On August 9, Facebook user Prakash Kundra posted two photographs and a video of a man who is taken hostage by a mob. Sharing the video, Kundra claimed that the…
Gory, disturbing videos shared to stoke false rumours of child-kidnapping
A set of videos is circulating on social media with the narrative that these depict child-kidnappers who sell kidneys of children for money. Alt News was asked to verify the…
Old video of father kidnapping his own kids shared to fuel false child-kidnapping rumours
A CCTV footage shared by several on social media shows three men forcefully putting two children in a car. The widely used message circulated with the claim suggests that the…
Police rescue woman falsely accused of child-kidnapping; video viral to fuel rumours
A video of a woman escorted by a police officer with a mob walking along with them is being shared on social media. It is being claimed that the woman…
No, these images don’t depict child-kidnapping gangs lifting children to sell kidneys
A photograph of lifeless bodies of five children is being circulated on social media with two separate claims. The first one was brought to our attention by a user who…
Images of people falsely accused of child-kidnapping shared to fuel the rumour
“बच्चा चोर गैंग आज पकड़ा गया ऐसा क्या और भी हो सकता है आपके आसपास के इलाके में कृपया ध्यान से देखिए और अपने बच्चे की सुरक्षा के लिए ध्यान…
False rumours of child-kidnapping gangs viral on social media: A compilation
False rumours of child-kidnapping gangs on a prowl have emerged on social media leading to mob attacks across the country. A transgender person was beaten to death in West Bengal…
Video of father-son duo alleging kidnapping attempt used to fuel child-abduction rumours
A video of a man standing next to a child explaining a purported incident of an attempt to kidnap the boy is being shared on social media. The video is…
Drunk woman’s video viral as “Rohingya Muslim gang on the prowl kidnapping children”
A video of a woman caught by a mob that interrogates her on suspicions of child-kidnapping has emerged on social media. It has been shared with the claim that gangs…
Photo of arrested sex racket gang from MP shared with child-kidnapping rumors
A photograph of policemen standing behind a group of people which includes both men and women is floating on social media with the claim that cops in Madhya Pradesh have…