A clip from a speech by prime minister Narendra Modi where he targets the former UPA government for corruption is viral on social media platforms. The footage is being shared…
Video from 2020 Delhi riots shared as Muslim youth from Rajasthan thrashed in Kashmir
[TW: Video contains strong language and violence.] A video of five injured men being forced to sing the national anthem and ‘Vande Mataram’ by security personnel has been shared on…
Mazar built over Shiv Mandir in Rajasthan? Sudarshan News shares communal misinfo
A two-part video was shared by Sudarshan News on January 21. In the first part, a man representing the Dharohar Bachao Samiti claims that a Shiv Mandir has been shut…
Video of Indian army men installing Sikh flag is from Leh, not Indo-China border
Several social media users have posted a minute-long video of Indian army men hoisting a gigantic Sikh flag and chanting ‘Bole So Nihal Sat Sri Akal’. It has been claimed…
Image morphed to show Asaduddin Owaisi with Mohan Bhagwat ahead of UP polls
An image of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat seated next to AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has been shared on social media. The accompanying Hindi caption reads, “Owaisi arrived at Mohan Bhagwat’s…
Bajrang Dal members apprehend two adults traveling in a train, falsely claim ‘love jihad’
On January 16, a Hindi-language website called Humlog published an article that claimed Bajrang Dal apprehended Aatif, a Muslim man, who attempted to abduct a married Jain woman. This post…
Alt News Impact: Facebook and YouTube ban accounts posting hate speech
On December 23, 2021, Harish Ramkali, a member of the Bajrang Dal in Haryana, posted on Facebook that any school that dresses its students as Santa Claus without prior permission…
UP govt’s fact-checking wing falsely claims photos of unemployed workers not from state
On January 16, news agency ANI UP/Uttarakhand posted a tweet about migrant workers facing distress due to COVID-19. It quoted one worker as saying, “We don’t have any work as…
Fact-check: Did Akhilesh Yadav say UP will see prosperity if ‘Yogi govt’ is elected?
Several social media users have claimed that Akhilesh Yadav, president of the Samajwadi Party, admitted that Uttar Pradesh will prosper if the Yogi government is elected. This claim has been…
No, BJP MP Ravi Kishan did not complain about the ‘smell of sweat’ of Dalits in this video
Recently, Gorakhpur MP Ravi Kishan from the BJP had posted a picture of him having a meal at a Dalit person’s house in his constituency. The picture received widespread criticism…