On February 15, Delhi High Court lawyer Prashant Patel Umrao posted a picture of a woman with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal with the message, “आआपार्टी कार्यकर्ता निकिता जैकब जो…
Old video falsely shared as alcohol distribution during farmers’ protest
A video of a group of men being served liquor in plastic glasses by someone sitting in a car is doing the rounds on social media. In the opening few…
Photo of Dr Kafeel Khan in Rajasthan shared as him riding tractor in Delhi
The ongoing protests against the centre’s three farm bills turned violent on January 26 in New Delhi. Since then there have several misleading claims about what transpired. Multiple Twitter accounts…
Arnab Goswami’s video alleging attack, doesn’t predate the attack – false claim by Congress members
Arnab Goswami, the editor of Republic TV, alleged in a video statement that he was attacked by goons affiliated with Indian Youth Congress (IYC) on April 23. He claimed that two bike-borne…
Palghar lynching incident falsely communalised on social media
On April 16, three men were lynched by an armed mob near Gadchinchale village which comes under the Kasa Police jurisdiction in Maharashtra’s Palghar district. Three days later, videos of…
Yet another clipped video viral to falsely portray Harsh Mander as instigating violence
Social activist Harsh Mander has continued to remain in the news for the second consecutive day after another video of a part of his speech was shared by members of…
Truth about “sting” claiming Shaheen Bagh women were paid Rs 500: Alt News-Newslaundry joint investigation
On January 15, Bharatiya Janata Party social media head Amit Malviya tweeted a video of a group of men talking about the Shaheen Bagh protesters. They alleged that women participating…
Muslim student from JNU falsely blamed for ‘masterminding’ violence at the university
On January 6, 2019, Bollywood filmmaker Ashoke Pandit tweeted two screenshots – a Facebook post by JNU student Afzal Husain Khan and a screenshot of Khan’s Facebook bio – and…
JNU Violence: ABVP, BJP office-bearers falsely claim SFI activist ‘faked’ injuries
On January 7, Ashish Chauhan, national secretary of RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), tweeted photographs of Soori Krishnan, an activist with CPI’s student wing Students’ Federation of India (SFI)….
Video of ABVP member assaulting AISA student shared by journalists as Left parties attacking ABVP
A video of a man in a red jacket beating up another person in green clothing is widely circulating on social media to espouse the claim that students associated with…