A piece of news that made headlines in the afternoon of August 20 claimed that a 14-year-old Indian girl made an extraordinary achievement by securing a position of a panellist…
Old image of mosque blown up in Iraq viral as Taliban’s act in Pakistan
A photo of a collapsing minaret-like structure with billowing smoke and fire around it is being circulated widely on social media. Users are sharing the image and jokingly commenting that…
Controversial Krishna cartoon wasn’t designed by Myntra but third party 5 years ago
Kalpana Srivastava, national president of the Shankaracharya Gurukul Trust, tweeted a controversial cartoon and claimed it was designed by e-commerce website Myntra. It depicts the disrobing of Draupadi, a character…
Are UPA-era oil bonds the reason for high fuel prices, as claimed by Finance Minister?
On August 16, while responding to queries by the media on the ongoing issue of soaring fuel prices, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman claimed, “UPA government had reduced fuel prices…
Guwahati puchka seller caught mixing water with urine is not Muslim, unlike claimed online
A video of a street food vendor urinating into a mug that he later empties into a bucket kept on his cart has been going viral on social media platforms….
Photo from Yemen shot in 2015 shared as security check at Afghanistan Airport
Abhishek Kumar, a sub-editor at The Lallantop, recently shared an image claiming it shows security check procedure underway at Afghanistan’s airport. (Archive link) #afghanistan एयरपोर्ट पर सिक्योरिटी चेक की मनोरम…
Old video of public execution by ISIS shared as Taliban in Afghanistan
A video of men being publically executed by masked men is circulating on social media. As per the claim, the Taliban is executing members of the Afghanistan military. Alt News…
Ujjain videos: “Qazi Saab Zindabad” slogan mistaken for “Pakistan Zindabad”?
A video shot on August 19 at a function organised by the Muslim community in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain city has gone viral. Below is a tweet by ABP News journalist…
BJP spokesperson shares old video of Pak man threatening PM Modi, many believe video is from India
BJP spokesperson Shalabh Mani Tripathi posted a 30-second video of a Muslim man threatening Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The man in the video says, “Imran Khan has given them respect,…
Facebook post from 2015 ascribing false quote to ex-Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia viral
Several people have shared an image of former Bangladeshi PM Begum Khaleda Zia ascribing the alleged quote to her – “I regret the continuing of massacre of Hindus & Buddhists…