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Unrelated photos, videos revived with false child-kidnapping rumours

Archit19th January 202120th January 2021

A set of videos and images is circulating on WhatsApp with child-lifting rumours. Over the past three years, Alt News has debunked multiple false social media rumours related to child…

Video of minor’s murder in Rajasthan shared with false child-kidnapping rumours

Archit19th January 202119th January 2021

On January 18, Alt News received several requests to verify a video of a man sliting a minor’s throat, shared on social media with child-lifting rumours. This is the third…

ABP News falsely claims ‘free’ COVID vaccine in India costs Rs 3-5k in US, UK

Kinjal16th January 202118th January 2021

On January 2, ABP News claimed that India would administer COVID-19 vaccine to 3 crore people for free in the first phase, while the US and UK are charging Rs….

Hoax message that birds are dying due to ‘Jio 5G trials’ viral amid bird flu in India

Pooja Chaudhuri15th January 202115th January 2021

Several states including Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Delhi and Himachal Pradesh are struggling to tackle bird flu cases after a recent outbreak. Many on social media, however, believe that the birds are…

AAP, BJP, Congress politicise Delhi HC’s order to remove Hanuman temple at Chandni Chowk

Archit13th January 202116th January 2021

A Hanuman temple in Delhi’s Chandni Chowk was razed in the morning of January 3 as part of a beautification drive. The demolition sparked a political blame game where the…

India TV’s Rajat Sharma falsely claims 190 countries pre-book India-made Covaxin

Sam Jawed & Pooja Chaudhuri4th January 2021

Editor-in-Chief and Chairman of India TV Rajat Sharma tweeted on January 3 that 190 countries have pre-booked COVID-19 vaccine developed by India. “The vaccine produced in our country is effective,…

Video of man attacking woman with machete given false communal spin

Archit25th December 202025th December 2020

A 30-second video of a man attacking a woman with a machete has been shared with ‘love jihad’ claim on Twitter and Facebook. The viral messages suggest that Ismail murdered…

Images of protests held in the past shared as massive crowd at farmers’ protest

Archit14th December 2020

Farmers have been protesting against the centre’s new agricultural laws since the past few months. As per a report by The Indian Express, ‘Bharat Bandh’ strike observed by the farmers…

Fact-check: Imported fabric used for uniforms of Indian armed forces?

Archit8th December 2020

In the last week of November, several Twitter users claimed, “Did you know that till date India used to import cloth for defence uniforms from countries like China?” Twitter user…

No, this is not a video of MDH founder Dharampal Gulati’s final moments before death

Priyanka Jha7th December 2020

Mahashay Dharampal Gulati, Founder and CEO of MDH (Mahasian di Hatti), the iconic spice brand, died on December 3 in a Delhi hospital at the age of 98. Following his…