Several messages circulating on social media have made claims regarding the lifespan of the coronavirus outside the human body. CLAIM 1. If the coronavirus falls on a metal surface, it…
Sci-check: Do masks help to prevent the spread of coronavirus?
The outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has led to medical advisories circulating on social media. Alt News recently debunked a viral text falsely accredited to the UNICEF. This was also…
Sci-check: Coronavirus advisory falsely attributed to UNICEF viral on social media
A viral text about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been circulating on social media which claims to be from UNICEF. The text appears like an advisory for the prevention and…
Is Karnataka social-science textbook encouraging religious conversion? A fact-check
“Massive controversy breaks out as Social Science textbook in Karnataka includes chapters on How to Islamize country, how to spread Christianity and force kids to visit Mosques and Churches!” screams the…
Old video of Jyotiraditya Scindia’s election rally faux pas viral again
A 37-second long clip of BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia seemingly delivering an election campaign speech is viral on social media. In the clip, Scindia can be heard initially asking the…
Fact-Check: Burqa-clad woman on DTC bus in viral clip is not a child kidnapper
On September 19, Alt News received a series of videos on our WhatsApp tip line (+91 7600011160) clubbed together as an incident of child kidnapping in Delhi. The tipper, who…
Fact-check: Child kidnapping video viral on WhatsApp is scripted
A 30-second video showing three men haggling over money and apparently unconscious children lying around them is viral with the claim that the clip is yet another incident of child-kidnapping….
Fact-Check: Did PM suggest bhajans could reduce malnutrition?
On August 28, in the 92nd edition of the monthly radio show ‘Mann Ki Baat’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged citizens to actively participate in the annual ‘Poshan Maah’ or…
Fact-check: Did Brahmins play a role in key events of Dr Ambedkar’s life?
In April 2021, user TrueIndology made a series of claims regarding Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar’s childhood, education, and how he gained the surname on the microblogging platform Koo, India’s alternative…
Fact-checking Prime Minister Modi’s address to Indian diaspora in Munich, Germany
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently visited Germany from June 26 to June 28 for the 48th G7 summit. On his second day of the visit i.e., on June 27, PM…