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TopicFake news

Topic: fake news

Why have we made it a national pastime to blame EVMs, asks CEC

In an interview to ThePrint, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora says EVMs are here to stay, and that technicalities delayed counting in MP.

2018’s top 10 fake news: From ‘Pak zindabad’ to post claiming Congress most ‘corrupt party’

From Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi to Tipu Sultan and Shehla Rashid, not many escaped fake news propaganda of 2018. ThePrint brings you some the year's best. 

Video of Rahul Gandhi saying he’s against farm loan waivers is doctored

An altered clip from Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s press conference has been retweeted by hundreds, including Delhi BJP chief Satish Upadhyay.

Video claiming Pakistan’s flag being waved at Congress rally is fake

A closer look at the video shows that except for its green colour, the flag does not bear the crescent moon or the star symbols of the Pakistan's national flag.

Images of Kashmiri woman hit by husband turned into fake news about Indian Army excesses

Photos of Pashto singer Neelam Gul, who was allegedly thrashed by her husband in August, are being circulated on Twitter with an incorrect caption. 

The Hindi news channel editor who ‘thrives on provoking’ Hindu, Muslim sentiments

In a widely shared tweet, Suresh Chavhanke of Sudarshan News tried to link the Bulandshahr violence with a Muslim congregation 40 km away.

Zee News tweets doctored video of Navjot Sidhu’s Rajasthan rally

In the original video, a crowd at Congress minister Navjot Singh Sidhu's rally can be heard screaming ‘Pakistan Murdabad’, not ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ as claimed by Zee News.

Facebook’s scandals show urgent need for change

Facebook’s serial scandals and repeated deceptions are not acceptable. It must close the gap between words and actions.

HoaXposed: Flight for ITBP troops was a ‘one-time-affair’, not Modi govt achievement

The photo, of the soldiers in and boarding an aircraft, had caption claiming Modi government had ensured air travel for soldiers. It has been shared by over 500 Facebook users.

Why Ravi Shankar Prasad cancelled his scheduled speech at BBC’s fake news conference

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

On Camera

Bihar is now BJP’s responsibility. Double-engine governance must bring progress

The opposition was unable to erase the image of 'Jungle Raj' and leadership-by-birth remarks. Rahul Gandhi's 'vote chori' campaign added more trouble.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.