Trigger Warning: Violent Content. Viewer discretion is advised. Over the past few months, rumours of child kidnapping have spread like wildfire in many parts of the country based on purported…
Videos of a mob thrashing sadhus for petty theft falsely viral as case of child kidnapping
An incident of a child kidnapping from Mathura railway station has created a lot of panic in and around the area. On August 24, a video of a man abducting…
Staged video of burka-clad man kidnapping a child viral online
A three-minute video that purportedly shows a kidnapping attempt is making the rounds on WhatsApp. In the video, we see a person wearing a burka running hysterically while two men…
Awareness video believed to be true incident of child kidnapping
A video that allegedly shows a woman kidnapping a boy has been shared on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Passers-by stop the woman dragging the boy who claims that her sister…
Unrelated photos, videos revived with false child-kidnapping rumours
A set of videos and images is circulating on WhatsApp with child-lifting rumours. Over the past three years, Alt News has debunked multiple false social media rumours related to child…
Video of minor’s murder in Rajasthan shared with false child-kidnapping rumours
On January 18, Alt News received several requests to verify a video of a man sliting a minor’s throat, shared on social media with child-lifting rumours. This is the third…
Video of child’s dead body transported in ice box viral with false kidnapping rumours worldwide
A video of a woman removing ice over the body of a dead child confined in a box is being circulated on social media with the claim that this child…
Physically-challenged man beaten to death in UP on false child-kidnapping rumours
On September 2, Facebook user Deepak Bagi posted a disturbing video of a man who is lying supine on the ground while a mob can be heard questioning him about…
Four men dressed as women thrashed by mob in Haryana over false child-kidnapping rumours
A video of four men who are dressed in women’s clothing, being escorted by the police was shared by Facebook page Pehchan Faridabad. Posting the video, the page claimed that…
Woman makes false child-kidnapping, organ trade claims using old image from Ghana
A video where a woman claims that children are being kidnapped and sold for organ trade is circulating on social media. She makes the claims while flashing a photograph of…