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How misinformation was weaponized in 2019 Lok Sabha election – A compilation

Arjun Sidharth18th May 201920th May 2019

As the 2019 general election draws to a close, Alt News has compiled a list of the most prominent instances of misinformation this election season. No stone was left unturned…

ISIS destroying artefacts in Iraq shared as TMC workers breaking Vidyasagar statue

Jignesh Patel18th May 2019

A couple of images, of bearded men destroying a statue, are being circulated on social media. “CCTV फुटेज में साफ दिख रहा है विद्यासागर जी की मूर्ति को टीएमसी के…

Muslim man disguised as BJP worker caught stone-pelting in Vidyasagar College? No, video from Jharkhand viral

Pooja Chaudhuri17th May 2019

“Real Name – Mohammad Nisar Orange T-shirt, Tilak on Forhead. Now you can understand many things. You can also connect this to the so called “Bhagwa Goons” doing Violence during…

Did IIT Varanasi students ditch black gowns in favour of traditional attire at convocation?

Jignesh Patel16th May 2019

“Students from IIT Varanasi & other Universities discarded traditional European black gown cap and chose truly Indian attire for the Convocation Ceremony”, reads the text inscribed above an image which…

Shivraj Singh Chouhan tweets clipped video to portray gaffe by Rahul Gandhi in poll speech

Arjun Sidharth16th May 201916th May 2019

अरे! ये क्या? राहुल जी, भाषण में ही सही, समय पर किसान क़र्ज़ माफ़ी न करने पर आखिरकार आपने मध्यप्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री बदल ही दिए! क्या बात है? आप जैसे…

A fact-check of claims made by BJP about Vidyasagar college violence

Pooja Chaudhuri15th May 201917th May 2019

In the morning of May 15, BJP’s national IT cell in-charge, Amit Malviya tweeted an alleged ‘first-person’ account of a student of Vidyasagar College about the violence that erupted in…

Unverified video of unknown persons shared by media organisations as gun-toting ‘TMC goons’ from Purulia

Jignesh Patel15th May 2019

On May 12, visuals of masked men, who were seen brandishing guns and heard speaking to a man behind the camera, were relayed by several mainstream media outlets. It was…

April 2019: Political misinformation dominates social media propaganda in poll season

Arjun Sidharth15th May 201915th May 2019

April was characterized by a flurry of political activity on social media. With the Lok Sabha election underway, supporters of prominent political parties took potshots at each other, often resorting…

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Amit Malviya says earth rotates clockwise, makes false claim about Rahul Gandhi’s Narmada Ghat aarti

After social media outrage, ‘Rashid Khan’ justifying Shraddha murder turns out to be Vikas Kumar