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Did a protester ask for “Muslim rashtra” in anti-CAA protest attended by Priyanka Gandhi? Morphed image viral

Jignesh Patel23rd December 2019

A photograph of anti-CAA protesters at a sit-in near India Gate with Priyanka Gandhi is being widely shared on social media. A Facebook user asked people to zoom into the…

CAA Protest: Old video from Rajasthan shared as elderly man beaten up by Muslim youth in Delhi

Arjun Sidharth23rd December 201923rd December 2019

In the wake of protests and violent clashes over the CAA and the NRC, a video has been circulated widely on social media with the claim that an elderly man…

No, policemen did not protest against CAA and NRC

Archit23rd December 201913th January 2020

On December 20, 2019, several people shared an image which shows policemen purportedly holding placards against the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and Citizens Amendment Bill (CAB). The viral image…

Fake BBC Hindi tweet shared to claim NDTV OB van torched in Lucknow anti-CAA protest

Jignesh Patel21st December 201924th December 2019

On December 21, 2019, Ashok Shrivastav, a senior journalist with DD News, posted a purported screenshot of a BBC Hindi tweet which said, “लखनऊ : ड्राइवर समझाता रहा कि भैया ये…

False claim: Muslim woman masquerading as Hindu during anti-CAA protest

Pooja Chaudhuri21st December 2019

Twitter user Piyush Singh, who is followed by the office of railway minister Piyush Goyal, tweeted two photographs – one where a woman is seen holding a placard against the…

CAA Protest: 2015 video of Bangladeshis caught with fake Indian passports in Kuwait revived

Archit20th December 2019

On December 20, Jawahar Yadav, Officer on Special Duty to Manohar Lal, Chief Minister of Haryana, tweeted a video with the claim that a Bangladeshi man was caught at an…

CAA Protest: Police lathicharge video from Lucknow shared as brutality by Ahmedabad police

Jignesh Patel20th December 2019

A video of a group of policemen lathi-charging a crowd of protesters is circulating on WhatsApp. Alt News received fact-check requests where the accompanying claim reads, “शाहआलम मे पत्थरमारा करने…

Man holding viral placard falsely compared with a Twitter user with Muslim identity

Pooja Chaudhuri20th December 201920th December 2019

The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) have been met with massive protests across the country. A photograph of a protester holding a placard that…

Photos of 2016 Maratha agitation passed off as gatherings in favour of CAA

Arjun Sidharth20th December 201920th December 2019

In the wake of massive protests across various cities over the Citizenship Amendment Act and the NRC, a set of photographs has been posted on social media with the claim…

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Sonam Wangchuk arrested on Union govt order without evidence? Doctored videos of Ladakh ADGP, Leh ADC viral

Sonam Wangchuk did not call for Nepal-like violence in Ladakh; media reports, Amit Malviya’s claim false