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Never ending propaganda to malign Jawaharlal Nehru – An Alt News compilation

Arjun Sidharth15th November 201823rd September 2019

Few politicians in history have attracted admiration and loathing to the degree that Jawaharlal Nehru has. More than five decades after his death, India’s first Prime Minister remains a supreme…

Clipped video of Barkha Dutt’s 2004 report on plight of Kashmiri Pandits viral as justifying their massacre

Jignesh Patel12th November 201822nd July 2020

A hashtag #ApologiseBarkha is trending on micro-blogging platform Twitter. Several users have shared a video of the journalist claiming that she justified the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits. Barkha Dutt justifying…

Did lack of financial support by Nehru govt force Indian football team to play barefoot in 1948 Olympics?

Jignesh Patel12th November 201828th July 2021

A photo of barefooted sportsmen has been juxtaposed with an image of India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru debarking with his pet. This has been shared with the claim that…

Tajinder Bagga, BJP office bearers rally for journalist who supported sikh massacre of 1984

Alt News Desk9th November 201810th November 2018

There has been an outpour of right-wing support for Jagrati Shukla after the suspension of her handle by Twitter for violating its rules against hateful conduct. The role played by BJP…

Did PM Modi get a girl to call Rahul Gandhi ‘Pappu’? No, its a satirical dubbed video

Jignesh Patel5th November 201819th March 2019

In a Facebook group, Punya Prasun Bajpai Fans club, an individual user has posted a video of PM Modi with a little girl. “This way the dignity of PM’s post will get…

October round-up: Sabarimala becomes focus of misinformation

Arjun Sidharth5th November 2018

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…

Aam Aadmi Party passes off bridge in Netherlands as Signature bridge in Delhi

Arjun Sidharth5th November 2018

On November 4, the Signature bridge was inaugurated by the Delhi government amid ruckus. The 675 metre long bridge, constructed across the Yamuna river connecting Wazirabad to the inner city,…

Did government officials in Gujarat pledge to boycott Muslim-owned shops?

Jignesh Patel4th November 201819th March 2019

A video of a group of people taking an oath to boycott shops owned by Muslims is circulating on social media. In the video, people can be heard saying in…

The faces behind Facebook page ‘Jay Modiraj’ – A factory of hate and misinformation

Alt News Desk & Pooja Chaudhuri31st October 20181st November 2018

“Friends, today I will tell you a way to get Muslims out of India…Play ‘Vande Mataram’ in the entire nation and all Muslims will leave.” This was a post circulated by Facebook…

‘Scorpion on Shiv Linga’ controversy – BJP leaders misquote Shashi Tharoor

Pooja Chaudhuri30th October 2018

At 1:25 PM on October 28, ANI tweeted a part of Shashi Tharoor’s speech at the Bangalore Literature Festival where the Congress MP quoted an unidentified RSS leader who had metaphorically termed…

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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