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This is NOT the video of man beaten in MP’s Neemuch, police deny caste/ communal angle

Abhishek Kumar15th April 202116th April 2021

[Warning: The video shows violence and may be distressing for some readers.] A gruesome video is being circulated on social media with the claim that a young Muslim labourer was…

Video of civilians lathi-charged for not wearing masks is from MP

Kinjal5th April 20217th April 2021

A video shared on social media shows a man in civilian clothes and a cop beating those not wearing masks. It has been shared on two different claims. CLAIM 1:…

Fact-check: Did Muslims enter a ‘temple’ in Maharashtra’s Malanggad to disrupt aarti?

Archit3rd April 20213rd April 2021

Two videos have surfaced on social media that show a heated confrontation between Muslim and Hindu communities at a place of worship. The videos show them arguing near two enshrined…

Fact-check: Did SC overturn Allahabad HC’s order on reservation in UP panchayat polls?

Kinjal1st April 2021

A purported Aaj Tak ‘Breaking News’ graphic plate that reads – “UP gram panchayat election big judgment…Supreme Court orders that the old list will be issued… the new list is…

Did Indian Coast Guard intercept boats with narcotics and weapons headed to Kerala?

Archit30th March 202128th June 2021

A video has been shared on social media with the claim that drugs worth Rs 3,000 and arms and ammunition were seized in Minicoy Islands in Lakshadweep when they were…

Video of brawl at Delhi’s Aerocity falsely viral as Ajay Devgn thrashed by farmers’ protestors

Archit30th March 202130th March 2021

A video is circulating on social media with the claim that Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn was thrashed in Delhi. “This was bound to happen. But who is responsible for this?…

Fact-check: Were Mysore cops beaten for fining people for not wearing masks?

Kinjal27th March 2021

India is witnessing a steep rise in coronavirus cases and the government has instructed citizens to follow COVID norms. A video has been shared against the backdrop of guidelines reinstated…

Old video of UP CM Adityanath announcing lockdown shared as recent

Anuradha Prasad22nd March 202122nd March 2021

Alt News received a request on its WhatsApp helpline number and official mobile application to verify a video where Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath talks about imposing a strict lockdown…

Video of Karnataka CM announcing COVID-19 restrictions is from 2020

Archit19th March 202119th March 2021

Since last month, there has been a gradual spike in COVID-19 cases in India. On March 15 Times Now reported that Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa met with experts to…

ABP News broadcast on trains cancelled due to COVID in 2020 viral as recent

Kinjal18th March 2021

A 5:58 minutes long video of an ABP News broadcast has gone viral on social media. The clip relays a news update on the government cancelling all passenger trains until…

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Women’s quota or delimitation? Media misrepresents facts, Modi misleads nation

Noida protests: Several unrelated videos shared as scenes of violence during workers’ agitation