Gandhi in September 1947 – stand for communal harmony
What was Mahatma Gandhi trying to do immediately after India became independent? Gandhi was trying to bring peace between the warring Hindus and Muslims in the aftermath of the partition. He knew that his attempt could result in his getting killed by the “lathis” of both the warring groups. Watch this short clip of what…
Sardar Patel had a dim view of RSS
Sardar Patel on the demand of RSS: in this short speech he rejects outright the demand of a HINDU RASHTRA. He unambiguously lays out his ideas. He says it is the responsibility of Indians to accommodate the Muslims and their culture notwithstanding the partition. He makes it clear that the Government will be run to…
Examples of fakes that were fact-checked and debunked
Using the methods mentioned in another blog below, it was possible to fact-check the following fakes from one WhatsApp Group! #1 Nehru was slapped .. false narratives associated with a real photo from AP archives https://www.altnews.in/photo-of-jawaharlal-nehru-shared-with-false-narrative-that-he-was-slapped-in-1962/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thequint.com/amp/story/news%252Fwebqoof%252Fphoto-of-unrelated-incident-viral-as-nehru-being-slapped-after-1962-sino-indian-war There is a concerted campaign by BJP that the true history, particularly facts about Nehru,…
Fact checking tips – fakes and deep fakes
Everyone has experienced the menace of fake news and torrent of forwards which many people mindlessly circulate. At best it is a huge waste of time and at worst it leads to violence and wrong people winning elections! It is very important to apply filters based on prior reputation of sources of news but then…