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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…

No, Patanjali’s Coronil has not been ‘approved’ by AYUSH Ministry

Pooja Chaudhuri26th June 2020

On June 23, Patanjali Ayurved announced the launch of ‘Coronil’ and ‘Shwashari’ as a cure for coronavirus. Baba Ramdev touted the Ayurvedic drug as an effective treatment for the infection….

Coronavirus: Mock drill video from Pune shared as real

Archit25th June 202025th June 2020

On June 24, The Hindu reported, “Pune district reported more than 192 new COVID-19 cases, the highest surge till now over a 12-hour span, taking the district’s case tally to…

Congress handles share photo of Indira Gandhi addressing jawans in Leh as Galwan valley

Archit23rd June 202023rd June 2020

On June 21, several social media accounts of the Indian National Congress shared an image of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi addressing a crowd of army men. As per the…

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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