Since the early hours of February 13, a certain Twitter hashtag gained substantial momentum to share space with the top trends of the day on the micro-blogging website. #RahulGandhiPagalHai or ‘Rahul…
January round-up: Political sniping continues unabated in 2019
January, 2019 turned out to be business as usual for purveyors of misinformation, who used all sorts of tactics to manipulate the views of social media users. Targeting of political…
Investigating Twitter handle ‘Know The Nation’ that shared Rahul Gandhi’s clipped video
On January 6, Twitter handle Know The Nation (@knowthenation) tweeted a video of Rahul Gandhi addressing the Lok Sabha on the Rafale Deal. In the 9-second clip, the Congress President…
Clipped video: Nirmala Sitharaman did not say, “Pradhan mantri chor hai”
On January 4, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman gave a two-hour-long speech in the Lok Sabha answering Congress’ allegation on the Rafale deal. After her speech in Lok Sabha, a 4-second…
September round-up: Aggressive political propaganda on social media
The month of September saw a flurry of political activity which triggered a wave of misinformation. From Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s Kailash Mansarovar yatra to PM Narendra Modi’s outreach to…
The shadowy world of Flynn Remedios – IndiaScoops, IndiaScribes, Bollywood and more
IndiaScoops is a website that recently came under the scanner after it published a report which claimed that 35 lakh rupees had been spent by the PMO for Prime Minister…
Latest fake quotes: Rahul Gandhi, Abdul Kalam, Sehwag, Ravish Kumar and more
Every day, Alt News comes across quotes and statements which are attributed to celebrities that turn out to be fake. On a daily basis, these quotes are shared on multiple…
Goa MLA Vijai Sardesai who had called Manohar Parrikar a ‘Dalal’ and a ‘Dictator’ now wants him as the CM of Goa
Manohar Parrikar is all set to take the oath as the Chief Minister of Goa even after BJP having won only 13 seats in the recently concluded polls. One of…