Shefali Vaidya, BJP supporter and vocal Hindutva activist, has been critical of a recent Tanishq advertisement featuring an interfaith couple. Vaidya was among those asking for a boycott of the…
Manipur shocker: Misreport by ANI sets off false communal claim; Abdul Hilim’s arrest not related to viral video case
Late on July 19, a video from violence-stricken Manipur surfaced on social media with disturbing visuals of two women being paraded naked by a huge mob and some of the…
No, Israeli filmmaker neither took back comments on ‘The Kashmir Files’, nor called it ‘brilliant’
During the closing ceremony of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa on November 28, jury head Nadav Lapid, an Israeli filmmaker, described the film ‘The Kashmir Files’…
Victim blaming on social media: How Shraddha murder case exposed the patriarchal core of Right Wing
Inter-faith relationships between Hindu women and Muslim men have been a sore point for the Indian Right Wing for decades. The alleged defiance of traditional norms and customs by Hindu…
Clipped video shared to falsely claim Asaduddin Owaisi threatened Hindus
After videos of Hindutva leaders calling for a genocide of Muslims during an event called ‘Dharam Sansad’ held in Haridwar between December 17 to 19 surfaced online, members and supporters…
False anti-Muslim spin added to Kerala entrepreneur’s dispute over ‘no halal’ restaurant
Around October 25, several prominent social media users claimed that a Kerala-based woman Thushara Ajith was attacked by a group of Muslim fanatics due to non-compliance with Halal in her…
Video of Rakesh Tikait uttering ‘Allah hu Akbar’ viral with misleading narrative
Farmer leader and Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait addressed thousands of farmers gathered in Muzzafarnagar for a ‘Kisan Mahapanchayat’ against the centre’s farm laws on Sunday. A portion…
Yati Narsinghanand falsely claims his derogatory remark against women in politics were edited
On August 28, Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair tweeted a 2:19-minute video recording of a Facebook (FB) Live of Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati, head priest at Ghaziabad-based Dasna Devi temple. The…
Fact-check: Was Pragya Thakur kept in jail without any chargesheet being filed?
On July 5, activist and Jesuit priest Stan Swamy, arrested under the draconian UAPA, died awaiting the beginning of his trial. Swamy, 84, was arrested on charges of connection to…
‘COVID toolkit’ attributed to Congress created on forged letterhead
An alleged document prepared by the All India Congress Committee (AICC) to “corner the Modi government and various BJP governments in the country” through social media and on-ground strategies was…