“Rohingyas likely to attack Nagaland” The ANI story on Oct 12th quoted Intelligence branch of Nagaland Police to raise alarm bells about the security threat that Rohingyas pose to national…
Fact-check: Did India fall 45 places in Global Hunger Index rank from 2014 to 2017?
The report on Global Hunger Index (GHI) which was released on October 12th became one of the most talked about subjects on social media yesterday. The statement by International Food…
Has incessant trolling led to Modi Govt taking a U-turn on their Green Diwali initiative?
“Welcome decision by the SC on ban of firecrackers sales in NCR. Comes as a huge support for my #GreenDiwali initiative for our environment,” tweeted Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union minister…
BJP IT cell’s attempt to use Nobel winner’s name to endorse demonetisation backfires
”This is a policy I have long supported….” Desperate for positive endorsement of the controversial demonetisation experiment, the BJP IT cell must have been delighted to find this tweet of…
The Life and Times of Zubina W Ahmad (@zubina_ahmad)
If there is one person on Twitter whose life deserves to be documented then that is Zubina W Ahmad. Unfortunately, Twitter doesn’t like her and keeps suspending her accounts. Zubina…
Alt News Viewpoint: The eight second verdict by The Hindu
We are often criticized as a nation of bystanders. We have seen so many instances where accident victims have bled to death as people watched or took videos. People hesitate…
What do these Nathuram Godse fans have in common? They are all followed by PM Modi on Twitter
“Godse was God sent”, “Gandhi should have been hanged“, “Godse had valid reasons to shoot Gandhi”, “I repeat I’m a big Godse fan, so what?” What do the people who…
When Alt News had to debunk fake news about Alt News – A concerted vilification campaign
One of the most common utility of fake news is as a weapon for character assassination and vilification. Alt News has covered many such instances where fake news has been…
Fake News Round-Up – September 2017 – From Prashant P Umrao to Ashoke Pandit
Welcome to the Fake News Round-up for September. This tracker has highlights of fake news, photoshopped images and doctored videos that did the rounds during the previous month. Given the…
Stampede tragedy – Repeated Twitter warnings by commuters fell on deaf ears
“Dear Indian railways, Parel – Elphinstone over bridge is a colossal disaster waiting to happen“, “@sureshpprabhu sir raised an issue of overcrowding on parel station railway bridge. Will u only…