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Fake quote ascribed to Sambit Patra on farmers’ agitation circulates on social media

Arjun Sidharth4th October 20184th October 2018

ये क्या है @sambitswaraj जी! थोड़ी शरम तो बाकी रहने दीजिए (What is this @sambitswaraj ji! Please have a little shame- translated). Dr. Sambit Patra, national spokesperson of the BJP…

Congress campaign in Rajasthan includes a scheme launched by BJP government

Jignesh Patel4th October 2018

With state assembly elections round the corner, political campaigning is on full swing in Rajasthan. The Congress party has blown its campaign bugle by organizing a public connect to communicate…

Digvijaya Singh shares photo of ambulances from Andhra as neglect of healthcare by Yogi govt

Arjun Sidharth4th October 201815th March 2019

0ये उत्तर प्रदेश की हालत क्या कर दी योगी जी ने, अखिलेश यादव जी द्वारा चलवाई गई 108,102 एम्बूलेंस खड़ी जंग खा रही है और जनता अपने बीमार परिजनों को…

BJP Chhattisgarh uses images from Gujarat and abroad to showcase improved highways

Pooja Chaudhuri1st October 2018

BJP Chhattisgarh on September 30 tweeted images of three expressways and captioned them as – “विश्वास से विकास का सफर। #BadhtaChhattisgarh (The journey from trust to development #BadhtaChhattisgarh),” obliquely accrediting itself with the…

Fact-check: Is Sonia Gandhi among the richest politicians in the world?

Pooja Chaudhuri29th September 20181st October 2021

A purported news clipping floating across social media platforms claims that Congress president Sonia Gandhi is the 12th richest politician in the world. Recurring claim The same clipping was…

Viral: Photoshopped image calling PM Modi “chor”

Priyanka Jha28th September 201828th September 2018

“For the first time in 70 years, citizens are calling the Prime Minister a thief.” This caption was posted by the Facebook page ABMB along with an image of several women holding placards…

BJP misleads on Rafale, claims Reliance was already part of agreement finalised by UPA-II

Arjun Sidharth22nd September 201815th March 2019

On September 21, former President of France Francois Hollande unleashed a political storm by stating on record that it was the Indian government which had proposed Anil Ambani’s firm as…

Alt News exposé: Fake News peddling FB page ‘The India Eye’ and its Gujarat connection

Alt News Desk & Pooja Chaudhuri22nd September 201827th September 2018

Senior journalist Ravish Kumar had made a speech last year at Press Club, Delhi on the murder of veteran journalist Gauri Lankesh. Soon after, his 10-minute speech was truncated to…

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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