Arjun Sidharth, Author at Alt News

Inflammatory, fake post claims Christian man burned alive for converting Hindus in Nepal

Arjun Sidharth3rd May 201811th July 2018

ये नजारा नेपाल का है। ये एक इसाई था जो वहा के हिन्दुओ को बहला फुसलाकर उनका धर्म बदलवाकर उन्हे इसाई बनाता था। साले का पता चलते ही बीच चोराहे…

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Viral: Fake news about INC K’taka candidate threatening ‘unending bloodshed of Hindus’ if voted to power

Arjun Sidharth3rd May 201811th July 2018

‘Bangalore Congress candidate (chamarajpet) Zameer Ahmed promises unending bloodshed of Hindus if Congress is voted to power and when he becomes minister’. This provocative message accompanies a video that is…

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April round up: Misinformation about Kathua rape floods social media

Arjun Sidharth2nd May 2018

The month of April saw a flurry of fake news with regard to the Kathua rape and murder case and the Bharat bandh protests on April 2, apart from missteps…

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Viral video claims one ‘Mohammed Ilyas’ arrested for Kathua incident; what’s the truth?

Arjun Sidharth27th April 201813th May 2019

A video has been circulated widely on social media, in which a person is seen handcuffed and escorted by policemen while several people blacken his face. The message along with…

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Unrelated video shared as raid on K’taka minister D. Shivakumar, linked to cash crunch

Arjun Sidharth26th April 201811th July 2018

ATM में पैसो की कमी के पीछे का सच ..दिल्ली में कर्नाटक कोंग्रेस के मंत्री डी के शिवकुमार के दिल्ली सफदरजंग एन्क्लेव के बंगले पर छापा पड़ा है उसका वीडियो…

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Viral: Fake claim on 120 crore cash seized from BJP worker in Karnataka

Arjun Sidharth25th April 201811th July 2018

“A BJP worker has been caught transporting 120 crore rupees worth of black money at Tippanahalli in Karnataka. He confessed that this money was to be used in the upcoming…

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Viral: Fake news about student leader Kanhaiya Kumar having failed for 11th time

Arjun Sidharth23rd April 201811th July 2018

Former JNUSU President and student leader Kanhaiya Kumar has failed his exam for the 11th time in JNU is the claim put forward on social media. On Twitter, a section…

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Fake quote from parody account ascribed to journalist Rana Ayyub viral on social media

Arjun Sidharth23rd April 201810th June 2019

“Minor child rapists are also human, do they have no human rights. This Hindutva Government is bringing ordinance for death to child rapists just to hang muslims in larger numbers….

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Video from 2008 from Goa shared as ISKCON devotees thrashed in West Bengal

Arjun Sidharth22nd April 201815th May 2021

A video is being shared widely on social media in which policemen are seen clashing with a group of devotees. The claim accompanying the video is that West Bengal police…

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Did angry commuters force BJP leader to deboard train over Kathua, Unnao incidents?

Arjun Sidharth19th April 201811th July 2018

Amidst the public outrage following the recent incidents of rape in Kathua and Unnao, a video is being circulated on social media with the claim that a BJP leader was…