A photograph of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accompanied with a burqa-clad woman is doing the rounds on social media. Along with this, two more images of a woman who saved…
No, RBI is not scrapping Rs 2000 notes; News18 fact-check viral with false claim
A screengrab of an alleged News18 broadcast is viral on social media. Alt News has received multiple requests on its official mobile application to fact-check the image. The text on…
Old photos from Pakistan shared as weapons seized from Jamia Milia campus
“ജാമിയ മിലിയ യൂണിവേഴ്സിറ്റി ക്യാമ്പസിൽ നിന്നും പോലീസ് പിടിച്ചെടുത്ത ആയുധശേഖരം (Arms recovered by the police from Jamia Millia University campus -translated)”, reads a message by a Facebook user on December 16, 2019….
Was AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan part of a mob that torched buses on December 15? – A fact-check
On December 15, the protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) took a violent turn in New Delhi when at least six buses were set ablaze and many private vehicles…
Sourav Ganguly’s claim daughter’s Instagram story on CAA protests “not true” is false
On the night of December 18, former cricketer and incumbent BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly posted a tweet in reference to his daughter, Sana Ganguly. “Please keep Sana out of all…
Images of detention centres in the US shared as Assam
In the view of the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, a set of images are being circulated with the claim that they represent detention centres in Assam for illegal…
Photo of Smriti Irani greeting BJP leader Hukumdev Narayan Yadav shared as ‘rape guru’
Union Minister Smriti Irani recently claimed in Parliament that Rahul Gandhi said in a speech that ‘women should be raped’. She demanded that Gandhi should apologize for his statement. However,…
Did ABVP member ‘Bharat Sharma’ pose as Delhi cop during clashes in CAA protests? – A fact-check
A screenshot of a Facebook profile of one ‘Bharat Sharma’ juxtaposed with a photo of a man sporting a red t-shirt and riot gear is being widely shared on social…
Photo from 2016 viral as toddler injured by Muslim protesters during CAA agitation in West Bengal
An image of a toddler grievously injured is massively circulating on social media with the claim that s/he was hurt during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill in West Bengal….
Old image from Egypt shared as male protester of Jamia Milia detained in a burqa
With news of violent clashes between protesters and police at the Jamia Milia Islamia in New Delhi, a photograph has been shared widely on social media, showing a young man…