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Mysterious apocalyptic planet spotted in the sky? No, old hoax video viral

Archit20th March 2020

On March 19, Alt News received several requests to fact-check a 45-second video on WhatsApp (+91 76000 11160) and on our official Android application. This was shared with the text,…

No, Amul will not shut its milk chilling centres from March 21 due to coronavirus

Pooja Chaudhuri19th March 2020

A notice attributed to dairy company Amul is doing the rounds on social media in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak. It claims that all chilling stations of the company will…

Coronavirus: Mock drill video by Punjab police viral as real

Priyanka Jha19th March 202019th March 2020

Several social media users have shared a 90-second video on Facebook. The clip shows policemen, their mouths covered with masks, apprehending a man walking down a street. A medical officer…

Fake audio clip attributed to Dr Devi Shetty advises against getting tested for coronavirus

Archit19th March 2020

On March 16, Dr Devi Shetty, chairman and founder of Narayana Health, wrote an article titled ‘Save lives with Social Distancing: How to protect your family from coronavirus, primed to…

Old video falsely viral as goats infected with coronavirus in Ajmer’s bakra market

Pooja Chaudhuri19th March 202019th March 2020

A video massively viral across social media platforms has been shared with the claim that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has affected goats in Ajmer’s bakra market, Rajathan. जितना जल्दी हो…

Media misreports: Amitabh Bachchan did not share image of his hand with ‘home-quarantine’ stamp

Pooja Chaudhuri18th March 202018th March 2020

A widely reported news of March 18 claimed that Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan got a self-quarantine stamp on his hand. Below is a tweet by Delhi Times which says that Bachchan…

Places most affected by coronavirus not situated on latitude 40°, misleading image viral

Archit17th March 202017th March 2020

A two-dimensional image of the globe has gone viral on social media. It shows nine cities highlighted in Chinese text. Along with the viral image, users have claimed, “Strange eerie…

No, Dean Koontz’s 1981 novel did not ‘predict’ coronavirus emerging from China

Pooja Chaudhuri14th March 2020

“Is Coranavirus a biological Weapon developed by the Chinese called Wuhan -400? This book was published in 1981. Do read the excerpt,” reads a tweet by Congress MP Manish Tiwari….

Coronavirus: Ministry of Health debunks fake notice viral as clarification on state holidays

Archit14th March 202014th March 2020

Several users have shared a PDF file or its screenshot which appears to be a notice from the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. The subject line…

First Muslim woman SP in Maharashtra? No, image of Women’s Day celebration viral

Archit13th March 20203rd September 2020

Several Facebook and Twitter users have uploaded an image of a girl surrounded by police officers. It is claimed that she is the “first Muslim woman SP (superintendent of police)…

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Pakistan-flagged oil tanker destroyed in Hormuz? Unrelated video falsely shared

Nagpur factory blast killed 20 on March 1: How did five leading English news channels respond?