A video of policemen brutally thrashing several men has been shared with the claim that Uttar Pradesh police is beating stone-pelters for destructing public property. “UP Police प्रस्तुत शॉर्ट फिल्म…
Poster of CAA-NRC event morphed with photos of Burhan Wani, Afzal Guru
On December 22, Bollywood actor Swara Bhasker tweeted two images of an event poster by Samvidhan Bachao Sangharsh Samiti. According to the poster, the speakers for the event are Arundhati…
Paresh Rawal faulters at geography, forgets India-Myanmar share 1,643 km border
On December 21, Bollywood actor and former BJP MP Paresh Rawal posted a tweet claiming that Myanmar is situated at a distance of 1769 km from India and merely 2…
No, sending SMS to 9969777888 will not enable police to track your location
In the wake of the Hyderabad rape-murder case, a text message has gone viral across social media platforms in multiple languages. According to the post, a new number has been…
No, Hyderabad rape accused are not minors given fictional Hindu identities by police
An article, published by a website named The Youth is being widely shared on social media. The title of the article while citing a statement by self-proclaimed saint Yati Narsinghanand…
November 2019: Misinformation around JNU protest, Ayodhya verdict and more
November 2019 was characterized by a deluge of misinformation surrounding the protest by JNU students over the proposed fee hike. Another issue in the limelight was the Ayodhya verdict, which…
Movie still shared as image of 26/11 martyred cop Tukaram Omble
A photograph of a bloodied policeman is making the rounds on social media with the claim that he is Tukaram Omble of Mumbai police who was martyred in the 26/11…
Cadbury products contaminated with HIV? Old image from Nigeria used to share false claim
Over the last week, Alt News has received several requests on it’s Android application to fact-check an image which sources BBC and cautions people to not have Cadbury products as…
Media misreport that Aatish Taseer moved Supreme Court to challenge OCI cancellation
The home ministry had recently revoked the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card status held by Aatish Taseer, the journalist who had penned a TIME magazine cover story on prime minister Narendra…
Fact check: Is this 45-year-old Congress leader and JNU student Abdul Raza?
Social media is raging with misinformation relating to the ongoing protest in the national capital by students of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). In yet another instance, a photograph has…