A picture of a dustbin with ‘Pakistan Murdabad’ (Death to Pakistan) written on it is making the rounds on social media. The dustbin has the logo of furniture manufacturer Nilkamal….
Video from Bangalore falsely shared as final moments of actor Sidharth Shukla
On September 2, TV actor Sidharth Shukla died of a heart attack. His fans expressed their condolences on social media. Shukla’s post-mortem was done at Cooper Hospital in Mumbai. Against…
Old video from UP merged with video from Venezuela to build anti-Muslim claim
A video of a mob of Muslim men thrashing a man has been merged with another video of a man tied down and his throat slit with a sword. The…
Fact-check: Did Rajasthan govt pass law to protect mosques and madrasas?
A screenshot of public notice has been making the rounds on social media recently. Citing the offences listed under Sections 427 and 2/3 of the Public Property Act 1985, it…
Old video of Pak man stealing electricity and threatening to kill shared as India
A 30-second video of a Muslim man admitting to stealing electricity and threatening to kill if the connection is disrupted has been shared on social media in India. “I will…
Yati Narsinghanand falsely claims his derogatory remark against women in politics were edited
On August 28, Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair tweeted a 2:19-minute video recording of a Facebook (FB) Live of Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati, head priest at Ghaziabad-based Dasna Devi temple. The…
Republic Bharat airs image of BSP leader Yaqoob Qureshi as Taliban leader
On August 31, several users on Twitter and Facebook shared an image of a Republic Bharat broadcast, pointing out that the channel erroneously aired a photograph of BSP leader Yaqoob…
Old video falsely linked to Afghans fleeing to Pakistan after Taliban’s takeover
On August 27, The Guardian reported that an unprecedented number of people were fleeing from Afghanistan to Pakistan through the official broader crossing after the Taliban’s take over of Afghanistan….
Does the video show Taliban ‘hanging’ a body from a helicopter?
The United States completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan on August 30, marking an end to two decades of conflict. The US has reportedly abandoned military equipment and those not dismantled…
Congress shared image of injured gau rakshak as farmer after Karnal lathi-charge
On August 28, farmer protesters were lathi-charged in the Karnal district of Haryana. One farmer who was injured during the lathi-charge later died of a heart attack, said senior BKU…