An image of Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi is being shared on social media which shows that the bookshelf behind her apparently has the ‘Holy Bible’, a statue of Jesus…
Morphed image of Pakistani politician shared in India
An image of a person sitting in a flight with a bottle of liquor on the table next to him is circulating on social media. On September 26, Twitter user…
No, Bihar SP working on Sushant Singh Rajput’s case has not been appointed by CBI
Bihar police is investigating the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput. But the case is also undergoing media trials and overzealous social media vigilance. The Indian Express reported that…
Video game footage viral as US forces taking down Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani
A video is doing the rounds on social media with the claim that it shows the attack that killed the Iranian general Qassem Soleimani. Meena Das Narayan, who is followed…
No, Hyderabad rape accused are not minors given fictional Hindu identities by police
An article, published by a website named The Youth is being widely shared on social media. The title of the article while citing a statement by self-proclaimed saint Yati Narsinghanand…
No, accused in Karnataka temple poisoning case is not Christian
Over 15 people were killed in an incident of food poisoning at a temple in Chamarajanagar in Karnataka on December 17. The source of the poison was the prasada offered…
October round-up: Sabarimala becomes focus of misinformation
October was a busy month at Alt News, with a flurry of misinformation and disinformation permeating the social media ecosystem. SABARIMALA BECOMES SOCIAL MEDIA FLASHPOINT The Supreme Court verdict allowing…
Old, unrelated images shared to claim Kerala police brutally assaulted Sabarimala protesters
On October 7, thousands of people rallied in protest against the recent verdict of the Supreme Court allowing entry to women into the Sabarimala temple in Kerala. On social media,…
Hall of shame – Serial abusers, sexist bigots, rumour mongers followed by PM Modi on Twitter
There was uproar on social media after it came to light that Prime Minister Modi follows the person who called the murdered journalist, Gouri Lankesh a ‘Bitch who died a…
From Dharm Sansad to hate speech PIL: The curious case of Ashwini Upadhyay
Last week, as advocate and BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay stood in the Supreme Court arguing for his own petition on hate speech, he must have remembered that not-so-distant afternoon at…