Fact check: Did Rahul Gandhi claim Mahatma Gandhi’s ideas of non-violence were inspired by Islam?

The clip that is circulating on social media is a truncated version of a longer video.

Alt News

· Jan 15, 2019 · 09:15 am

Fact check: Was Rahul Gandhi really stumped by a teenage girl’s query in Dubai as viral post claims?

The photo of the girl circulating with the story is from a video shot three years ago at an event in Mumbai.

Alt News

· Jan 14, 2019 · 12:00 pm

How Jair Bolsonaro used WhatsApp to circulate fake news – and win Brazil’s presidency

His litany of racist, homophobic, sexist and xenophobic comments is long and well documented. It has not stopped with his election.

Ed Bracho-Polanco, The Conversation

· Jan 13, 2019 · 11:30 pm

Fact check: Did Rahul Gandhi eat beef at a £1,500 breakfast in Dubai?

Photos from Rahul Gandhi’s breakfast meet at businessman Sunny Varkey’s house viral with false claims that the event was held at a five star hotel in the UAE.

Nivedita Niranjankumar

· Jan 13, 2019 · 10:50 am

In Telangana, an ancient storytelling tradition is helping the police fight fake news on WhatsApp

IPS officer Rema Rajeshwari has relied on the traditional practice of Janapadam to educate villagers about the perils of fake news.

Vishwaveer Singh

· Jan 05, 2019 · 11:30 am

A fake news campaign taken down by Facebook in Bangladesh included posts on India

One piece of inflammatory misinformation attempts to link a Bangladeshi opposition leader to RSS.

Aria Thaker, qz.com

· Dec 22, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Video that India Today wrongly linked to Pakistan forced conversions in 2016 is viral again

The clip of a man beating a woman accused of theft has been titled ‘Hindu Women abducted, converted to Islam and sold for 50k rupees in Pakistan by Cops’.

Pooja Chaudhuri, AltNews.com

· Dec 20, 2018 · 07:42 pm

Fact check: Report claims ‘Rohingyas are eating Hindus’, uses image of Tibetan funeral ritual

The article appeared on the fake news website Dainik Bharat on December 18.

Jignesh Patel, AltNews

· Dec 19, 2018 · 09:00 pm

ABP News issues clarification on fake news about Rahul Gandhi attributed to channel

The fake content quoted Congress President Rahul Gandhi, saying his ancestors were Muslims, and that he pretended to be a Hindu to get votes.

Scroll Staff

· Nov 12, 2018 · 10:12 pm

Twitter CEO says firm is using Artificial Intelligence to curb fake news

Jack Dorsey said it is not misinformation, but misleading information, which must be combated.

Scroll Staff

· Nov 12, 2018 · 09:43 pm

Deoband’s nail-polish fatwa shows how fake news is manufactured

A fatwa always makes a great story and offers the opportunity to keep India’s focus on religion.

Alt News

· Nov 12, 2018 · 12:39 pm

An Indian startup is betting on AI to solve India’s fake-news problem, including morphed images

The company has also created an AI-enabled chatbot that helps flag misinformation in news media.

Aria Thaker, qz.com

· Oct 08, 2018 · 01:30 pm