A section of the mainstream media reported that 28 sites in Bengaluru city have been put on a high alert by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) of the state.
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ANI, India TV Portray Photographs of Mosque in Jammu as Eid Prayers in Srinagar
On August 12, 2019, news agency ANI tweeted a set of photographs, reporting that these were clicked in Srinagar.
Happy Kashmiri Woman? BJP MP Vijay Goyal Tweets Poster Carrying Image From Old Blog Post
Earlier, an old video of a BJP rally was passed off on social media as Kashmiri children celebrating the dilution of Article 370.
Article 370: Old BJP Rally Video Shared as Kashmiri Children Singing ‘Hindustan Hamara Hai’
Since the video is four months old, it cannot be representative of an event that took place after the government’s decision to deem Article 370 ineffective on August 5.
Pseudoscience is Taking Over Social Media – and Putting Us All at Risk
Conspiracy theories have a powerful appeal as they can help people make sense of events or issues they feel they have no control over.
Video From Chhattisgarh Shared as Teacher From RM VM School, Valsad Assaulting a Girl
Similar misinformation has been circulated in the past to target the Gujarat-based school.
Video Of Surgically Extracted Intestinal Worms Falsely Claimed As Undigested Noodles
These worms are the most common species of parasitic worms that infect humans.
Old Video Shared As recent Incident Of Alleged Idol Desecration In Bulandshahr, U.P.
Bulandshahr police took note of the false tweet and arrested the account user for hurting religious sentiments.
Video of Teenager Murdered in Brazil Shared as Lynching in India
Recently, another video from Brazil was shared as a Hindu woman raped and killed in Rajasthan.
June 2019: Misinformation Fomenting Communal Hatred Returns Post Election
Misinformation ahead of the general election was varied, and not exclusively focused on communal hate-mongering, which seems to have returned with a vengeance post the election.
Hindustan Misreports, No ISIS Flags Waved at Protest Rally in Meerut
On June 30, a protest rally was taken out in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh over the recent incident of lynching of Tabrez Ansari in Jharkhand.