Even as violence is slowly ebbing away in Delhi, the fake news around the it continues to swirl. Last night, several prominent media persons spread the news that Justice Murlidhar, who was hearing the Delhi Violence Case, had been transferred right after he’d been critical of the Delhi Police. It […]
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Rajdeep Sardesai Called Out By CBSE For Spreading Fake News About Exams Not Being Held In Delhi
Rajdeep Sardesai has a long history of being called out by famous personalities for spreading fake news — everyone from former President Pranab Mukherjee to Mukesh Ambani has have told him, straight to his face, about his proclivity to bend the truth. But now Sardesai is being called out by […]
Rajdeep Sardesai Lies To Defend Waris Pathan, The AIMIM Leader who Said 15 Crore Will Dominate 100 Crore
Even as AIMIM Spokesperson Waris Pathan is being cornered on all sides — his actions have been condemned even by those supporting the CAA protests, and he’s been made to issue an apology — he’s still being defended by one man. After Waris Pathan’s statement, in which he’d said that […]
Walls Built, Paan Shops Closed? Ahmedabad Municipality Busts Fake News Ahead Of Trump Visit
Over the last few days, India has been waiting to welcome US President Donald Trump to its shores. During his visit, Trump will inaugurate the world’s biggest cricket stadium, possibly sign a landmark trade deal, and receive a grand reception in Ahmedabad that will signal India’s growing closeness with the […]
NDTV Airs Edited Video Of Jamia Incident With Masked Student Cropped Out
If you’re watching the news on NDTV, what you see is not always what you get. NDTV today aired a video of Delhi Police personnel entering the Jamia University library and driving away the people present. “The video shows Delhi Police personnel entering the hall and beating up students studying […]
How The Left Spread Fake News About 2 Jamia Students Having Died During Protests
Yesterday, as the Jamia Millia protests intensified, a shocking bit of news came to the fore — that two Jamia Millia students had died after the retaliatory action by the Delhi Police. It’s impossible to pinpoint where the news originated from, but the first mention of Twitter seems to be […]
How The Left Spread Fake News About The Modi Govt Slashing Education Budget By Rs. 3000 Crore
A lie, as they say, can travel halfway around the world before the truth can put on its shoes. Earlier this week, news reports surfaced that the Modi government was slashing the school education budget by Rs. 3000 crore, ostensibly because of a funds crunch. The outrage was immediate — […]
Media Spreads Fake News That Ajit Pawar Given Clean Chit; Pawar Wasn’t Involved In Any Of The Cases Closed
The Indian media today broke what seemed to be a sensational story — two days after Ajit Pawar had tied up with the BJP in Maharashtra, 9 cases against him had been supposedly closed by the Anti Corruption Bureau. The move smacked of a political quid pro quo, and commentators […]
NDTV, Quint And Others Report Cost Of Deepotsava At Rs. 133 Crore, Actual Cost Was 1.33 Crore
This Diwali, India created history. By simultaneously lighting 5.51 lakh diyas in Ayodhya, India entered the Guinness Book of World Records for the largest display of oil lamps. The pictures of Ayodhya went viral, citizens toasted the creation of yet another world record, and the nation brought in its largest […]