Even as the country was celebrating India’s cricket World Cup triumph, the social media space saw a proliferation of rage-bait content through which a section of Hindutva flagbearers targeted Indian…
Deepika Padukone in abaya in Abu Dhabi tourism ad: The latest trigger for India’s Hindutva advocates
In an advertisement for Abu Dhabi tourism, Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone was recently seen donning the abaya for a shot in the forecourt of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre. Stills…
Pahalgam: AI-generated images showing bodies strewn on a meadow viral after April 22 attack
At least 26 people were killed in the picturesque Baisaran valley near Pahalgam in Anantnag district on April 22 in the deadliest terror attack targetting tourists in Kashmir in recent history. According to…
Gujarat Waqf Board did not claim Beyt Dwarka islands; Anurag Thakur made false claim in Parliament
During the debate in the Lok Sabha on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, BJP MP Anurag Thakur made a statement about Beyt Dwarka, an important religious site associated with Hindu deity…
Bangladesh: Woman protesting against varsity student Fairuz Abontika’s ‘harassment’ & death; video falsely viral
Amid the unrest in Bangladesh following the resignation of erstwhile Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday, August 5, reports indicate that Hindu minorities in the country are being targeted in…
Three-year-old news of 125 RSS-run schools banned by West Bengal govt viral as recent
The State of West Bengal and the ruling TMC party have been targetted with organised misinformation on social media since Mamata Banerjee retained power in the recently-concluded assembly elections. The…
False claim of Yati Narsinghanand’s arrest shared online
BJP supporter Sanjay Dixit (@Sanjay_Dixit) recently tweeted, “Yeti Narasimhananda Saraswati has been arrested by police” while Maulana Saad roams free. The tweet garnered 1,900 retweets and more than 4,000 likes…
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…
Fact-check: Did Muslims enter a ‘temple’ in Maharashtra’s Malanggad to disrupt aarti?
Two videos have surfaced on social media that show a heated confrontation between Muslim and Hindu communities at a place of worship. The videos show them arguing near two enshrined…
Old unfounded reports of removal of JK from UN ‘list of disputes’ viral again
Several social media users shared an October 29 article published by a website called Latest Laws (archived link). As per the article, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) was removed from the…