A WhatsApp forward claims that Uttar Pradesh journalist Pragya Mishra was murdered in broad daylight for her critical reportage on Kumbh Mela amid a growing pandemic. Photographs of a woman…
Photos from Egypt, Indonesia shared with #BanRamzanGatherings in India
Over 2,000 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Haridwar where more than 35 lakh pilgrims have gathered for the Kumbh Mela. The BJP-led central government has received immense backlash…
No, a ‘Harvard’ study did not laud UP govt’s handling of migrant crisis
A piece of news that was widely reported in the media in the first week of April claimed that a Harvard study hailed the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh…
Who runs Kreately? – Alt News investigates the factory of hate and misinformation
A popular method used to gift-wrap disinformation and hate in illusions of the truth is the creation of dubious websites that pose as ‘news’ outlets. One such venture that has…
False conspiracy about ‘love jihad’ in Noida spun based on 2017 image from Lucknow
Around the first week of April, several social media users posted an image of a policeman interrogating a couple, while passers-by record the incident on phone cameras. The image has…
Old, unrelated news of BJP leader’s Naxal connection falsely linked to Bijapur attack
A deadly Maoist attack in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh on April 2 left 22 soldiers martyred and 31 injured. In the backdrop of this, Chhattisgarh Youth Congress tweeted two newspaper clippings and…
Video of Yogi Adityanath using abusive word is NOT edited
On April 5, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s bite to ANI on COVID vaccination led to a Twitter storm after many pointed out that he used abusive language on…
No, The Wire didn’t ‘apologise’ in the Jay Shah defamation case
A widespread message, shared by several prominent handles on Twitter, claims that The Wire offered an apology in the Supreme Court after losing the defamation suit filed by Home Minister…
Mumbai lab technician’s arrest in fake COVID test reports case given false communal spin
Social media users have been sharing a picture of a man claiming that he is a lab technician from Mumbai named Abdul Khan. The claim suggests that he is informing…
Morphed billboard shows Queen Elizabeth II thanking PM Modi for COVID vaccines
An image of a billboard featuring a photo of Queen Elizabeth II has gone viral on social media with the caption, “Thank you PM Modi for sending us COVID-19 vaccines….