A video of China’s People Liberation Army (PLA) troops getting emotional as they sing a famous Chinese military song “Green Flowers in the Army” is going viral on social media platforms. Originally published by a local network in the eastern Chinese province of Anhui, the footage is now being interpreted as young PLA recruits crying…More
Majority of candidates selected in WB police Sub Inspector exam 2019 are Muslims?
The West Bengal Police Recruitment Board (WBPRB) announced the final result of the 2019 Recruitment to the post of Sub-Inspector (Armed Branch and Unarmed Branch) Exam on June 18, 2021. Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) Madhya Pradesh state president Vaibhav Pawar tweeted a list of 50 selected candidates. A majority of the candidates on the list are…More
Old video falsely viral as ‘United Malappuram’ carved out of Kerala as separate Muslim nation
A video of several youths taking a pledge in Malayalam is being shared on social media with the claim that “United Malappuram” — consisting of six districts in Kerala — has elected its own Islamic Prime Minister and formed a separate army. The video also displays the text “Kunjalikutty Prime Minister of United Mamallapuram”. Twitter…More
“Muslims fed bomb to cow”, fake news peddler ShankhNaad puts out yet another misleading videos
BY ARJUN SIDHARTH ‘Muslims fed bomb to cow which blew inside her mouth’, screamed ShankhNaad on its twitter page. The communal rabble rousing website posted a video shot in Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh, in which a cow is seen with its mouth blown off and is bleeding profusely. BREAKING: #Muslims fed bomb to cow which blew inside her…More
If UNESCO had a ‘best rumour of the year’ award, these would be the nominees for 2016
From Modi’s best prime minister award to the GPS-enabled Rs 2,000 note, a roundup of fake news that did the rounds of WhatsApp and social media this year. Alison Saldanha, IndiaSpend.comDec 27, 2016 · 06:32 pm From currency to salt – very little escaped the reach of fake or fabricated news in 2016. Rumours spread…More
CCTV video from Sri Lanka falsely viral as Muslim man attacks Hindu in India
“This is how Hindus are killed and their deaths are made to look like an accident,” wrote Twitter user @UmaShankar2054 sharing a CCTV video of a man in a skull cap beating another man with a rod. कुछ इस तरह हिंदुओं को मार कर एक्सीडेंट साबित कर दिया जाता है केरल में इस जेहादी की…More
Bengal cops fight fake news
The West Bengal police have got more than 500 posts removed from social media platforms in the past four days that were allegedly spreading fake news related to the post-poll violence in Bengal and “Hindu genocide in Bengal”, reports The Times of India. #FakeNewsAlert#FightCrimeAndWin pic.twitter.com/SUmuoqk5YQ — CID West Bengal (@CIDWestBengal) May 28, 2021 Details: Bengal’s Criminal Investigation Department…More
Article: The Indian Media is Blaming Muslims for the Coronavirus Pandemic – Public Seminar
In March of 2020, just before the official coronavirus-related lockdown in India, a Tablighi Jamaat religious gathering took place in the Nizamuddin Markaz Mosque in New Delhi. The event was attended by 8000–9000 followers from India and abroad. Less than a month later, nearly 4,300 participants tested positive for COVID-19. The Indian media took this information as an opportunity to vilify…More
Indian Veterans Write to PM Against Islamophobic Fake News About 1965 War denegrating Muslims
The letter by Armed Force veterans pointed out that the Indian Army did not have a Muslim Regiment in 1965 at all. THE QUINTINDIAPublished: 15 Oct 2020, 5:48 PM IST According to The Wire, the social media post contains fake news about a non-existent “Muslim regiment”. | (Photo: iStock)Get notified on latest news Twenty Indian armed…More
‘Indian TV channels Article: amplify, justify and legitimize fake news’
Samar Halarnkar, an award-winning journalist and former editor of the Hindustan Times speaks to Anadolu Agency on the transmission of misinformation by Indian media. Halarnkar, who is now running a website Article-14, a joint effort of lawyers and journalists to address failures of the justice system, said even the constituents of the Indian government are…More
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