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    Kalim Ahmed

    Video of Russian woman assaulted by kin viral as plight of Hindu woman in love with Muslim man

    22nd November 202222nd November 2022
    A minute-long video clip of a woman being physically assaulted is viral on social media. It is being shared with the claim that this is the condition of a Hindu...
    Video of Russian woman assaulted by kin viral as plight of Hindu woman in love with Muslim man
    Shinjinee Majumder

    A woman’s body discovered in a trolley bag in Yamuna Expressway is a case of honour killing

    21st November 202221st November 2022
    Trigger Warning: The following story contains graphic imagery. Several users have shared images of the body of a young woman found on the Yamuna Expressway, with the claim that she...
    A woman’s body discovered in a trolley bag in Yamuna Expressway is a case of honour killing

    Fact-check: Is viral video actual footage of a ‘hatman’ killing woman in Mumbai?

    Kalim Ahmed12th November 202212th November 2022

    A 1:34-minute-long CCTV camera clip is being widely circulated on social media in which viewers can see a woman getting down from a car outside a residential complex and as…

    YouTube fails to moderate scripted child-kidnapping videos stoking fear and making money

    Mahaprajna Nayak11th November 202214th November 2022

    Trigger Warning: Violent Content. Viewer discretion is advised. Over the past few months, rumours of child kidnapping have spread like wildfire in many parts of the country based on purported…

    ‘32000 Kerala women in ISIS’: Misquotes, flawed math, imaginary figures behind filmmaker’s claim

    Shinjinee Majumder & Archit8th November 20228th November 2022

    The teaser of a movie titled ‘The Kerala Story’ is being widely shared on social media in which a burqa-clad woman recounts her past as a Hindu named Shalini Unnikrishnan…

    Accused in 17-yr-old’s murder in Delhi not Muslims, false claim viral on social media

    Shinjinee Majumder31st October 202231st October 2022

    A CCTV footage of a person being stabbed in a narrow lane is being circulated on social media with the claim that the accused belongs to the Muslim community. National…

    Old stock photo of chopper on fire widely shared as ill-fated Kedarnath helicopter

    Mahaprajna Nayak20th October 202221st October 2022

    On October 18, 2022, seven people on board a helicopter to Kedarnath were killed in a crash. The rescue and search operation was conducted by the state disaster response force…

    Video of German cop action against football fans viral as assault on price-rise protesters

    Abhishek Kumar20th October 202220th October 2022

    A video of police personnel pinning down protesters on the ground is being widely shared on social media. It has been claimed that protesters staging a demonstration against high inflation…

    Body found in Gurugram: Woman’s murder by husband falsely given communal twist

    Kalim Ahmed20th October 2022

    [Warning: Visuals may be distressing for some. Reader discretion is advised.] A 53-second video clip of police officers investigating a suitcase stuffed with the dead body of a young woman…

    Old, unrelated videos of crowded trains viral as recent visuals of UP PET candidates’ ordeal

    Shinjinee Majumder18th October 202218th October 2022

    Around 37 lakh candidates registered for the Uttar Pradesh Preliminary Eligibility Test (UP PET) on October 15. Huge crowds gathered at railway stations in various cities of the state on…

    Fact-Check: Burqa-clad woman on DTC bus in viral clip is not a child kidnapper

    Kalim Ahmed & Vipul Kumar21st September 202222nd September 2022

    On September 19, Alt News received a series of videos on our WhatsApp tip line (+91 7600011160) clubbed together as an incident of child kidnapping in Delhi. The tipper, who…

    Child-theft rumours: A sordid saga unfolds as police look for effective measures

    Kalim Ahmed17th September 202223rd September 2022

    [The following story includes graphic photos and videos. Readers’ discretion is advised.] In the first week of September, Alt News started receiving multiple requests daily to verify audio and videos…

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