Mohammed Zubair, Author at Alt News

No, a maulvi did not perform Priyanka Gandhi’s wedding rituals

Pratik Sinha & Mohammed Zubair12th June 2020

A photograph of Priyanka Gandhi during her wedding rituals over 20 years ago has found itself in the crosshairs of rumour-mongering on social media. Several users on Twitter have claimed…

Politics

SP leader Abu Azmi’s supporters did not chant ‘Pakistan Zindabad’, video viral with false claim

Mohammed Zubair18th May 202018th May 2020

A video of Maharastra’s Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Abu Azmi has gone viral on social media with the claim that his supporters chanted ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ at Mumbai’s Wadala station in…

Media analysis

Fact-check: TV9’s exclusive report on a ‘secret underground tunnel’ in Nizamuddin Markaz

Pooja Chaudhuri & Mohammed Zubair2nd May 20202nd May 2020

The novel coronavirus outbreak has cost lakhs of lives worldwide. However, as countries across the globe observe lockdowns to flatten the curve and scientists look for a cure, normalcy doesn’t…

Politics

Disabled Muslim man hounded for accidentally dropping currency, accused of spreading coronavirus

Mohammed Zubair & Kinjal27th April 2020

A CCTV footage showing a Muslim man in a petrol pump reaching for his pocket to make a payment and dropping something on the ground is massively viral on social…

Politics

Image of Muslims offering namaz on rooftops in groups is from Dubai

Jignesh Patel & Mohammed Zubair14th April 202014th April 2020

An image of a group of people offering namaz together on the terrace of buildings is going viral on social media. Film director Vivek Agnihotri tweeted the image and asked,…

Society

Video of man selling relief material at grocery shop is from Pakistan

Mohammed Zubair10th April 202010th April 2020

A video is viral with a claim in Hindi – “परोपकार करें तो ध्यान से, क्योंकि ऐसे गरीब भी भरे पड़े हैं. (Be careful when you’re generous because there are…

News Religion

Video of Muslim vendor’s unhygienic handling of fruits falsely linked with spreading coronavirus

Jignesh Patel & Mohammed Zubair4th April 20208th April 2020

A video of a vendor licking his finger while handling fruits on his cart has been massively shared on social media in the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic. While the…

Politics

Old video from Peru falsely shared as mass prayers offered in Italy in light of coronavirus pandemic

Jignesh Patel & Mohammed Zubair31st March 2020

A video of a mass gathering of people supposedly offering prayers has been massively shared on social media. Facebook user Saleem Ashraf shared an 80-second clip with the message, “इटली…

Religion Society

Old video from Myanmar falsely shared as Chinese monks sprinkling cow urine amid COVID-19 pandemic

Mohammed Zubair29th March 2020

A 2:47-minute video is viral on social media with the claim that monks in China sprinkled a mixture of cow dung and cow urine from helicopters while chanting mantras. The…

Politics

No, foreign nationals from Italy, Iran weren’t hiding in Patna mosque to avoid coronavirus testing

Priyanka Jha & Mohammed Zubair28th March 202028th March 2020

On March 27, over 900 people died due to novel coronavirus in Italy in a single day. The state’s death toll has now crossed 9,000. Meanwhile, in Iran, the virus…