On December 21, 2019, Ashok Shrivastav, a senior journalist with DD News, posted a purported screenshot of a BBC Hindi tweet which said, “लखनऊ : ड्राइवर समझाता रहा कि भैया ये…
Paresh Rawal faulters at geography, forgets India-Myanmar share 1,643 km border
On December 21, Bollywood actor and former BJP MP Paresh Rawal posted a tweet claiming that Myanmar is situated at a distance of 1769 km from India and merely 2…
False claim: Muslim woman masquerading as Hindu during anti-CAA protest
Twitter user Piyush Singh, who is followed by the office of railway minister Piyush Goyal, tweeted two photographs – one where a woman is seen holding a placard against the…
CAA Protest: 2015 video of Bangladeshis caught with fake Indian passports in Kuwait revived
On December 20, Jawahar Yadav, Officer on Special Duty to Manohar Lal, Chief Minister of Haryana, tweeted a video with the claim that a Bangladeshi man was caught at an…
CAA Protest: Police lathicharge video from Lucknow shared as brutality by Ahmedabad police
A video of a group of policemen lathi-charging a crowd of protesters is circulating on WhatsApp. Alt News received fact-check requests where the accompanying claim reads, “शाहआलम मे पत्थरमारा करने…
Man holding viral placard falsely compared with a Twitter user with Muslim identity
The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) have been met with massive protests across the country. A photograph of a protester holding a placard that…
Photos of 2016 Maratha agitation passed off as gatherings in favour of CAA
In the wake of massive protests across various cities over the Citizenship Amendment Act and the NRC, a set of photographs has been posted on social media with the claim…
Image from 2018 shared as policemen injured during anti-CAA protest
As protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) continue across the nation, violence was reported in some states. On December 20, Surajit Dasgupta,…
Video from Kuwait showing mock drill shared as attack on Sultan of Oman
A video is being shared widely on WhatsApp and social media platforms with the claim that the Sultan of Oman was attacked. ઓમાન ના સુલતાન પર ઘાતકી હુમલો.. અદ્ભૂત બચાવ…
CAA Protest: No, Bengaluru cop did not threaten to punch historian Ramachandra Guha
December 19 witnessed nationwide protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). People across the country took to the streets while the police in most states denied permission for protest and…