On October 25, Dainik Bhaskar reported an alleged case of human smuggling where a 20-year-old woman from Jharkhand, Sunita Toppo, was sold to a family in Delhi under false pretences of a…
As Statue of Unity is unveiled, divisive misinformation against minorities continues unabated
In July 2018, Alt News had reported how social media has become a playground for vested interests seeking to foment communal prejudice and hate. Disinformation has been weaponized to create…
The faces behind Facebook page ‘Jay Modiraj’ – A factory of hate and misinformation
“Friends, today I will tell you a way to get Muslims out of India…Play ‘Vande Mataram’ in the entire nation and all Muslims will leave.” This was a post circulated by Facebook…
‘Will hit even a shivling with chappal to remove Modi’ – Fake quote ascribed to Shashi Tharoor
“नरेंद्र मोदी को हटाने के लिए शिवलिंग में भी चप्पल मारनी पड़ी तो मैं मरूंगा (Even if I have to hit a Shivling with a chappal in order to remove…
‘Scorpion on Shiv Linga’ controversy – BJP leaders misquote Shashi Tharoor
At 1:25 PM on October 28, ANI tweeted a part of Shashi Tharoor’s speech at the Bangalore Literature Festival where the Congress MP quoted an unidentified RSS leader who had metaphorically termed…
Acid attack on bull by unidentified miscreants given a communal colour by VHP activist
A Twitter user Girish Bharadwaja, who describes himself as a member of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and is followed by Railway Minister Piyush Goyal’s Office, tweeted on October 28, “Acid…
Amidst tribal anger, photoshopped image of Sardar Patel statue shared on social media
The Statue of Unity is all set to be unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 31, the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Controversy has erupted over the…
Did Shahrukh Khan say he would leave India if Modi becomes PM? False claim viral again
An image is doing the rounds on social media with a quote that is attributed to actor Shah Rukh Khan. In this quote, it is claimed that Khan stated, “I…
Video of police drill in Jharkhand circulates as armed forces shooting down Kashmiris
A video of policemen firing shots at a crowd was tweeted by a Twitter user @javaidShaikh with a message, “Warning: Graphic Content PG18+ Kashmiris shot down at point blank range in…
Kerala cop falsely claimed to be CPM worker inciting violence at Sabarimala
“Meet this active CPM cadre Vallabh Das from Trivandrum. He’s not even recruited in Kerala Police, still this goon was in Police uniform trying to attack innocent #Ayyappa devotees at…