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Israeli army shooting at Palestinian mosque? No, 2008 video of US army action in Iraq

Aqib Pathan26th February 2021

A video that shows heavy firing on a mosque’s minaret is viral on social media with the following Hindi caption, “Israeli army fired at a mosque in Palestine near Israeli…

Video of flyover collapse in 2018 in Varanasi shared as both Hyderabad and Thane

Pooja Chaudhuri25th February 202126th February 2021

A video of a part of a flyover collapsed on a line of cars with people inside has been shared on social media with the claim that the tragic incident…

Zee News, IANS falsely claim Kashmiri journalist Baba Umar has ‘Pakistan ISI links’

Pooja Chaudhuri25th February 2021

News outlets Zee News and IANS recently published reports based on an article by an unknown website ‘Greek City Times’ claiming author-activist Peter Freidrich whom the Indian government is pursuing…

Fake TV9 Marathi graphic plate claims Maharashtra under lockdown from March 1-15

Anuradha Prasad25th February 2021

A picture that appears to be a screenshot of a graphic plate of TV9 Marathi was sent for verification on Alt News WhatsApp helpline number (+91 76000 11160). It features…

Disha Ravi toolkit case: Separatist flags were not raised at Red Fort, ASG’s claim false

Jignesh Patel23rd February 202123rd February 2021

On February 22, a Delhi Sessions Court granted bail to 22-year-old climate activist Disha Ravi subject to two sureties of Rs 1 lakh each. She had been in judicial custody…

False claim that Disha Ravi is Christian viral on social media

Archit Mehta17th February 2021

On February 17, scores of Twitter and Facebook users claimed that Bengaluru-based activist Disha Ravi hid her Christian identity and her full name is Disha Ravi ‘Joseph’. Disha was arrested…

Imposter Twitter handle poses as Disha Ravi’s sister managing the activist’s account

Archit Mehta16th February 202116th February 2021

On February 14, Bengaluru-based climate activist Disha Ravi was arrested by Delhi Police citing that she edited the toolkit Google Doc on farmers’ protest shared by Swedish environmental activist Greta…

Minor victim’s photo from unrelated case shared as 8-year-old who was murdered in Kolkata

Kinjal11th February 2021

On February 4, reports emerged that an eight-year-old girl was murdered in West Bengal’s Kolkata. Upon reaching the crime scene, the police suspected she was raped. Meanwhile, social media users…

Video of students expelled for cheating during Bihar Board Exam is from 2017

Kinjal8th February 2021

The Class 12 board exams have been underway in Bihar since February 1. On February 5, Navbharat Times reported that 22 students from Nawada were expelled for cheating. Meanwhile, a…

Video from 2016 shared as Borivali railway station crowded after train services resumed

Kinjal6th February 2021

Mumbai local train service was reopened to the general public from February 1 onwards. According to Aaj Tak, “Railway Minister Piyush Goyal announced that as per the Maharashtra government’s instructions,…

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Brutal murder of two sadhus in Bihar’s Madhubani falsely communalised online

Video of woman pushing empty syringe without vaccine is from Mexico