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As Statue of Unity is unveiled, divisive misinformation against minorities continues unabated

Arjun Sidharth1st November 2018

In July 2018, Alt News had reported how social media has become a playground for vested interests seeking to foment communal prejudice and hate. Disinformation has been weaponized to create…

‘Will hit even a shivling with chappal to remove Modi’ – Fake quote ascribed to Shashi Tharoor

Jignesh Patel30th October 201819th March 2019

“नरेंद्र मोदी को हटाने के लिए शिवलिंग में भी चप्पल मारनी पड़ी तो मैं मरूंगा (Even if I have to hit a Shivling with a chappal in order to remove…

Amidst tribal anger, photoshopped image of Sardar Patel statue shared on social media

Arjun Sidharth29th October 201815th March 2019

The Statue of Unity is all set to be unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 31, the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Controversy has erupted over the…

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…

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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?