On Alt News, we have run several stories about fake videos and fake news that get propagated via social media. Considering the amount of fakery out there, my personal belief…
RRB-NTPC protest: Dainik Jagran uses 2019 photo while reporting on police excess
[Warning: The visuals depict violence and can be distressing for some. Viewer discretion is advised.] On January 25, a large number of the applicants of the RRB-NTPC exams in UP…
Five-yr-old image from Patna shared to claim no solidarity for recent Bharat Bandh
To mark one year since President Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to the three controversial farm laws, a Bharat Bandh was called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an…
Dainik Jagran’s misleading reports portray mass burials in Prayagraj haven’t risen due to COVID
The second wave of the coronavirus pandemic in India did not only overwhelm an unprepared healthcare system but also choked crematoriums unaccustomed to performing mass funerals. Many of those unable…
Dainik Bhaskar misquotes Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia as supporting Citizenship Amendment Bill
On December 11, Dainik Bhaskar published a story titled, “नागरिकता बिल / ज्योतिरादित्य सिंधिया ने समर्थन किया; बोले- यह संविधान के विपरीत, लेकिन भारतीय संस्कृति के अनुरूप (Citizenship Bill /…
BJP MP terms death of 19 year old in Belagavi as murder by cow smugglers; Post-mortem confirms suicide
“Shivu Uppar, a 19Yr old boy was murdered &hanged in Bagewadi Bus stand in Belagavi. He was hacked to death just for protecting cows from the cow smugglers, that was…
Muslim man disguised as BJP worker caught stone-pelting in Vidyasagar College? No, video from Jharkhand viral
“Real Name – Mohammad Nisar Orange T-shirt, Tilak on Forhead. Now you can understand many things. You can also connect this to the so called “Bhagwa Goons” doing Violence during…
Old image shared to claim Jignesh Mevani slapped in Begusarai
According to a social media claim, Jignesh Mevani was slapped by a ‘nationalist’ in Begusarai – “बेगूसराय से एक बढ़ीया ख़बर आ रही है। वामपंथी जीग्नेश मेवाणी को बेगूसराय के…
December round-up: Link between elections and rise in misinformation evident yet again
Assembly elections to five states were held in the month of December and expectedly, politics became the major theme of misinformation/disinformation throughout the month. Interestingly, the flurry of misinformation was…
Not a picture of ‘Rohingyas eating Hindus’. It is a Tibetan funeral ritual
“डरावनी खबर – हिन्दू का कतल कर उनका मास खा रहे रोहिंग्या, मेवात का मामला, खबर विचलित कर सकती है (Horrfying News – Rohingyas are killing Hindus and eating their…