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Old video falsely linked to Barauni Refinery blast in Bihar; no deaths

Abhishek Kumar20th September 2021

On September 16, 19 people, including five refinery workers and 14 contract workers, were injured when a furnace in the AVU-1 unit exploded at the Barauni Refinery in Begusarai. Following…

Assam news outlets misreport 26 ‘Rohingya Muslims’ arrested in Guwahati

Archit14th September 202114th September 2021

Assam-based media outlets DY365, Asom Live 24, and NorthEast Now reported that 26 Rohingya Muslims were arrested in Guwahati with fake Aadhaar cards. “They were planning to move to Delhi,”…

Amitabh Bachchan’s video of large crowd at Ganesh pandal is 5 years old

Ketan13th September 2021

Actor Amitabh Bachchan tweeted a video on September 8, 2021, as the first unveiling of this year’s Ganesh idol at Lalbaug. The Hindu deity Ganesh is worshipped with a lot…

India Today, Aaj Tak run news on Ahmad Massoud based on fake Twitter handle

Priyanka Jha7th September 20217th September 2021

In a recent ‘breaking news’ segment, India Today claimed that Ahmad Massoud, head of the National Resistance Force of Afghanistan (NRFA), tweeted a photo claiming that a Pakistani Air Force…

Mock drill video believed to be actual robbery at Indian Overseas Bank, Ahmednagar

Priyanka Jha4th September 2021

A video is viral on social media with the claim that the police in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra caught robbers in Indian Overseas Bank, Shendi branch. The bank was closed but the…

Video from Bangalore falsely shared as final moments of actor Sidharth Shukla

Kinjal4th September 2021

On September 2, TV actor Sidharth Shukla died of a heart attack. His fans expressed their condolences on social media. Shukla’s post-mortem was done at Cooper Hospital in Mumbai. Against…

Old video falsely linked to Afghans fleeing to Pakistan after Taliban’s takeover

Alt News Desk1st September 20211st September 2021

On August 27, The Guardian reported that an unprecedented number of people were fleeing from Afghanistan to Pakistan through the official broader crossing after the Taliban’s take over of Afghanistan….

Video of woman thrashing BJP councillor placed out of context on social media

Kinjal30th August 2021

In the first week of August, a video of a woman beating up a cab driver in the middle of the road in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh had gained prominence. Both…

ISIS video from 2014 falsely linked to recent attack near Kabul airport

Aqib Pathan30th August 2021

On August 26, the US army reported that 60 Afghans and 13 US troops were killed by two suicide bombers and gunmen near Kabul airport after the Taliban’s takeover. As…

Does Neeraj Chopra have Maratha lineage? – Alt News Investigation

Archit28th August 202130th August 2021

On August 7, Neeraj Chopra’s javelin throw of 87.58m bagged him a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. At the age of 23, Chopra is the youngest-ever Indian gold medalist…