Almost half a dozen graphic images of seemingly murder victims are being shared on WhatsApp along with an audio message. The message in Hindi comes as a warning and mentions…
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….
Goa elections: Fake WhatsApp chat shared by AAP and Congress supporters
On February 12, 2022, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Goa shared a link to a YouTube video on their official Twitter handle. The video was an hour-long broadcast of a ‘sting…
WhatsApp hoax claims Nobel laureate said all vaccinated people will die within 2 years
A viral WhatsApp message claims Nobel laureate Luc Montagnier said that there is no chance of survival for people who have received any of the COVID vaccines. The message attributes…
Old hoax message that WhatsApp will be chargeable revived with Hindi audio clip
As WhatsApp’s privacy policy receives immense backlash, a viral text circulating on the messaging application claims that its services are ending tomorrow at 6 pm. The message warns that those…
WhatsApp will be “off” between 11:30 pm-6am? False claim viral using India TV fact-check
Alt News has received multiple requests to fact-check a one-minute video on WhatsApp (+917600011160) and on our official Android application. The video is part of an India TV broadcast where…
Times Now falls for fake WhatsApp forward listing names of 30 dead Chinese soldiers
A military stand-off between Indian and Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) escalated on the night of June 15 leading to the death of at least 20…
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta quotes false WhatsApp forward in Supreme Court
On May 28, the Supreme Court heard the Suo Moto case regarding the plight of migrant labourers stranded in different parts of the country due to the lockdown. During the…
Union Min VK Singh cites fake WhatsApp forward about ‘WHO lockdown protocol’ on national TV
On April 9, Union Minister General VK Singh spoke with India Today’s Aaj Tak about UP government’s decision to seal affected areas or ‘hotspots’ of coronavirus. It was hosted by…
Viral WhatsApp forward of ‘WHO lockdown protocol’ is fake
A WhatsApp text has gone viral which claims to state the World Health Organisation’s lockdown protocol for controlling dangerous virus outbreaks. The viral message has also been shared in the…