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Squint Neon: A sordid saga of anti-Muslim hate & online harassment of interfaith couples on X

Shinjinee Majumder9th February 202413th February 2024

“It was the second time I had a panic attack in my life. It felt like I was losing something important. I had heard so many wrong things about me…

Darbhanga land dispute falsely reported as case of forced religious conversion, viral with communal spin

Abhishek Kumar9th February 20249th February 2024

An incident from Muria village in the Bhalpatti police station area of Bihar’s Darbhanga has been making headlines. Two locals, Rajdhan Devi and Vicky Kumar, have claimed that they hail…

Karnataka SSLC exam: Paper scheduled in 2nd half on Friday to avoid clash with pre-uni test; BJP sees ‘appeasement’

Oishani Bhattacharya6th February 2024

The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) released the timetable for preparatory exams for the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) on February 2. Several social media users have taken…

Alt News Investigation: Multiple handles run bogus fundraisers on X benefiting a certain ‘Sandeep Mandal’

Abhishek Kumar, Oishani Bhattacharya & Mohammed Zubair5th February 2024

On 9 November 2023, an Alt News journalist received a request from an X user to look into the authenticity of a donation drive by a user named Ritika Annie,…

Kharge did not ‘admit defeat’ by acceding 400 seats to BJP; clipped video shared by Union ministers

Shinjinee Majumder3rd February 2024

A video of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge saying, “You had so much support; initially, you had 330-334 seats, now it’s going beyond 400” in Rajya Sabha in viral on social…

Mira Road clashes: Police thrashing detainees to rail station on fire — Unrelated visuals falsely viral

Oishani Bhattacharya3rd February 2024

The consecration of the idol of Hindu deity Ram at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya took place on January 22 amid the performance of rituals and with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in…

Three of Bangladeshi Hindu family killed by relative: Crime falsely communalized by Indian X users

Shinjinee Majumder1st February 20241st February 2024

Trigger Warning: Murder, Photos of Dead Bodies Images of the corpses of three members of a Bangladeshi Hindu family are circulating on the internet with the claim that ‘Islamists’ murdered…

Alwar family feud over property given communal spin on social media

Shinjinee Majumder31st January 2024

A video of some men beating up others with sticks is viral on social media with the claim that Muslims were assaulting Hindus in Alwar, Rajasthan. (Archive) अलवर में मुसलमानों…

Viral ‘exclusive’ video of Virat Kohli at Ram Mandir consecration is actually an old clip from a Ganesh Chaturthi event

Oishani Bhattacharya27th January 2024

The consecration of the idol of Hindu deity Ram at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya took place on January 22 amid the performance of rituals and with Prime Minister Narendra…

Scuba diver’s underwater stunt with saffron flag falsely viral as Indian Navy celebrating Ram Mandir consecration

Oishani Bhattacharya24th January 2024

A 30-second clip of a man underwater waving a saffron flag with Hanuman’s face imprinted on it is being widely shared on social media. It is claimed that this is…

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Kangana Ranaut was not shown the middle finger at a performance; viral video is from an event in Pakistan

‘Jihadis’ pelting stone at paramilitary convoy in Kashmir after India-Pak ceasefire? Old video, false claim