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Priyanka Gandhi laughing after terror attack? Cropped video used to paint a false narrative

Alt News Desk14th February 2019

“Priyanka Gandhi was laughing at press conference, Such vultures”. This tweet was posted by Twitter user, Ankur Singh in the backdrop of the tragic terror attack in Pulwama, Jammu &…

Viral video: No, Muslim women did not sing bhajans inside Dubai mosque

Arjun Sidharth13th February 201924th March 2023

A video is going viral in which burqa clad women are singing bhajans. While sharing this, it is being claimed that Muslim women in Dubai are singing Ram Bhajan and…

Congress spokesperson posts old photo to showcase turnout at Rahul-Priyanka Gandhi’s Lucknow rally

Arjun Sidharth12th February 201915th March 2019

“This is quite a welcome, Lucknow!” tweeted Congress leader Priyanka Chaturvedi, as Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra kicked off a rally in Lucknow on February 11. Showcasing…

It’s not a bird…It’s not a plane, It’s a dodgy video posted by Piyush Goyal

Pratik Sinha10th February 201910th February 2019

Piyush Goyal, the Union Minister for Railways, has posted a video of Vande Bharat Express with the text, “It’s a bird…It’s a plane…Watch India’s first semi-high speed train built under…

Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan did not say “Bharat Jalana Jaante hai”; Misquoted by Zee News, News18

Alt News Desk3rd February 2019

“हम भारत बंद करना जानते है, तो हम भारत जलाना भी जानते हैं” “If we know how to shut down India, we also know how to burn it too” (translated)….

No, Rajiv and Rahul Gandhi did not offer Islamic prayers at Indira Gandhi’s funeral

Pooja Chaudhuri2nd February 201923rd June 2025

A photograph from a funeral is viral across social media platforms with claims that it shows Rajiv and Rahul Gandhi reading the Kalma (Islamic prayer) at Indira Gandhi’s funeral. It…

A false report about Sania Mirza broadcasted by India TV in 2010 is now an Internet meme

Jignesh Patel2nd February 2019

On January 19, Alt News debunked a viral picture which suggested that while Sania Mirza wears a hijab in Pakistan, she dons modern urban attire in India. Several Facebook pages…

Old video of Priyanka Gandhi shared with a false claim of her being intoxicated

Jignesh Patel30th January 201930th January 2019

“शाम होते ही #शराब के नशे में चूर हो जाने वाली से #कांग्रेस को उम्मीद हो सकती है मगर देश को नहीं है (Congress can have their hopes on those…

No, school children in Kerala did not boycott Vande Mataram on Republic day

Alt News Desk28th January 2019

A photograph of chidren holding green coloured flags in their hands started circulating on social media on Republic Day. It has been claimed that Muslim school children in Kerala boycotted…

Old image of a Jain fast-unto-death ritual viral as protest against cow slaughter

Jignesh Patel23rd January 2019

A Twitter user, Prof. S. Vengugopalan tweeted a photograph of an emaciated man claiming that a Jain monk is fasting unto death to stop cow slaughter in India. It has…