Priyanka Jha, Author at Alt News

Delhi riots: Jafrabad shooter’s name is not Anurag Mishra, unrelated man’s images circulated

Priyanka Jha26th February 202027th February 2020

Delhi has been gripped by communal riots since February 24, According to latest reports, at least 22 people have lost their lives. Adding to the stream of viral claims on…

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Video of bus driver beaten up in Maharashtra shared with communal angle amid Delhi riots

Archit & Priyanka Jha25th February 202025th February 2020

On February 23, BJP leader Kapil Mishra made a provocative speech targetting protesters against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Since then, north-east Delhi has witnessed widespread communal riots which have…

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Old video of police excess in Pakistan falsely shared as atrocities on Hindu women

Priyanka Jha & Kinjal25th February 202025th February 2020

A 44-second clip is viral on social media where a group of policemen can be seen manhandling women. A parody account dedicated to journalist Pushpendra Kulshreshtha @KPUSHPENDRA15 shared the clip…

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India Today and its botched up ‘exclusive’ on Jamia police violence – Alt News investigation

Jignesh Patel & Priyanka Jha18th February 2020

On the intervening night of February 15-16, Jamia Coordination Committee released a 44-second CCTV footage of police excess inside a reading room in Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) university. The footage…

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False claim suggests 40 out of 62 AAP MLAs are accused of rape

Priyanka Jha15th February 202015th February 2020

On February 13, JDU leader Dr Ajay Alok tweeted (archive link) that 40 out of 62 AAP MLAs are accused of rape. His complete tweet reads: “62 में 40 रेप…

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BJP’s Sambit Patra falsely claims AAP leader Amanatullah Khan wants to create ‘Sharia’

Priyanka Jha6th February 202011th February 2020

“अल्लाह ने तय कर दिया है की इन ज़ालिमों का ख़ात्मा होगा ..हम शरिया बनेंगे ..कहीं न कहीं से शुरुआत तो होती ही है ..” AAP का अमानतउल्लाह खान दोस्तों…

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Old incident of land-grabbing viral as caste violence in UP’s Gorakhpur

Priyanka Jha & Pooja Chaudhuri31st January 202031st January 2020

A video that shows a truck, loaded with men, parked at a police station is massively viral on social media. The background narration claims a group of Dalits was captured…

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Fake list viral to show majority AAP candidates for Delhi elections are Muslims

Priyanka Jha31st January 2020

Ahead of Delhi Legislative Assembly elections set to be held on February 8, 2020, an alleged list of 27 Aam Aadmi Party candidates has been circulating on social media. According…

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Video from Brazil shared as “Muslim infiltrator” killed by French police

Priyanka Jha20th January 2020

A video is viral on social media with the claim that a “Muslim infiltrator” lost his life in police retaliation in France when a group of such men attacked the…

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Pak PM Imran Khan shared old, unrelated videos as ‘pogrom’ against Muslims in India

Priyanka Jha & Pooja Chaudhuri3rd January 20203rd January 2020

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan shared a video claiming that it shows police brutality against Muslim in Uttar Pradesh. The PM tweeted, “Indian police’s pogrom against Muslims in UP.” But later…

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