Several Twitter users have shared a 15-second clip of a giant fish leaping out of the water and attacking a helicopter. As per social media claims, National Geographic paid a…
Old video of Amitabh Bachchan thanking Nanavati Hospital staff viral as recent
On July 11, Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan tweeted that he tested positive for COVID-19. He was admitted in the isolation unit at Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital, Mumbai. The next day,…
Old image from Bihar shared as pothole-filled road in Rahul Gandhi’s constituency Wayand
A photograph of a road filled with potholes has been shared by several users on social media with the claim that this is Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s constituency Wayanad. “#राहुल_गांधी…
Old video from Bangladesh viral as RSS members harassing woman in India
A video of a group of men moral policing and harassing a burqa-clad woman on a roadside has been shared on social media with the claim that the men belong…
Idol desecrated in a temple by UP youth shared with false Muslim angle
A photograph of a man desecrating an idol inside a temple has been shared with the claim that his name is Mohammad Ansari. One Avni Padeny’s June 24 post drew…
Yang Jianli said 100 Chinese died in Galwan? Republic TV, Kapil Mishra share unverified news
The latest figure on Chinese casualties in the Galwan Valley, if social media claims are to be believed, is 100. BJP leader Kapil Mishra tweeted a report by an obscure…
Video verification: NSG training video viral with baseless claim of ‘chemical attack drill’
A 45-second video shows a platoon huddled in a pit exposed to smoke. In the background, a man can be heard instructing the soldiers in Hindi to stand their ground….
Video from Patna school falsely shared as DAV public school, Hyderabad
A two-minute video is viral where a woman is probing a purported staff member of a school about the institution’s policy on transportation charges, tuition fees and annual fees amidst…
WhatsApp will be “off” between 11:30 pm-6am? False claim viral using India TV fact-check
Alt News has received multiple requests to fact-check a one-minute video on WhatsApp (+917600011160) and on our official Android application. The video is part of an India TV broadcast where…
Fact-check: Did PM Modi induct Prathap who claims to make drones from e-wastes into DRDO?
A claim massively viral on social media suggests that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has “inducted” 22-year-old Prathap NM from Karnataka, who builds drones from e-wastes, into the Defence Research and…