Arjun Sidharth, Author at Alt News

No, RBI is not going to discontinue Rs 2000 currency notes; false message viral

Arjun Sidharth9th October 201910th October 2019

A message which has spread like wild fire on social media and WhatsApp, states that the Reserve Bank of India is all set to discontinue the Rs 2000 currency note….

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Old video from Bihar falsely shared as woman assaulted by RSS workers

Arjun Sidharth8th October 2019

“BIHAR: A Christian woman was stripped naked, beaten & paraded through the streets by radical Hindus aka RSS. The group burned her house before they dragged her out onto the…

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Old video from Guatemala of woman set ablaze by mob shared as India

Arjun Sidharth8th October 201910th October 2019

A horrific video of a young woman set ablaze by a mob has been posted on social media with the implication that the incident took place in India, and is…

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Sports drink commercial shared as cameraman beating athletes in race

Arjun Sidharth5th October 20195th October 2019

A video clip in which a cameraman tracking a race ends up ‘winning’ it has been shared by several social media users. Who wins the race? pic.twitter.com/S3uASKyHlq — Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah)…

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Unrelated photographs shared as images of submerged city of Dwarka

Arjun Sidharth5th October 20195th October 2019

A set of images has been posted on social media with the claim that these represent the submerged city of Dwarka on the western coast of India. “Shri Kishna’s Dwarka,…

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Photos of malnourished man clicked during Kenya drought shared as former Sudan minister

Arjun Sidharth4th October 20194th October 2019

अमित शाह जी :> वक्त हमैशा ऐक जैसा नहीं रेहता है इसका नाम””अकीद इब्राहीम””है 1995 मैं सूडान का ग्रहमंत्री रेह चुका है इसको भी अपनी कुर्सी पर बहूत नाज़ था…

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Photoshopped image showing Narendra Modi with Chhota Rajan shared on social media

Arjun Sidharth4th October 2019

A photograph showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and underworld don Chhota Rajan has been shared on social media platforms. The picture shows a young, clean shaven Mr. Modi smiling at…

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Old photos from Kashmir shared as recent to portray normalcy in region

Arjun Sidharth3rd October 2019

In August 2019, the Union government abrogated key provisions of Article 370, altering the status of Jammu & Kashmir. Since then, social media has witnessed relentless attempts to justify or…

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Video of elderly man dancing falsely shared as former PM Morarji Desai playing garba

Arjun Sidharth3rd October 20193rd October 2019

A video clip showing an elderly man in a Gandhi cap, performing dandiya– the Gujarati folk dance, has gone viral on social media with the claim that the gentleman is…

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Photoshopped image showing books on Modi and Hitler placed together shared on social media

Arjun Sidharth1st October 2019

A photograph showing two books placed together on a shelf has been shared on social media with the caption, ‘Saw this on Mumbai airport’. The book on the left features…