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‘Japan TV’ did not air animated clip of Modi-Xi fight; India Today ‘So Sorry’ video viral

Priyanka Jha14th July 202014th July 2020

An animated video showing Indian Prime Minister Narendra embroiled in a Kung Fu battle with Chinese President Xi Jinping is circulating on social media. The video shows Jinping losing to…

Old video of Amitabh Bachchan thanking Nanavati Hospital staff viral as recent

Archit13th July 202013th July 2020

On July 11, Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan tweeted that he tested positive for COVID-19. He was admitted in the isolation unit at Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital, Mumbai. The next day,…

Video from Patna school falsely shared as DAV public school, Hyderabad

Priyanka Jha7th July 2020

A two-minute video is viral where a woman is probing a purported staff member of a school about the institution’s policy on transportation charges, tuition fees and annual fees amidst…

WhatsApp will be “off” between 11:30 pm-6am? False claim viral using India TV fact-check

Priyanka Jha7th July 20208th October 2021

Alt News has received multiple requests to fact-check a one-minute video on WhatsApp (+917600011160) and on our official Android application. The video is part of an India TV broadcast where…

Old video from Syria viral as Indian helicopter shot down by Nepal

Archit6th July 2020

A social media claim has surfaced that an Indian Air Force helicopter Rudra was shot down by Nepal and a pilot was captured. This has been promoted using a 30-second…

Fact-check: Did Japan deploy missiles to counter Chinese threat after India-China conflict?

Archit1st July 20202nd July 2020

On June 20, a Thailand-based news website Asia News published an article with the headline ‘Japan deployed ballistic missiles at China border after its conflict with India’. The article claimed…

Video of Apache helicopters flying over Lake Havasu in Arizona, US viral as Pangong, Ladakh

Archit & Pratik Sinha30th June 20203rd July 2020

On June 19, several media outlets reported that the Indian Air Force (IAF) deployed Apache helicopters in Ladakh in the wake of the border dispute with China. Soon after, a…

Video from Russia shared as fatal truck accident in Mysore road, Kengeri

Pooja Chaudhuri30th June 202030th June 2020

A video of a truck ramming into a queue of vehicles on a road has been shared across social media platforms with the claim that the accident happened in Mysore…

Old video viral as coronavirus-infected dead bodies dumped in sea in Mexico

Archit27th June 2020

A 20-second video is being widely circulated on WhatsApp with the claim that it shows coronavirus-infected dead bodies dumped in a sea in Mexico with the help of choppers. The…

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Scrolling through Assam BJP’s X handle: An exhibition of hate, xenophobia & anti-Muslim propaganda

Sudarshan News fabricates communal angle, blames ‘Jihadis’ for temple desecration in Maharashtra