Trigger Warning: Descriptions of Violence Social media is rife with claims about migrants from Bihar being attacked in Tamil Nadu. In one such instance, a video of a man lying…
No, Congress poster in Kerala doesn’t talk about beef eating. Old pic viral with false claim
A poster with a Malayali message and the image of a person eating from a plate is making the rounds on social media. It also features a photo of Congress…
Videos of violence falsely viral as Bajrang Dal members attacking people on Sonipat-Panipat Highway
Trigger Warning: Descriptions of violence Two violent videos are circulating on social media as visuals from Sonipat, Haryana where individuals are mercilessly being attacked and tortured. It is alleged that…
Media falsely links deaths of two Bihari labourers to ‘attacks’ on migrant workers in Tamil Nadu
Recently, a number of videos have been shared widely on social media as attacks on Bihari labourers in Tamil Nadu. Alt News has already fact-checked five viral claims and found…
Tamil Nadu hasn’t asked migrant labourers to leave state; Viral news clip is made with mobile app
Reports of multiple incidents of Hindi-speaking migrant labourers allegedly being attacked in Tamil Nadu have flooded social media in the past few days. Alt News has already fact-checked five such…
2020 video of Modi effigy shared out of context with misleading claims
Clashes broke out between the police and the supporters of Amritpal Singh, the leader of pro-Khalistan outfit Waris Punjab De, outside a police station in Ajnala, Amritsar, on February 23,…
Umesh Pal murder: Did Yogi Adityanath smear himself with ashes from dead cop’s pyre? Old video viral
A video of Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath is gathering a lot of traction on social media. In the clip, he can be seen applying ashes from the ground…
Fact check: Photo of Tamil Nadu BJP leaders sitting with beer bottles is morphed
A photo of a group of men seated around a dining table is gathering a lot of traction on social media. In the picture, BJP Tamil Nadu general secretary Keshav…
Violation of IFCN norms: Vishvas News response evades key charges brought by Alt News
On February 20, Alt News reported that Jagran Media’s Vishvas News, a signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN), did not follow at least two IFCN codes of conduct —…
Multiple unrelated videos viral as attack on migrant labourers in Tamil Nadu
Recently a video went viral on social media in which an individual can be seen verbally and physically assaulting Hindi-speaking migrant labourers in a crowded train compartment. In the video,…