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Fake order attributed to Tourism Ministry claims restaurants, hotels to remain closed till Oct 15

Priyanka Jha24th April 2020

Alt News has received several requests on its official Android application to fact-check a letter circulating on social media. The letter is a supposed order issued by the Tourism Ministry…

Video from Bijnor viral with false allegation that elderly Muslim vendor sprinkled urine on fruits

Priyanka Jha24th April 202024th April 2020

On April 21, two videos of an elderly fruitseller were massively circulated on social media. In the first video, the fruitseller is seen standing near his cart. When asked if…

Old image claimed to be shot at different locations shared amidst lockdown

Kinjal23rd April 202023rd April 2020

An image of birds like peacocks and parrots eating grains from the ground is circulating on social media. It is being claimed that the image was shot at the Ooty-Coimbatore…

Did Germany send £130 billion bill to China for ‘coronavirus damages’?

Archit22nd April 202022nd April 2020

Express.co.uk, the digital arm of the UK-based Daily Express and Sunday Express, published a report with a controversial headline which read “Germany sends China £130billion bill for ‘coronavirus damages’ –…

TV9 Gujarati shares video with false claim that Chinese nationals banned in Australian supermarket

Jignesh Patel21st April 2020

A video of a couple being confronted by a man is doing the rounds on social media with the claim that people of Chinese origin are not allowed inside the…

Was Switzerland’s Matterhorn mountain lit up in tricolour after India supplied HCQ tablets?

Kinjal21st April 2020

On April 18, BJP’s National General secretary BL Santosh tweeted an image of Switzerland’s Matterhorn mountain with the message, “Matterhorn mountain in Swiss Alps lighted with tricolour in the name…

Old video: Pak warship brushing against INS Godavari falsely viral as recent event off Gujarat coast

Archit21st April 202022nd April 2020

A four-minute video which shows two naval ships has gone viral with the claim that it is a recent video from the coast of Gujarat. The video is recorded by…

Palghar lynching incident falsely communalised on social media

Jignesh Patel20th April 202020th April 2020

On April 16, three men were lynched by an armed mob near Gadchinchale village which comes under the Kasa Police jurisdiction in Maharashtra’s Palghar district. Three days later, videos of…

Videos viral with false claim of poor slum dwellers and Muslims hoarding food in Meerut

Archit & Kinjal20th April 202021st April 2020

Two videos have gone viral with the claim that people from the Muslim community are hoarding food supplies and wasting food amidst the lockdown imposed to tackle coronavirus. Video 1:…

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

Op Sindoor: Did Amit Shah say Modi should resign over Pakistan’s attacks? No; clip is digitally manipulated