A graphic featuring a picture of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is making the rounds on social media. It claims that the Finance Ministry said that inflation hurts the rich more…
Ministry of Civil Aviation tweets photo of Bangkok Airport as Chennai Airport
On July 30, the Ministry of Civil Aviation tweeted three images claiming they show the Chennai International Airport. Spectacular Indian Airports! Located in the detroit of Asia Chennai, the Chennai…
No, Patanjali’s Coronil has not been ‘approved’ by AYUSH Ministry
On June 23, Patanjali Ayurved announced the launch of ‘Coronil’ and ‘Shwashari’ as a cure for coronavirus. Baba Ramdev touted the Ayurvedic drug as an effective treatment for the infection….
Social media fires fictional “Dr Mujahid Hussain” from AYUSH Ministry over Coronil controversy
On June 23, Patanjali Ayurved announced the launch of coronavirus medicine ‘Coronil’ and hailed it as an “Ayurvedic cure” for coronavirus. The company’s face Ram Kisan Yadav, popularly known as…
Fake Twitter account of Gilgit-Baltistan appears, Home Ministry calls it out
On May 4, Ministry of External Affairs (MHA) issued a statement asking Pakistan to vacate “Pakistan occupied areas of the Indian territory of Jammu & Kashmir”, including Gilgit-Baltistan. On May…
Fake order attributed to Tourism Ministry claims restaurants, hotels to remain closed till Oct 15
Alt News has received several requests on its official Android application to fact-check a letter circulating on social media. The letter is a supposed order issued by the Tourism Ministry…
Coronavirus: Ministry of Health debunks fake notice viral as clarification on state holidays
Several users have shared a PDF file or its screenshot which appears to be a notice from the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. The subject line…
AYUSH ministry’s claim that Unani practices can prevent coronavirus infection is false
Coronavirus (CoV) is the latest pandemic that has emerged from Wuhan, China and has spread to over 24 countries including India. New research has estimated that over 371 people have…
No, homeopathic drug ‘Arsenicum album 30’ cannot prevent Coronavirus infection, as claimed by AYUSH ministry
Coronavirus is the latest pandemic that has emerged from Wuhan, China and has spread to 16 countries including Thailand, France, Philippines, USA, Australia and India. Over 170 people have died…
Fake Ministry of Health ‘advisory’ about Coronavirus viral on social media
A WhatsApp forward claiming India’s health ministry has issued an emergency notification to the public on the prevention of the Coronavirus in viral. The message reads: “Most Urgent,Very Serious, Important…