A video of a man surrounded by policemen lying on the ground is being shared on social media. The man can be seen constantly coughing and demanding water. Alt News…
BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra: Propaganda powered with misinformation
Sambit Patra is the most visible spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He is best known for his appearances as a party representative on television debates and snide remarks…
Fact-check: Videos of unrelated pest attacks linked with Asian giant hornet spotted in US
Since the past few days, there have been reports of black and orange hornets spotted in America. These are the Asian giant hornets, also known as ‘Murder Hornet’. Following the…
ABP Asmita airs week-old video from Kolkata as visuals of the recent attack on police in Ahmedabad
A mob, frustrated with stringent lockdown rules, pelted stones at policemen in Ahmedabad’s Shahpur area on May 8. The clashes reportedly erupted when cops and paramilitary forces tried to enforce…
Viral video is not Rishi Kapoor’s video on the night before he passed away, media misreports
Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor passed away on the morning of April 30. Soon after, former actor and Congress leader Nagma shared a video of Rishi Kapoor claiming, “Clip of last…
Video of hit-and-run case in UP shared with false communal angle
A video of a car running over pedestrians after suddenly swerving to the roadside is going viral. It is being shared with the claim that a Muslim woman and her…
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…
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…
Pakistani Mufti provoking people to flout lockdown shared to target Indian Muslims
On April 13, a Facebook profile which goes by the name Karamveer Chamar Hindu Yodha posted a video of a person addressing a crowd. After listening to the audio, it…
Communal attack in Bawana shared with false claim of Muslim man injecting fruits with spittle
A two-minute video which shows a group of men aggressively interrogating a man in a red shirt is widely circulating on social media. The men interrogating in Haryanvi ask –…