A claim promoted by several social media users suggests that the Jafrabad shooter, reportedly identified as 33-year-old Shahrukh, was seen with BJP leader Kapil Mishra during the latter’s provocative speech…
Old video of police excess in Pakistan falsely shared as atrocities on Hindu women
A 44-second clip is viral on social media where a group of policemen can be seen manhandling women. A parody account dedicated to journalist Pushpendra Kulshreshtha @KPUSHPENDRA15 shared the clip…
Delhi violence: Jafrabad shooter falsely identified as part of pro-CAA mob
For the second consecutive day, clashes broke out between groups opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and those in support of the law. A video of a protester in northeast…
Mohan Bhagwat did not say nationalism means Hitler, fascism – Media misreports
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief, Mohan Bhagwat, was at Mukherjee University, Ranchi on February 19. Since then, several media outlets have reported that Bhagwat said, “Avoid using the word ‘nationalism’,…
Coronavirus: Image showing sulphur dioxide forecasts falsely linked with mass cremation in Wuhan
Since February 10, several media outlets – national and international – have published a report saying that an increase in sulfur dioxide levels in Wuhan and Chongqing is possibly linked…
No, Ratan Tata has not announced that JNU students will not be recruited by Tata Group
An image of Ratan Tata has gone viral on social media particularly on WhatsApp. The text on the image reads, “Big announcement by Rata Tata Sahab: From now on Tata…
Fictitious list of names viral as accused in naval spy racket
Earlier this week, multiple social media users shared a list of names of “13 navy personnel” who were accused of spying for Pakistan. One of the prominent among them was…
How Indian media fooled the nation about a massive discovery of gold reserves
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…