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No, this is not the nephew of UP Deputy CM Keshav Maurya assaulting a Sikh driver

Alt News Desk18th August 2019

A video of a Sikh truck driver being pulled by his hair and brutally assaulted is viral on social media. It is being claimed that the man assaulting the victim…

Italian Air Force celebrating Italy’s Republic Day viral as Indian Independence Day celebration at Trafalgar Square

Alt News Desk18th August 20193rd August 2020

A video claiming that the Indian Independence Day was marked at London’s Trafalgar Square with fighter jets making a tricolour in the sky, is viral on social media. The video…

Mock drill videos viral as Mumbai under high alert of terrorist attack

Pooja Chaudhuri17th August 2019

Multiple videos are viral on social media with the claim that Mumbai is under a high alert. A message warns people to avoid crowded areas as the city is under…

Times Now tries fact-checking: Declares Indian parody handle as “Pakistani propaganda”

Pratik Sinha16th August 201916th August 2019

As part of its #IndiaRejectPropaganda campaign, Times Now recently announced that it will carry out “extensive fact checks to separate truth from fiction”. One such fact-check analysed a tweet from…

YouTube channel ‘Live TV’ shares old clip as protest in Srinagar against dilution of Article 370

Jignesh Patel16th August 201916th August 2019

On August 11, YouTube channel Live TV posted a video which is claimed to be of a protest held by Kashmiris after the central government revoked provisions of Article 370…

Article 370: Modi, Rajnath Singh effigies burnt abroad? No, old video from Mizoram

Pooja Chaudhuri16th August 2019

A video where a crowd can be seen setting ablaze effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh is circulating widely on social media. It is…

Rahul Gandhi’s video during LS polls shared as him surveying ongoing floods

Jignesh Patel16th August 201916th August 2019

A video of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi having samosas on-flight is being shared on social media. Madhu Kishwar posted the video with the message, “Fun Watch–Wayanad MP’s aerial survey of…

Video of a man mixing dirty water in ‘milk’ is not from India

Pooja Chaudhuri15th August 201920th August 2019

A video where a man is mixing dirty water in a white coloured liquid is floating on social media with the claim that adulterated milk is being supplied to people…

Meteorological department calls out mainstream media reports on flood alert in Bangalore

Jignesh Patel14th August 201916th August 2019

A section of the mainstream media reported that 28 sites in Bengaluru city have been put on a high alert by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) of the state. Times…

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Pakistan skipper’s insecticide-spray video from CWC match vs India viral with bizarre claims

Rajasthan video falsely shared as UP youth rally in support of police action in ‘I love Muhammad’ cases