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    Tumkur medical officials refute online claims that they ‘pretended’ to take COVID vaccine

    Pooja Chaudhuri22nd January 2021

    A video of Karnataka’s Tumkur district health officer (DHO) Dr M B Nagendrappa and government nursing college principal Dr Rajani posing for the camera to show that were administered COVID-19…

    Politics

    Video from Germany aired by Zee News as farmers preparing for ‘war’ with tractors in India

    Kinjal21st January 202122nd January 2021

    A video of a fleet of tractors adorned with twinkling lights has been making the rounds on social media. Several users are claiming that these visuals show farmers preparing for…

    Media analysis

    Media reports falsely claim Suriname’s President to be chief guest at 2021 Republic Day parade

    Anuradha Prasad20th January 2021

    India will be celebrating its 72nd Republic Day next week. On January 10, one day after the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, reports claiming Suriname’s Indian-origin president, Chandrikapersad Santokhi, will be the…

    PoliticsReligion

    Photo of Muslim woman in solidarity with farmers at Tikri border viral with misleading claim

    Kinjal19th January 2021

    A photograph of a group of women seated onstage in front of a Punjabi banner has been shared with the text, “Women power on the Kisan stage – When did…

    PoliticsSociety

    Video of man hacked to death on busy road in Hyderabad shared as Delhi’s Karol Bagh

    Archit19th January 202120th January 2021

    A 22-second clip of three men hacking another to death with sticks and a huge stone in public has gone viral. It’s being shared with a Hindi text that claims…

    NewsSociety

    Unrelated photos, videos revived with false child-kidnapping rumours

    Archit19th January 202120th January 2021

    A set of videos and images is circulating on WhatsApp with child-lifting rumours. Over the past three years, Alt News has debunked multiple false social media rumours related to child…

    NewsSociety

    Video of minor’s murder in Rajasthan shared with false child-kidnapping rumours

    Archit19th January 202119th January 2021

    On January 18, Alt News received several requests to verify a video of a man sliting a minor’s throat, shared on social media with child-lifting rumours. This is the third…

    Media analysisNews

    ABP News falsely claims ‘free’ COVID vaccine in India costs Rs 3-5k in US, UK

    Kinjal16th January 202118th January 2021

    On January 2, ABP News claimed that India would administer COVID-19 vaccine to 3 crore people for free in the first phase, while the US and UK are charging Rs….

    NewsPoliticsReligion

    AAP, BJP, Congress politicise Delhi HC’s order to remove Hanuman temple at Chandni Chowk

    Archit13th January 202116th January 2021

    A Hanuman temple in Delhi’s Chandni Chowk was razed in the morning of January 3 as part of a beautification drive. The demolition sparked a political blame game where the…

    Politics

    Clipped video shared to claim Pak PM Imran Khan praised Modi govt

    Archit13th January 202113th January 2021

    On January 10, Pakistani activist in exile Arif Aajakia tweeted a 26-second clip of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. The video begins abruptly and Khan can be heard saying, “If…

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