[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…
Scripted video of ‘cleric’ drugging and molesting woman viral with communal spin
A video of a cleric molesting a woman in the garb of performing a ritual has been shared widely on social media. The video captures an elderly man, allegedly a…
News channels, BJP leaders’ claim that UPA got St. George’s Cross back on Navy flag is false
On September 2, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the new flag of the Indian Navy in Kochi. The St George’s Cross was removed from the erstwhile flag and it was…
Media houses shared unrelated video from MP as sadhus beaten up for child theft in Maharashtra
In the past few weeks, there have been multiple reports of people getting attacked across the country over rumours of child kidnapping. This wave of rumours began circulating after a…
Video claiming arrest of 28 sadhus in Varanasi for child theft baseless, confirm police
Last month, a CCTV clip of a man abducting a child from Mathura Railway Station went viral on social media. Police later found the child from a BJP councilor’s home….
Data on Waqf properties shared with false claim about Boards encroaching lands
On September 13, Twitter user Anshul Saxena, who claims to be a ‘news junkie’, ‘observer and analyst’ tweeting ‘informative facts and opinions’, shared a tweet containing a table of data…
Video from Bahrain shared as woman smashing Ganesha idols in Kerala
A video of a burqa-clad woman smashing Ganesh idols in a shop is being widely circulated on social media. Several users tweeted the video claiming that the incident occurred in…
Morphed photo: Kejriwal’s dinner host did not have Modi’s portrait on wall
On his two-day visit to Gujarat, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was invited by an auto-rickshaw driver, Vikrambhai Dantani, to dinner at his home after Kejriwal addressed a gathering of…
Fact-Check: Viewers’ comments on two 2016 films being shared as Brahmastra review
Bollywood film Brahmastra has been in the theatres for a few days but it has been in the headlines for the past several months. Right-wing organizations have been demonstrating against…
NDTV, Hindustan Times share 4-yr-old video as footage from Sept 11 Papua New Guinea earthquake
A video of an earthquake is being circulated widely on social media as footage of the 7.6-magnitude quake that hit Papua New Guinea, an island nation in the southwestern Pacific…