AAP councillor Tahir Hussain has been linked with the murder of IB staffer Ankit Sharma who was found dead in a drain close to Hussain’s house on February 26. Since…
Chinese reading Quran after ban lifted in view of coronavirus? Old video viral
Social media is replete with misinformation around novel coronavirus. Alt News has debunked several such claims in past weeks. A video is now viral on social media with the claim…
Meats pieces thrown by Muslims outside temple in UP’s Hathras? Police debunks false claim
On February 13, one Navneet Gautam tweeted a video with the claim that Muslims are throwing pieces of meat outside a Hindu temple in ‘Nai ka Nagla’ neighbourhood of Uttar…
No, Arvind Kejriwal didn’t admit of having family ties with RSS; clipped video viral
A 7-second video clip of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal is being shared on social media where he appears to be saying, “Our family was of the Jan Sangh Parivar….
Minor girl’s death in MP falsely linked with Delhi riots and Tahir Hussain
Several social media users have posted an image of a minor girl and claimed that her burnt clothes were found at AAP councillor Tahir Hussain’s residence. The claim adds that…
Old video of BJP members shared as AAP’s Sanjay Singh thrashed AAP MLA with shoes
A video has gone viral with the claim that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh thrashed an AAP MLA with shoes at a party meeting. Facebook user Lalit Mohan…
Twitter account with provocative tweets falsely claims to be Al Jazeera correspondent
Several Twitter users have shared screenshots of a provocative tweet posted by a Twitter handle ‘Dilawar Shaikh (@DilawarShaikh_)’. In the tweet Shaikh can be seen calling for “butchering” of Hindus…
Old video of UP police lathicharge on anti-CAA protesters shared as Delhi police
The recent communal violence in northeast Delhi has given rise to a plethora of misinformation circulated via images and videos. A 25-second clip of police lathi-charging a large crowd of…
Yet another clipped video viral to falsely portray Harsh Mander as instigating violence
Social activist Harsh Mander has continued to remain in the news for the second consecutive day after another video of a part of his speech was shared by members of…
Aaj Tak’s fact-check that alcohol, weed don’t cure coronavirus infection viral with misleading claim
On March 4, Facebook page ‘Humans of Hindutva’ shared two images (archive link) of a television screen tuned in to Aaj Tak. In the first image, we can see “Alcohol…