On November 19, BJP Mumbai spokesperson Suresh Nakhua tweeted purported statements made by Congress MLA Jitu Patwari – “We give money so that you vote for us. Even though women accept…
Carica Papaya extract or ‘Caripill’ cannot cure a dengue virus infection
With the surge in dengue cases this year, a 2012 Facebook post with an image of papaya leaves is viral again with close to 995,000 shares since it was first…
Viral: Glitzy photograph from Mecca presented as Kumbh Mela preparation
In January 2019, the Kumbh Mela will be held at Prayagraj (Allahabad) in Uttar Pradesh. Preparations for the holy gathering are in full swing, not only on the ground but…
Photoshopped image of MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan consuming meat viral on social media
In poll bound Madhya Pradesh, political propaganda is on full swing. An image of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan purportedly consuming meat has gone viral on social media….
Navika Kumar wrongly claims P.V. Narasimha Rao was the first non-Gandhi PM of India
Was P V Narasimha Rao the first Prime Minister from the Congress party who did not belong to the Gandhi family? Apparently so, according to Navika Kumar, managing editor with…
THE SKIN DOCTOR or Neelofar Khan? A male dermatologist or a female Islamist Twitter troll?
On August 13, 2017, Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddique tweeted a picture of his son dressed up as Krishna, expressing happiness at his son playing the role of “Natkhat nandlala” in…
Shehla Rashid pocketing money crowdfunded for Kathua/Unnao victims’ family is fake news
Social media was recently brimming with allegations that JNU student leader Shehla Rashid embezzled the money crowdfunded for the family of the Kathua rape victim. The accusations reached to the…
Photo of Congress leader misused and linked to prostitution racket
“मध्यप्रदेश कांग्रेस नेता शबाना सारा अली अपने घर में चलाती थी बैशयावरती का धंधा। पुलिस की रेड में पकडी गेई खुद भी और अन्य। (Madhya Pradesh Congress leader Shabana Sara…
Never ending propaganda to malign Jawaharlal Nehru – An Alt News compilation
Few politicians in history have attracted admiration and loathing to the degree that Jawaharlal Nehru has. More than five decades after his death, India’s first Prime Minister remains a supreme…
Not Tipu Sultan. Not Tippu Tip either. Who is the person in the viral image?
For the past few years, history enthusiasts and admirers as well as critics of Tipu Sultan, the last Sultan of the kingdom of Mysore, have circulated a picture on social…