Looking through the prism of news headlines, the Russia-Ukraine conflict and elections in several Indian states were the two major events of 2022. These incidents found wide coverage in mainstream…
Media outlets misreport pro-Pak chants raised in MP’s Katni after Muslim sarpanch’s win
A video is viral on social media. It has been shared along with the claim that pro-Pakistan slogans were raised in Katni, Madhya Pradesh following the victory of a Muslim…
Who runs Kreately? – Alt News investigates the factory of hate and misinformation
A popular method used to gift-wrap disinformation and hate in illusions of the truth is the creation of dubious websites that pose as ‘news’ outlets. One such venture that has…
Lingayath Catholic Church? Photoshopped image viral on social media
An image of a church with the name ‘Lingayath Catholic Church’ has been shared on social media. The text under the name of the church is “Estd: April 16, 2018…
Wrestlers detained in Delhi: AI image of ‘smiling’ Vinesh & Sangeeta Phogat viral
Some of India’s top wrestlers, led by Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, and Sakshi Malik, were detained by Delhi Police on Sunday, May 28, after they had been stopped from marching…
Zee Hindustan gives communal spin to video of elderly woman tortured in Pakistan over land dispute
A video of a woman being dragged by a man is circulating widely on social media. The footage also shows several people, including some women, holding her by the hair…
Clipped video of a children’s play performed during Independence Day viral with communal spin
A video of a group of children performing a play onstage has been circulating widely on social media. In the 30-second clip, a boy removes the crown from a sari-clad…
Fact-check: Did an ‘Islamic mob’ attack constable Sandeep after Kanhaiya Lal’s murder?
On June 28, 2022, tailor Kanhaiya Lal was brutally murdered by two Muslim men in Rajasthan’s Udaipur. The attackers made a video of the incident and shared it on social…
No, Congress MLA Aslam Shaikh’s men did not disrupt Durga Puja in Mumbai in this video
A 32-second video is viral with the claim that ‘Jihadis’ went inside a Durga Puja pandal in Mumbai and interrupted the festivities. In the video, a man wearing a blue…
Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad: Photo of 2019 Congress rally with green flags of IUML falsely viral
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on April 3 held a prepoll rally with leaders of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in his parliamentary constituency, Wayanad. Following the rally, Gandhi filed his…