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Is India supplying free COVID vaccines to Pakistan?

Pooja Chaudhuri17th March 2021

After reports emerged that Pakistan will receive made-in-India coronavirus vaccines, multiple claims were made regarding its supply. BJP member Surendra Poonia tweeted that Pakistan “requested” for made-in-India COVID vaccine under…

Photos from Yemen viral as injuries of Muslim boy beaten for entering temple to drink water

Archit15th March 202115th March 2021

[Warning: Distressing visuals.] A man identified as Shringi Yadav was arrested from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh after a video of him mercilessly beating a Muslim boy for drinking water from a…

Old photos of aftermath of communal riots shared as recent Bhainsa violence

Archit15th March 2021

A communal clash had broken out in Bhainsa, Nirmal District, Telangana on March 7. “The police said that the violence broke out after an argument over a bike accident between…

Fact-checking media reports about surge in UP’s Gross State Domestic Product

Archit10th March 202111th March 2021

On February 26, Uttar-Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath tweeted in Hindi, “Despite the global economic recession due to the pandemic, Uttar Pradesh has become the second-largest state in India in…

Mehtab wasn’t the kidnapper, Agra girl’s disappearance with friends communalised

Priyanka Jha8th March 20219th March 2021

On March 2, the Uttar Pradesh Police issued a press release stating that the woman abducted from Agra on February 23 was recovered safely from New Delhi’s Tilak Nagar. “The…

Video from South America shared as people falling off balcony during vaccination in Mumbai

Pooja Chaudhuri5th March 2021

A video of a massive crowd of people pushing and shoving on the fourth floor of a building is circulating on WhatsApp. The video shows the floor railing giving away…

No, UP police will not conduct 30-day mask checking initiative

Kinjal27th February 2021

A viral message on social media claims that the Uttar Pradesh police will conduct a 30-day mask checking campaign. It says that individuals caught without masks will be liable for…

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 2018 Varanasi flyover collapse viral again as recent incident

Pooja Chaudhuri25th February 202122nd February 2023

A video showing a concrete beam collapsed over a line of cars is viral on social media. Alt News has received multiple requests on its WhatsApp helpline number to fact-check…

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…

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The dark underbelly of YouTube ‘news’ channels: Staged vox pop, planted debates, recurring faces & BJP links

Viral video of South Africa’s Temba Bavuma responding to Bumrah’s ‘bauna’ jibe is AI-generated