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Old, inactive “women’s safety” helpline number circulated as PM Modi’s new initiative

Pooja Chaudhuri25th July 20187th December 2019

A post shared by Facebook page Yogi Adityanath – True Indian claims that women travelling alone via auto or taxi at night can now SMS the vehicle’s number to the…

WhatsApp rumours of “gangs on a prowl attacking people at midnight” take a communal turn

Pooja Chaudhuri21st July 201821st July 2018

“सावधान इंदौर में 15 से 20 लोगों की अलग अलग रोहिग्या मुस्लिमो की टोली आई है उनके साथ बच्चे और महिलाएं हैं और उनके पास हथियार भी है और 2…

Passengers to be charged for rescue ops? ANI misreports Uttarakhand Govt notification

Pooja Chaudhuri17th July 2018

On July 14, ANI published a report titled, “Uttarakhand: Passengers to be charged during rescue operations.” Affixed with the article was a notification issued by the state Civil Aviation Development…

Contrasting claims: Who supplied weapons and money to this alleged terrorist? RSS or Congress?

Priyanka Jha16th July 2018

“पकड़े गए जिंदा कश्मीरी आतंकी ने पूछताछ के दौरान कहा कि आरएसएस हमें हथियार और पैसा मुहैया कराती है और हिन्दुओं को मारने के लिए कहती है ताकि हिन्दुओं के…

Image of Nanpu Bridge from Shanghai posted as Varanasi roads on social media

Pooja Chaudhuri14th July 201814th July 2018

A photograph circulating on social media, accompanied with an elaborate caption, claims that the Modi government kept its promise of transforming “Benaras into Kyoto, Japan and built such a magnificent…

“280 orphan minor girls made pregnant in Teresa missionary”: Prashant Patel Umrao falsely claims

Pooja Chaudhuri14th July 201814th July 2018

Last week, the Missionaries of Charity (MoC), Ranchi was under fire for allegedly selling 280 babies to childless couples. Media reports said that the alleged scam came to light after…

Times of India publishes old video as Nagpur airport flooded due to recent rains

Arjun Sidharth12th July 201812th July 2018

With the entire country under the spell of monsoon, social media has been inundated with photographs and videos of the mayhem caused by the rains. One such video is being…

Video of Jharkhand police mock drill shared as MP police firing at farmers in Mandsaur

Jignesh Patel11th July 201814th July 2018

“पहली बार मध्य प्रदेश के मंदसौर शेहर का गोली कांड video वायरल. देखिए किस तरहा मध्य प्रदेश की bjp सरकार ने मासूम किसानो पर अपनी क्रूरता का परिचय दिया था….

Neither Mumbai nor Hyderabad airport – Old video of flooded Mexico airport viral

Alt News Desk11th July 201815th October 2020

As Hyderabad is reeling under heaviest October downpour in a century, a video of a flooded airport has been shared with claims suggesting its Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Shamshabad,…

Now a Facebook page dedicated to morphed tweets – How low will they stoop?

Alt News Desk10th July 201811th July 2018

“Wow! This is a new low! These jerks have gotten smart enough to write “fictional tweet” at the bottom to avoid legal trouble! #Trolls i obviously didn’t tweet this” Faye…

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Muslim man held minor girl at knifepoint after failed ‘love jihad’ attempt? No, video viral with false communal claims

Did India’s army chief ‘admit’ to losing 6 jets & 250 soldiers in Op Sindoor? No, viral video is digitally altered