The news of discovery of gold mines with 3,500 tonnes of gold reserve in Uttar Pradesh’s Sonbhadra district first broke on the Feb 20th in regional papers. By February 22nd,…
No, a ‘yogi’ wasn’t found alive in meditative state 300 years after his burial
A video of a man with multiple sores and blood oozing out from his wounds is widely circulating on social media with the claim that he is ‘Siddhar (Yogi)’ who…
Indian politicians on a spree of denying on-record statements: Alt News compilation
On February 14, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar held a press conference in Pune. Several media outlets quoted the minister saying that he denied ever having called Delhi Chief Minister Arvind…
Video viral as non-Muslims offering namaz after coronavirus outbreak in China is baseless
A two-minute video which shows a group of people offering namaz (Islamic prayers) is viral on social media. In the video, while one group can be seen offering prayers facing…
Truth behind photo of man carrying wife during 1971 Bangladesh liberation war
An image of a man carrying a woman whose clothes are torn has gone viral on social media. According to the accompanying message, the photo is from late poet and…
Old, unrelated image viral as condoms found in Shaheen Bagh
Since December 15, peaceful protests led by women against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act have been taking place at Shaheen Bagh, New Delhi.. A few days ago, a picture of used…
Photo of wall painted ahead of Trump’s Ahmedabad visit morphed and shared online
A photo supposedly of a man urinating in front of a wall painted with murals of US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been shared on social…
Jamia violence: Student from video of police lathi-charge not the man seen in arson video
A CCTV footage of police brutality inside Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) campus has continued to top social media discourse since it was made public on February 16. In the latest…
Image from 2017 viral as Aamir Khan recently met Turkish President Erdogan
An image of Bollywood actor Amir Khan with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is being circulated on social media with the claim that the duo met recently. On February 18, …
India Today and its botched up ‘exclusive’ on Jamia police violence – Alt News investigation
On the intervening night of February 15-16, Jamia Coordination Committee released a 44-second CCTV footage of police excess inside a reading room in Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) university. The footage…