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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…

Doctored video: Arvind Kejriwal did not claim that Modi-Amit Shah will ruin Pakistan if voted back to power

Jignesh Patel20th January 20196th February 2019

On January 19, Opposition leaders of 20 political parties came together for Mamata Banerjee’s ‘United India’ rally with a common purpose of taking on the BJP in the 2019 Lok…

Viral picture claims Sania Mirza dresses freely in India, but wears a Hijab in Pakistan. What’s the truth?

Jignesh Patel19th January 2019

“जिन्हें भारत मे मे डर लगता है वो #सानियां_मिर्जा को देखें और सोचें। (Those who feel fearful about living in India should see Sania Mirza and contemplate -translated)” is a…

No, Gulf News did not publish an article calling Rahul Gandhi “Pappu”

Jignesh Patel16th January 2019

“विदेश में जाकर अपने देश की इज्जत नीलाम करने वालों को इसी प्रकार इज्जत मिलती है जैसी अबू_धाबी के दैनिक अखबार @gulf_news ने RahulGandhi को पप्पू की फोटो छापकर दी…

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The dark underbelly of YouTube ‘news’ channels: Staged vox pop, planted debates, recurring faces & BJP links

Viral video of South Africa’s Temba Bavuma responding to Bumrah’s ‘bauna’ jibe is AI-generated