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Right-wing falsely claim Rahul Gandhi’s Mansarovar yatra photo lifted from Google images

Jignesh Patel6th September 20186th September 2018

Rahul Gandhi’s Mansarovar yatra was recently in the news over a controversy on consumption of non-veg food before embarking on the pilgrimage. Once again, the Congress president has come under…

2007 image of Adivasi woman stripped, beaten in Assam shared as recent incident from Bengal

Pooja Chaudhuri6th September 2018

A Facebook user Hindu Akhilesh Gupta, on August 31, shared an image of a woman stripped naked, chased down the street and beaten by a group of men. The narrative used…

2014 image of Seva Bharti workers shared as RSS relief work during recent Kerala floods

Pooja Chaudhuri4th September 2018

“केरल में संघ लगभग 3800 राहत शिविर का संचालन कर 700000 बाढ़ पीड़ितों को प्रतिदिन मदद दे रहा है। बड़े खरनाक हैं ये भगवा आतंकी !!! (In Kerala, Sangh is operating…

Viral video claims a terrorist was arrested at Jaipur/Delhi airport. What is the truth?

Jignesh Patel1st September 2018

“जयपुर एयरपोर्ट पर आंतकवादी पकड़ा गया” (A terrorist arrested at Jaipur airport -translated) is a caption of a video shared by a Facebook Page, News Rajasthan where a man can…

Did Uttar Pradesh Muslim Congress leader assault woman who tied him rakhi?

Jignesh Patel30th August 20183rd September 2018

Two pictures are being circulated on social media. One shows a woman tying a rakhi to a man and the other is purportedly of the same woman who seems injured….

Did Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore serve food to Indian athletes at Asian Games?

Pooja Chaudhuri29th August 2018

A photograph of Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore is viral on social media with the claim that the Sports Minister was serving food to Indian athletes currently in Jakarta for the Asian…

A confirmation of Rs.700 crore offer for Kerala? The Telegraph falls for unofficial FB account of UAE President

Alt News Desk28th August 2018

Amidst the controversy on whether or not United Arab Emirates had extended Rs 700 crore to flood-hit Kerala, The Telegraph reported that the Facebook page of UAE President, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin…

Dainik Bhaskar publishes old photo of baby elephant rescue from Ooty, Tamil Nadu as Kerala

Jignesh Patel24th August 201824th August 2018

An article published by Dainik Bhaskar New Delhi Edition on August 23, 2018 carried a photo of a baby elephant with a caption “सेना केरल में बाढ़ में फंसे लोगों के…

ANI, News18 misreport RSS-affiliated Muslim org as “people in Lucknow” celebrating Bakrid by cutting cake

Pooja Chaudhuri24th August 201824th August 2018

On August 21, ANI tweeted that “people in Lucknow” were cutting a cake this Bakrid instead of sacrificing goats. The media outlet also quoted a man from the Muslim community who said, “the custom…

Arnab Goswami misquotes Ambedkar, calls Mahatma Gandhi – “Mohanchand” Karamchand Gandhi

Pooja Chaudhuri23rd August 201823rd August 2018

In a familiar high-pitched hyperbolic monologue, another episode of Arnab Goswami’s Daily Newshour ‘The Debate’ wrapped up on August 22. The topic chosen for the hour-long debate was – “What’s wrong with…