On June 20, a Thailand-based news website Asia News published an article with the headline ‘Japan deployed ballistic missiles at China border after its conflict with India’. The article claimed…
Old video from Rajasthan falsely shared as Dalit boy and girl stripped naked, thrashed in UP
A video of a man and a woman paraded naked while a crowd records their video is circulating on social media. Hushyar Singh Meena (@HushyarMeenaIN) who identifies as ABVP Jaipur…
Video of Apache helicopters flying over Lake Havasu in Arizona, US viral as Pangong, Ladakh
On June 19, several media outlets reported that the Indian Air Force (IAF) deployed Apache helicopters in Ladakh in the wake of the border dispute with China. Soon after, a…
Homeopathic drugs such as Arsenicum Album 30, promoted by AYUSH, do not boost immunity against COVID
Overview: Despite the order from the Ministry of AYUSH to prevent the public advertisement of AYUSH-related claims for COVID-19, many Indian states, particularly larger cities such as Pune, Vadodara, Mumbai…
Video from Russia shared as fatal truck accident in Mysore road, Kengeri
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…