In an April 10 broadcast, ABP News claimed that confirmed coronavirus cases in India would have reached 8.2 lakh by April 15 had the government not imposed a complete lockdown. The claim…
Video of fruit vendors in Indore shared with false anti-Muslim angle
Since April 6, Alt News has received several requests to fact-check a 30-second video on WhatsApp (+91 76000 11160) and on our official Android application. In the video, we can…
Dead man alive: Republic’s coverage of a coronavirus patient from MP gets several facts wrong
During an April 8 broadcast, in the usual Republic Bharat mannerism, channel anchors Shweta Shrivastav and Shweta Tripathi yelled a piece of ‘breaking news’ onto television screens. As the camera…
Image of Muslims offering namaz on rooftops in groups is from Dubai
An image of a group of people offering namaz together on the terrace of buildings is going viral on social media. Film director Vivek Agnihotri tweeted the image and asked,…
Mock drill video from Bihar’s Hajipur jail shared as cop suffering from coronavirus
A video of a policeman unable to walk straight falling on the ground is viral on social media. The cop is seen coughing and sneezing profusely. His fellow policemen come…
Old video of assault due to personal enmity in UP viral with false communal narrative
On April 13, Twitter user Neha Rathore tweeted a two-minute video in which a man is tied a tree and brutally thrashed by a group on men. The video is…
Alt News video verification: Muslim vegetable vendor assaulted in Badarpur, Delhi
Several Facebook and Twitter users shared a 45-second video of a vegetable vendor beaten up by another man who is accompanied by at least three other persons. He asks the…
UP police’s mock drill video shared as ‘corona Jihadis’ arrested during lockdown
A video showing a group of policemen gunning down men rushing past a blockade is doing the rounds on social media. As soon as their car reaches the blockade, the…
False: Rahul Kanwal’s claim about Trump suggesting early access of COVID-19 vaccine to India
Rahul Kanwal, News director of India Today, claimed that President Donald Trump has suggested that India could have early access to COVID-19 vaccines being developed in the US since PM…
Morphed Aaj Tak graphic falsely claims Pakistan PM’s wife and driver tested positive for coronavirus
An image of a TV which is tuned into Aaj Tak has gone viral. The image shows a grim-looking Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan with the Hindi text suggesting that Khan’s…