A 24-second video of a crowded market has gone viral on social media with the claim that Muslims flouted the lockdown for shopping. It is noteworthy that Eid is set…
Video from March 20 viral as Muslims recently offering namaz in public in Delhi’s Patparganj
Several social media users have posted a one-minute video that shows a group of Muslims praying on the street. The man recording the video says, “Don’t these people fear corona?…
Congress members, journalists share image of Rohingyas as migrant workers amid lockdown
The official Twitter handle of the SC department of the Indian National Congress posted an image of a man carrying an old woman on his back with a message targetting…
2018 image of Muslims offering prayers in UP shared as recent from Tamil Nadu
An image of a group of men, wearing a skull cap, offering namaz is getting shared on social media. It is being shared with the claim that a group of…
Fact-check: Did a 26-member Muslim family test positive in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri?
On April 18, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal gave a 10-minute speech on the coronavirus situation in New Delhi. It was also live-streamed on YouTube. At the 2:00 mark, Kejriwal…
Video of sanitation worker attacked in MP falsely shared as BJP goons attack Muslim youth
Safi Mallick, a Facebook user who identifies as Nadia District Congress Media Coordinator, shared a video of a man hounded by a mob. The accompanying caption in Bengali claimed that…
Disabled Muslim man hounded for accidentally dropping currency, accused of spreading coronavirus
A CCTV footage showing a Muslim man in a petrol pump reaching for his pocket to make a payment and dropping something on the ground is massively viral on social…
Videos viral with false claim of poor slum dwellers and Muslims hoarding food in Meerut
Two videos have gone viral with the claim that people from the Muslim community are hoarding food supplies and wasting food amidst the lockdown imposed to tackle coronavirus. Video 1:…
Video of fruit vendors in Indore shared with false anti-Muslim angle
Since April 6, Alt News has received several requests to fact-check a 30-second video on WhatsApp (+91 76000 11160) and on our official Android application. In the video, we can…
Image of Muslims offering namaz on rooftops in groups is from Dubai
An image of a group of people offering namaz together on the terrace of buildings is going viral on social media. Film director Vivek Agnihotri tweeted the image and asked,…