All posts tagged "IAF"
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Fake News
No, This Is Not Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman’s Mother
March 3Images showing an old woman get teary eyed watching Imran Khan on television is being shared...
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Fake News
Viral Poem Wrongly Attributed to IAF Pilot Abhinandan’s Sister
March 1The poem, "My Brother With A Bloodied Nose" was penned by Varun Ram Iyer on Facebook...
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Fake News
Video Game Clip Goes Viral As IAF Air Strikes On Jaish Camp
February 26Viral video on social media is a simulation and not real footage.
Boom Snips
- India To Be Severely ‘Water Stressed’ By 2050
A new study points to the risk that China and India will be facing severe water shortages due to a […]
- Bengaluru Violence Over New Provident Fund Rules
Thousands of garment workers in Bengaluru clashed with the police and set buses and cars on fire today, angry with […]
Fact Check
- Satire In The Time Of Fake News: Navbharat Times’ Holi Special Goes Viral As Real News
The Hindi daily dedicated an entire page in the March 21 edition to satirical reports. However, screenshots sans the disclaimer are now going viral as real news. […]
- ‘Lone Gunman Or Pak Proxy?’: How NewsX Used A Facebook Post To Fan A Conspiracy
While the Facebook post was proof that the gunman visited Pakistan in 2018, NewsX used speculation and conjecture to suggest Tarrant’s visit to the country was somehow linked to the attack […]
- Only News 24×7: From A PV Sindhu Fan Page To A Misinformation Factory
The page which churns out a constant stream of misinformation started out as an unofficial fan page of badminton player PV Sindhu […]
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