muslim Women : ‘Muslim Ladki Patao Abhiyan’ & ‘Sulli Deals’

Fact-Check: Communalized news circulated on social media about Moradabad ‘exodus’ circulated by several popular media houses

Managing harmful content and combatting hate speech online

False claims of Pakistani drones travelling 700km inside India during war, shared

Fact Check: Viral video of flash floods falsely linked to Himachal

Fake claim of passengers international boycotting indian aircrafts shared

A video of a Mexican woman is being falsely linked to Ananya Avlani shoplifting incident

Fact Check: No Evidence that TTP Suspects Arrested in Bangladesh had links to Indian Embassy