• Become A Member
  • Gift Membership
  • Gift Membership
Scroll.in Logo
  • Gift Membership
  • Sign In
  • Become A Member
  • Home
  • Common Ground
  • The Latest
  • Members-Only
  • Video
  • Eco India
  • The Reel
  • Magazine
  • Trending
    Trending
    • The problem with David Attenborough’s spectator environmentalism

      The problem with David Attenborough’s spectator environmentalism

      Amit John Kurien
    • ‘Brown’ review: Gripping series overcomes plotting holes through memorable characters

      ‘Brown’ review: Gripping series overcomes plotting holes through memorable characters

      Nandini Ramnath
    • Interview: ‘Good chance that BJP will co-opt Cockroach Janta Party’s demands’

      Interview: ‘Good chance that BJP will co-opt Cockroach Janta Party’s demands’

      Anant Gupta
    • ‘100 is just a number’: PM’s economic adviser says rupee should ‘find its own value’

      ‘100 is just a number’: PM’s economic adviser says rupee should ‘find its own value’

      Scroll Staff
    • ‘Bandar’ review: A relentlessly grim, needling statement on MeToo

      ‘Bandar’ review: A relentlessly grim, needling statement on MeToo

      Nandini Ramnath
    • Bhopal’s Barkatullah University to be renamed Vagdevi Bhojpal University

      Bhopal’s Barkatullah University to be renamed Vagdevi Bhojpal University

      Scroll Staff
    • Karnataka minister resigns over portfolio allocation two days after Shivakumar Cabinet takes office

      Karnataka minister resigns over portfolio allocation two days after Shivakumar Cabinet takes office

      Scroll Staff
    • An ‘indigenous’ Assamese woman was pushed into Bangladesh. A year later, she is still stuck there

      An ‘indigenous’ Assamese woman was pushed into Bangladesh. A year later, she is still stuck there

      Rokibuz Zaman
    • For young readers: How wrestler Aman Sehrawat became the youngest Indian to win an Olympic medal

      For young readers: How wrestler Aman Sehrawat became the youngest Indian to win an Olympic medal

      Thirumoy Banerjee
    • Mumbai is worried about water, but its control over mainland dams is depriving others

      Mumbai is worried about water, but its control over mainland dams is depriving others

      Sachin Tiwale
    • Review: In ‘Maa Behen’, the joys of misbehaving women

      Review: In ‘Maa Behen’, the joys of misbehaving women

      Nandini Ramnath
    • Why India is not able to fully use the solar power it generates

      Why India is not able to fully use the solar power it generates

      Vaishnavi Rathore
    We Need Your Help
    Scroll has produced award-winning journalism despite threats, falling ad revenues and rising costs. Support our work. Become a member today.
  • More
    More
    • Politics
    • Culture
    • India
    • World
    • Film and TV
    • Music
    • Books and Ideas
    • Business and Economy
    • Health
    • Education
    • Climate and Environment
    Newsletters
    • The Daily Brief
    • Now Watching By The Reel
    Read on the Go
    Get updates
    Please Don't Look Away
    AI is hollowing out independent media, stealing our readership and revenue. Only you can stop this bleeding. Support our work. Join Scroll today!
  • Newsletters

fact checking

  • Interview: Sumitra Badrinathan on tackling fake news and the effects of BJP’s ‘supply advantage’

    Interview: Sumitra Badrinathan on tackling fake news and the effects of BJP’s ‘supply advantage’

    Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
    · May 29, 2021 · 12:30 pm
  • It should be obvious why the authorities want to target journalists like AltNews’ Mohammed Zubair

    It should be obvious why the authorities want to target journalists like AltNews’ Mohammed Zubair

    Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
    · Sep 08, 2020 · 09:39 am
  • WhatsApp launches new fact-checking service to fight fake news ahead of elections

    WhatsApp launches new fact-checking service to fight fake news ahead of elections

    Scroll Staff
    · Apr 02, 2019 · 10:21 pm
  • The Readers’ Editor writes: Here’s proof that the print media in India is alive and kicking

    The Readers’ Editor writes: Here’s proof that the print media in India is alive and kicking

    Kalpana Sharma
    · Feb 17, 2019 · 08:00 am
  • Your Morning Fix: Why a new phase in Earth’s history has been named the ‘Meghalayan Age’

    Your Morning Fix: Why a new phase in Earth’s history has been named the ‘Meghalayan Age’

    Scroll Staff
    · Jul 23, 2018 · 06:30 am
  • Why human beings fall for fake news

    Why human beings fall for fake news

    Lisa Fazio, The Conversation
    · Apr 03, 2018 · 11:30 pm
  • Facebook begins fact-checking photos and videos to crack down on fake news

    Facebook begins fact-checking photos and videos to crack down on fake news

    Scroll Staff
    · Mar 30, 2018 · 05:41 pm
  • Watch: Fact-checking Zakir Naik and discovering 25 mistakes in a five-minute talk

    Watch: Fact-checking Zakir Naik and discovering 25 mistakes in a five-minute talk

    Scroll Staff
    · Jul 08, 2016 · 04:00 pm