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Video of police drill in Jharkhand circulates as armed forces shooting down Kashmiris

Jignesh Patel29th October 201822nd March 2019

A video of policemen firing shots at a crowd was tweeted by a Twitter user @javaidShaikh with a message, “Warning: Graphic Content PG18+ Kashmiris shot down at point blank range in…

Old video of ‘rogue’ jawan being captured shared as Indian army officer intercepting a “terrorist”

Pooja Chaudhuri25th October 201822nd March 2019

On October 23, Twitter user Diwakar Kothari posted a video of an alleged incident where “an Indian army officer snatched an AK-47 from a terrorist”. The video was liked over 7,500…

No, this Indian army personnel is not stealing shoes from Kashmiri youth

Jignesh Patel24th October 2018

“army man stealing shoes of kashmir youth* boot choor” A photo of an Indian army jawan carrying two pairs of shoes was shared by a Facebook page, Kashmir with the…

ANI – A tale of inadvertent errors and oversights

Pooja Chaudhuri21st October 20184th January 2019

In a tragic accident, a train mowed down Dussehra revellers gathered close to railway tracks near Amritsar. At least 60 people were feared dead. Soon after, videos of the disaster shot…

Media analysis: How ‘fanatic evangelism’ was declared as motive behind Gurgaon shooting

Pooja Chaudhuri19th October 201822nd March 2019

On October 13, the wife and son of a Gurgaon district judge were shot in broad daylight by their personal security officer (PSO) while on duty. On October 16, the police…

Viral: 2008 bronze statue of Sardar Patel by Gujarati sculptor circulated as Statue of Unity

Alt News Desk14th October 2018

A Chinese looking Sardar Patel? If social media is to be believed, the first pictures of the Statue of Unity have revealed that Sardar Patel’s face has very strong Chinese…

Viral: 2010 image of crowded train shared as migrants fleeing Gujarat in recent violence

Pooja Chaudhuri12th October 2018

“गुजरात से भागते बिहार और यूपी के लोग भारत पाकिस्तान विभाजन 1947 याद आ गया (People from UP and Bihar feeling Gujarat. A reminder of India Pakistan separation in 1947).” An…

Old, unrelated image from 2013 used to portray police response to recent farmers’ agitation

Arjun Sidharth3rd October 20183rd October 2018

Violent clashes took place between police and farmers on October 2 when security personnel sought to prevent farmers from several states from entering the national capital. The farmers who had…

Aligarh ‘encounter’: Media outlets wrongly report Umar Khalid involved in abducting kin of deceased

Pooja Chaudhuri1st October 20183rd October 2018

In an alleged case of fake encounters, the Uttar Pradesh police on September 21 shot dead two purported criminals – Mustaqeem and Naushad – in Aligarh’s Harduaganj, and ‘invited’ media…