In the wake of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) recently passed by Parliament, a video has been shared widely on social media with the claim that immigrants from Bangladesh…
Old mock drill video from Jharkhand viral as police firing during CAB protests in Assam
In the view of the protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) in Assam, a video of policemen purportedly firing at a crowd of people is being shared on WhatsApp….
Video of assault from Pakistan falsely shared as Hindu girl beaten up
A disturbing video of a young woman being pushed and kicked has been posted on social media with the claim that the video is from Pakistan and the woman is…
OpIndia misreports Kapil Sibal’s speech in Parliament on Citizenship Amendment Bill
On December 9, 2019, the Lok Sabha passed the contentious Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019. Two days later, the bill tabled in the Rajya Sabha resulted in a heated debate on…
Crazy sex run by Irish sheep after consuming Viagra? Indian media falls for satire
If an IANS ‘news’ feed republished by multiple media outlets was to be believed, hundreds of sheep in Ireland went on a “week-long uncontrollable sex drive” after they drank water from…
CCTV video of suicide from Cairo Tower, Egypt viral as Burj Khalifa, Dubai
Since December 9, several people have uploaded a CCTV footage of a man committing suicide by jumping from a building as “Dubai Burj Khalifa live suicide ….” on Twitter and…
No, man criticizing judicial system in viral video after Hyderabad rape is not Justice Srikrishna
“This is Justice SriKrishna. A very upright judge from Mumbai High Court,who was also elevated to the Supreme Court. Please listen to what he says about the Hyderabad encounter and…
Israeli policeman strangling Palestinian child to death? Old video, false claim
Recently, several accounts on Twitter posted a video of a policeman pinning down a young boy. It was shared with the text, “An Israeli policeman strangles a Palestinian child to…
No, this is not Amit Shah touching the feet of Nithyananda
A photograph has been shared widely by social media users with the clam that it shows Union Home Minister Amit Shah touching the feet of self-proclaimed spiritual guru Nithyananda. Amit…
Trucks loaded with onions blocked by Mamata Banerjee govt to keep prices inflated? – Alt News fact-check
A video showing several cargo trucks loaded with sacks of onions has been massively shared on social media with the claim that the vegetable is being hoarded by the Mamata…