Sambit Patra is the most visible spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He is best known for his appearances as a party representative on television debates and snide remarks…
Video of PM Modi’s recent visit to West Bengal morphed with ‘Chowkidar Chor Hai’ slogans
A video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Cheif Minister Mamata Banerjee is getting shared on social media. In the video, both of them are seen heading towards…
Meme shared as pro-Modi cartoon on CAA and NRC published by European newspaper
An image has been circulated widely with the claim that it was published in a newspaper in Europe. The cartoon shows the Marvel superhero Spiderman stopping a bus about to…
How the Murshidabad triple murder was given a political, communal colour
On October 8, 2019, a family of three – Bandhu Prakash Pal, his pregnant wife and 8-year-old child – was hacked to death in West Bengal’s Murshidabad. A construction worker,…
September 2019: Misinformation around Chandrayaan-2 and MVA; media misreports add to the clutter
September 2019 was characterized by ‘diversity’ of misinformation, from photoshopped images to videos which were either mischievously clipped or circulated out of context. Like always, prominent news developments became the…
Fake WikiLeaks list on top black money holders in Swiss bank viral on social media
A viral message on social media claims that WikiLeaks has released a list of top black money holders in Swiss banks. Incidentally, all the individuals named in the list are…
May 2019: Misinformation weaponised to target electoral process and political leaders
Politics was the fulcrum of misinformation/disinformation in May, as India voted in the 2019 general election. Misinformation was weaponized and disseminated in an aggressive, yet strategic manner in a bid…
How misinformation was weaponized in 2019 Lok Sabha election – A compilation
As the 2019 general election draws to a close, Alt News has compiled a list of the most prominent instances of misinformation this election season. No stone was left unturned…
A fact-check of claims made by BJP about Vidyasagar college violence
In the morning of May 15, BJP’s national IT cell in-charge, Amit Malviya tweeted an alleged ‘first-person’ account of a student of Vidyasagar College about the violence that erupted in…
April 2019: Political misinformation dominates social media propaganda in poll season
April was characterized by a flurry of political activity on social media. With the Lok Sabha election underway, supporters of prominent political parties took potshots at each other, often resorting…