A video of a truck ramming into a queue of vehicles on a road has been shared across social media platforms with the claim that the accident happened in Mysore…
Old video shared as custodial torture of Jeyaraj and Bennix in Tamil Nadu’s Tuticorin
A father-son duo was arrested on June 19 in Sathankulam town near Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu. Four days later, 62-year-old P Jeyaraj and his 32-year-old son J Bennix died in…
News18 broadcasts 2016 video from Malaysia as Chinese man beats Pakistani driver in Karachi
A video of a man thrashing another with a stick was shared by Twitter user @TheZaiduLeaks which poses as a Pakistani handle. The clip was shared with the claim, “Graphic…
Video from Pakistan shared as patients lying in beds outside hospital in Hyderabad and Mumbai
A one-minute video that shows several patients lying on hospital beds apparently placed outside hospital premises is being shared on social media. Several people have reached out to Alt News…
‘Revathi from Karnataka’ is NOT IAS topper; recurring misinformation viral again
Two photographs are viral on social media with the claim that a woman named Revathi who hails from a poor family of daily wage earners in Karnataka was placed third…
Old video viral as coronavirus-infected dead bodies dumped in sea in Mexico
A 20-second video is being widely circulated on WhatsApp with the claim that it shows coronavirus-infected dead bodies dumped in a sea in Mexico with the help of choppers. The…
Old message of blood donation drive revived as ‘plasma donation’ in the wake of COVID-19
A list of 64 first names along with individual blood groups and contact numbers has gone viral on WhatsApp. As per the text, the people listed are “ready to make…
Shahrukh Khan removed from Jio ads? – How a web of imposter accounts amplified misinformation
In the past few weeks, multiple Twitter accounts impersonating prominent individuals have successfully amassed thousands of likes and retweets. Several people have fallen for these handles despite each of them…
Home remedies by Ayurved Parameshwar Arora: Are they effective in curing coronavirus?
A person called Dheeraj Sharma posted a viral video on Facebook of Dr Parameshwar Arora MD (Ayurveda), a senior consultant at Sir Gangaram hospital, New Delhi addressing passersby on the…
No, Patanjali’s Coronil has not been ‘approved’ by AYUSH Ministry
On June 23, Patanjali Ayurved announced the launch of ‘Coronil’ and ‘Shwashari’ as a cure for coronavirus. Baba Ramdev touted the Ayurvedic drug as an effective treatment for the infection….