POLITICS

An old picture of West Bengal’s Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with West Bengal’s former chief minister, Jyoti Basu, has gone viral. The viral image in sepia tones shows the two personalities greeting each other. The text accompanying the image is in Hindi and roughly translates to “Don’t you see anything strange in this picture? If you look closely then all ...

As the West Bengal Assembly election campaign is going on, some videos on social media appeared with claims that Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate Saayoni Ghosh was allegedly “harassed by her own party members” in Asansol and that she was forced to run. Several media outlets such as Opindia published news claiming the same on 22 March, with a headline: “Bengal: ...

As elections to Kerala state Assembly are scheduled for next month, several poll-related misinformation has been gaining momentum in the state. One such video clipping of BJP leader N. Sreeprakash has been making rounds in which he was seen assuring people that he would ensure good quality beef if he wins. In Kerala BJP promises to give good quality of ...

Several messages on Twitter on Monday Feb. 22, 2021 claimed that arrested environment activist Disha Ravi has hired advocate Akhil Sibal, son of Congress leader and Supreme Court advocate Kapil Sibal, who charges Rs 5 lakh to Rs 7 lakh per appearance in the court, questioning her means to provide such high fees. Ever since Disha Ravi was arrested from ...

An image of Twitter post by the official handles of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden is making rounds on WhatsApp soon after the official conversation between the two world leaders on February 8, 2021. The post by PM Modi said,”Spoke to @POTUS @JoeBiden and conveyed my best wishes for his success. We discussed regional issues ...

A photo showing PM Narendra Modi bowing to allegedly a woman identified as Priti Adani, wife of Gautam Adani, chairperson of Adani Group is making rounds. The caption read in Hindi: “देश की बागडोर एक नई जमात ने संभाली है. (A new group has taken over the reins of the country). The image is being shared on social media platforms ...

A viral clip of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari criticising prime minister is being shared with a claim that Gadkari critised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for calling protesters ‘Andolanjivi’. ‘Andolanjivi’ described by the prime minister to sarcastically describe a person who jumps from one protest to another, in his speech in Lok Sabha on February 10, 2021, talking about the ongoing ...

As news media is abuzz with the farmers rally of tractors in New Delhi on the Republic Day and reaching the Red Fort to hoist different flags of their own, an image depicting a man wearing a white Modi t-shirt and attacking a policeman with a lathi has surfaced.   Digiteye India received the image on its WhatsApp handle for ...

As the farmers’ protest in and around the borders of the national capital Delhi demanding the repeal of the contentious Farm Laws, several misguiding claims have surfaced on social media. One such picture in black and white with protesters killed on a road has caught the attention of many as its claim stated that 300 rounds of bullets were shot ...

Ever since Britain Prime Minister Boris Johnson, owing to new surge in Covid-19 pandemic in his country, cancelled his visit to India to attend the Indian Republic Day parade as Chief Guest this year, the major question remained among many as to who would be invited in such a short notice. Taking advantage of the void, many media organisations have ...