A video of policemen apprehending a man dressed in a burqa has been shared on social media. Facebook user Shashi Patil shared the clip and wrote that the video was…
Zee News, among others, airs clipped video to claim Rakesh Tikait ‘threatened’ the media
Zee News Editor-in-Chief Sudhir Chaudhary tweeted a 12-second video of farmer leader Rakesh Tikait and wrote, “Rakesh Tikait’s next target are media houses. Zee News showed the truth, so does…
Old, unrelated visuals falsely shared as Muslims in Bareilly thrashed cops
A photo of an injured policeman and a video that shows a mob thrashing cops is viral. According to the accompanying message, the Bareilly Civil Lines police issued challans to…
Fact-check: Did NYT term PM Modi ‘last, best hope’ for Earth?
An image claimed to be the front page of The New York Times has been shared on social media websites. The headline of the alleged article on the Indian Prime…
Old video from ‘Howdy Modi’ shared as clip from PM’s recent US visit
A video of Prime Minister Modi greeting political leaders onstage at an event has been circulating widely. The video has been shot by an audience member. It portrays abuses in…
Boys conversing in this video hail from Hindu community; video viral targeting Muslims
A video of two boys having a conversation about Hindus, Muslims and Islam is widely circulating on social media. One of the boys, who is on a cycle, claims or…
Man accused of raping minor girl in Delhi’s Bapa Nagar falsely identified as Muslim
A video of a man apprehended by a group of people, including a woman who thrashes him, has been shared on social media. The group accuses the man of raping…
Morphed photo shows Subhas Chandra Bose reading news of his own death
Alt News recently received a request to verify a purported image of Subhas Chandra Bose on our WhatsApp number (+91 76000 11160). It is being circulated with the claim that…
Fact-check: Was Sonia Gandhi seated while Congress leaders stood during meeting?
A photo of Sonia Gandhi sitting on a chair with Manmohan Singh and a few other leaders standing around her is circulating widely on social media. Users are posting the…
Five-yr-old image from Patna shared to claim no solidarity for recent Bharat Bandh
To mark one year since President Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to the three controversial farm laws, a Bharat Bandh was called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an…