Fact-Check

Because not everything one reads, hears or sees is the truth. As India’s first digital Fact news checker, we know a thing about fact checking news

News Reports

Fact check: Did BJP President Amit Shah and PM Modi call Baniyas cheaters and accuse them of profiteering?

OpIndia Staff - 10 December, 2018

Earlier, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani had also been accused of making a casteist remark, which turned out to be a Photoshopped image

News Reports

Fact check: Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani did not make the casteist comment ahead of Jasdan by-elections

OpIndia Staff - 10 December, 2018

TV9 has clarified that such a news is fake news and they have not reported Vijay Rupani saying these casteist things

News Reports

Statue of all ironies: Pritish Nandy uses example of fake news to spread fake news

OpIndia Staff - 9 December, 2018

Pritish Nandy shared a fake image which was earlier shared by Youth Congress leader

Crime

Journalist turned filmmaker spreads fake news about Bulandshahr, attacks police after being called out

OpIndia Staff - 8 December, 2018

Vinod Kapri, the film director remained unapologetic after the clarifications, instead, he criticised the UP police for not getting their priorities right.

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As inauguration of Statue of Unity completes a month, the mindless, illogical criticism doesn’t seem to end

theangryindian - 4 December, 2018

Biggest grouse that the naysayers seem to have is that the money used to make the Statue of Unity, should have been invested in alleviating poverty

Fact Check: Congress and The Wire spread falsehoods about Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana

Ashutosh Kulkarni - 3 December, 2018

If in spite of loan waivers by three big states, the farmers under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana drop by mere 84 lakh out of whopping 5.72 crores, isn’t it an indicator that the scheme is still alive and kicking?

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Congress leaders post doctored video to prove the video of ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogan in Congress rally is fake

OpIndia Staff - 3 December, 2018

In the full video of the Congress rally, Pakistan Zindabad slogan can be heard

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No, the Nizam was not a large hearted patriot who donated 5000 kg of gold to fight China

OpIndia Staff - 3 December, 2018

There exists an urban legend that the Nizam Mir Osman Ali of Hyderabad had donated 5000 kgs of gold to the Indian government to help in Indo-China war.

Kerala Government, Congress spread misinformation about bill for Kerala flood rescue operations

OpIndia Staff - 2 December, 2018

Opposition parties tried to project a routine procedure as an example of centre's injustice towards Kerala

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After facing heat for his photo-op with Khalistani, Navjot Singh Sidhu lies blatantly

OpIndia Staff - 1 December, 2018

It is amusing the Sidhu believes his half-hearted brazen lie would convince anyone that he did not have Rahul Gandhi's explicit blessing while travelling to Pakistan and embracing Imran Khan.

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