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No, Nandi idol wasn’t found under mosque; photo of temple renovation viral

Kinjal10th September 20217th May 2022

A photo of an idol of the Hindu deity Nandi found buried in the ground has been shared with the claim that it was excavated from underneath a mosque. The…

Fake quote against Muslims attributed to APJ Abdul Kalam

Priyanka Jha10th September 202119th October 2021

An alleged statement by former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam has been circulating on social media along with his image. The statement reads, “Muslims are not born terrorists. They are…

Aaditya Thackeray’s 2019 photo cherry-picked to falsely portray ‘Muslim appeasement’

Pooja Chaudhuri8th September 2021

A photo of a billboard featuring Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray has been shared by BJP members and supporters to show him ‘appeasing’ the Muslim community. The billboard has a picture…

MP mob beats up Hindu boy believing ‘love jihad’, video viral to further false spin

Kinjal7th September 2021

A video of a group of people beating a boy in police presence over an alleged case of ‘love jihad’ is widespread on social media. It is being claimed that…

Video of Rakesh Tikait uttering ‘Allah hu Akbar’ viral with misleading narrative

Pooja Chaudhuri6th September 2021

Farmer leader and Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait addressed thousands of farmers gathered in Muzzafarnagar for a ‘Kisan Mahapanchayat’ against the centre’s farm laws on Sunday. A portion…

Old photo of Muslim boy carrying placard morphed to mock his community

Kalim Ahmed4th September 2021

A photo of a Muslim boy carrying a placard is widely being circulated on social media. The placard has a message written in Hindi that reads, “My father has four…

Old video from UP merged with video from Venezuela to build anti-Muslim claim

Anuradha Prasad & Kinjal3rd September 202129th November 2021

A video of a mob of Muslim men thrashing a man has been merged with another video of a man tied down and his throat slit with a sword. The…

Old video of Pak man stealing electricity and threatening to kill shared as India

Archit3rd September 2021

A 30-second video of a Muslim man admitting to stealing electricity and threatening to kill if the connection is disrupted has been shared on social media in India. “I will…

Yati Narsinghanand falsely claims his derogatory remark against women in politics were edited

Archit3rd September 20213rd September 2021

On August 28, Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair tweeted a 2:19-minute video recording of a Facebook (FB) Live of Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati, head priest at Ghaziabad-based Dasna Devi temple. The…

Sudarshan News adds false communal spin to UP incident where a man was attacked

Archit30th August 202130th August 2021

On August 26, a video of four men mercilessly thrashing a man was shared on social media. A Twitter user posted the video and wrote, “Raju was beaten mercilessly by…

Religion

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

Kerala man assaulting child in viral clip is a Muslim, contrary claims on social media are false