With murders of Rafiquddin Shaikh and Naveed Pathan, the cycle of fake news rolls across the border
It is with headlines like ‘This is the real face of Indians’, ‘Religiously motivated murder by Hindu fanatics' that Pakistani media shared the news and video of the murder of 'body builder, Naveed Pathan'. Some even went through the trouble of findin...
Shoes thrown at Gujarat Home Minister, multiple attacks on BJP leaders in Gujarat in recent times
A man hurled both his shoes in quick succession at Gujarat Home Minister Pradeep Sinh Jadeja while shouting slogans of "Bhrashtachar Haay Haay, Daru Bandi Haay Haay" while the Minister was addressing a press conference outside the main door of the Gu...
President Kovind gains 3 million NEW followers in an hour? Get real, Indian media
"President Kovind makes Twitter debut, gains 3 million followers in one hour." Sections of Indian media have been fawning over President Kovind gaining three million followers in the span of one hour. It sounds very impressive by all standards. But e...
After Alt News exposé, Republic TV deletes fake news about Jama Masjid; No apology, no explanation
"BSES has given the strongest jolt ever possible to Shahi Imam, Bukhari." Even the language of the Republic TV reporter was straight out of a Postcard.news article. Taking a cue from malicious fake news websites and Twitter handles, Republic also rep...
Were believers stopped from offering Namaz at Sidi Saiyyed mosque in Ahmedabad due to PM Modi’s visit?
PM Modi arrived in Ahmedabad yesterday for the 12th annual India-Japan summit along with Japanese PM Shinzo Abe who is on a two-day visit. As part of this visit, the Japenese PM was accompanied to various historical places in Ahmedabad including Saba...
Contradictory media reports – Was it Kolkata or Goa that launched India’s first biogas bus?
It was a proud moment when the Chief Minister of Goa announced his ride in India’s first biogas bus launched by Goa government. The bus was flagged off on Independence Day by the Governor of Goa who took a drive to Raj Bhavan in it. There was however...
#GauriLankesh: Did Karnataka Home Minister state ‘Will probe Maoist link to murder’ as claimed by Republic TV?
Many who were present at the Karnataka Home Minister’s press briefing on Gauri Lankesh's murder were taken by surprise when a tweet by Republic TV quoted him as saying "Will probe Maoist link to murder". They were sure the Home Minister Ramalinga Red...
Install ‘Indian’ Telegram, delete ‘American’ WhatsApp – Old fake viral message in circulation a...
On May 26, BJP's DN Ramesh, a corporator of ward number 142 (Sunkanahalli) in Bangalore, posted a status update on his Facebook page requesting people to delete WhatsApp and start using an alternative messaging service called Telegram. His post claim...
In Jharkhand, Dalit man allegedly beaten to death by police for sprinkling colour on a chowkidar during Holi
A Dalit man was allegedly beaten to death by police on the festival of Holi after a chowkidar took exception to being sprinkled with colour and informed the local police station. This incident happened in the range of Satgawan Police Station in Koder...
Shocking! Kashmir labelled as ‘Indian Occupied’ by Zee News
This is not a typical Alt News headline but we drew inspiration from Zee News. It was just few weeks ago, Zee had brought us the headline, "Shocking! Kashmir labelled as 'Indian Occupied' in UP Congress booklet." Zee News has now been caught in the s...
