Alt News has stumbled upon a factory – a factory of fake quotes. The matter first came to light when fake quotes ascribed to Prakash Raj , Swara Bhasker and Farhan Akhtar went…
Fake quote on Hindus and Muslims attributed to actor Prakash Raj
“Hindus have been wiped out from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Kashmir. They never sought revenge from Muslims. They silently embraced death. All Hindus should learn secularism & tolerance from those Hindus”. This…
Serial faker ShankhNaad attributes fake quote to actress Swara Bhasker
“Being raped by invader and become their sex slave is way better than committing jauhar (suicide) to avoid that life”. This ludicrous statement was apparently made by actress Swara Bhasker, according…
One tale, two narratives: Aaj Tak’s reportage on Kasganj violence
The communal flare-up at Kasganj in Uttar Pradesh on Republic day was prominently covered by mainstream media. However, serious questions have emerged over the manner in which the news was…
Viral: Fake quote of Farhan Akhtar on Kasganj violence
Bollywood actor and producer Farhan Akhtar is in the eye of the storm after a message attributed to him started circulating on social media. According to the message, the actor…
Mail Today editor Abhijit Majumder spreads fake news on Kasganj violence
Over 100 people were arrested after communal violence erupted in Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh on January 26. Following a scuffle over the unfurling of the tricolour, clashes broke out between two…
Is it true? A day in Madhu Kishwar’s WhatsApp University
Madhu Kishwar found herself in the eye of a storm with her tweet naming five random Muslims as attackers of the school bus in Gurugram. What was so far a…
Old picture from U.P circulates as tragedy in Bihar
On 21st January 2018, a human chain was created in Bihar to raise awareness against social evils like dowry and child marriage in which lakhs of people participated. People from all…
This is no fringe. TV channels’ attempt at camouflage
The raging controversy over the movie ‘Padmaavat’ and the subsequent violence that erupted across states was the top story for prime time television, and perhaps rightly so. Breakdown of law…
Saddam, Nadim, Firoz, Aamir, Ashraf did not attack the school bus in Gurgaon
“गुड़गांव में स्कूल बस पर पथराव में करणी सेना के सद्दाम, आमिर, नदीम, फिरोज और अशरफ पकड़े गए। (Translation: In the stone pelting case on a school bus in Gurgaon,…









