Several misleading images, videos and audio clips have lately been circulating on social media promoting misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic. A set of images of an abnormal newborn child is now viral. It has been shared with the claim that... Read More
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A picture of a man jumping off a building has gone viral. According to social media users, a young boy in Italy committed suicide after all his family members died due to coronavirus. A Facebook user Saeed Siddiqui posted the viral image. It has been... Read More
Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a 21-day lockdown on March 24, barring essential services. Since then, there have been reports of the police adopting harsh measures to keep the restriction of movement in place. A 30-second video has now gone viral... Read More
The COVID-19 infection has spread across the globe. Many countries have taken steps for a total lockdown in order to tackle the pandemic. Even in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared nationwide lockdown till April 14, exempting essential... Read More
A photo of Baba Ramdev visibly ill has gone viral. He is surrounded by doctors and a man in orange robes wearing a medical mask. Social media users claim that Ramdev drank cow urine in excess to avoid the coronavirus. As a result, his condition... Read More
Social media is replete with misinformation around novel coronavirus. Alt News has debunked several such claims in past weeks. A video is now viral on social media with the claim that in the light of the epidemic, China is allowing Muslims to read the... Read More
More than 45 people have died in Delhi’s recent communal violence. As tensions deplete, misinformation continues to be shared rampantly on social media. The following pictures are being widely shared online. Image 1: A photo of policeman wearing... Read More
Protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) entered the third month in February 2020. Communal clashes between those against the law and pro-CAA groups led to the death of at least 45 people in Delhi. Misinformation on social media, however,... Read More
An image of Congress President Sonia Gandhi filing election nomination papers is circulating on social media along with an image of Justice S Murlidhar. The judge was recently transferred from Delhi high court to Punjab and Haryana high court. The... Read More
A claim promoted by several social media users suggests that the Jafrabad shooter, reportedly identified as 33-year-old Shahrukh, was seen with BJP leader Kapil Mishra during the latter’s provocative speech in noryh-east delhi. ‘Acharya... Read More