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Image of Iraqi Army personnel circulated as Indian army during Kerala flood rescue

Alt News Desk22nd August 2018

“No words 🙏 True Indian can never ignore this pic. This is our army… They will do anything for us🙏.” This text accompanies a picture of a soldier bending down…

Viral video: Boy tears up Indian flag and says “Pakka Musalman Hoon”. What’s the truth?

Jignesh Patel22nd August 201823rd August 2018

A video of a boy tearing the Indian flag and saying, “Pakka Musalman hoon” is being circulated widely on social media. A Twitter handle, @AnuMishraBJP , posted the video stating,…

Postcard News at it again: Shares old images as RSS workers aiding Kerala flood victims

Pooja Chaudhuri21st August 2018

Adding to its stockpile of disinformation, Postcard News has yet again shared old images of RSS relief work during Kerala floods. Describing their alleged efforts as “selfless dedication”, it circulated three photographs…

Actor Koena Mitra, Postcard News share old image as RSS workers aiding Kerala flood victims

Pooja Chaudhuri19th August 2018

“Bravo Sanghis,” tweeted Bollywood actor Koena Mitra while applauding purported relief work of RSS workers during the recent Kerala floods. Her tweet has been liked by over 800 people and retweeted…

Times Now shares footage of West Bengal house collapse as that of Kerala

Jignesh Patel19th August 201819th August 2018

Times Now editor-in-chief Rahul Shivshankar started off a primetime debate on Kerala floods stating, “Viewers, we begin with a story of devastation, the pictures that you are going to see…

DNA, Zee News circulate fake image of AIIMS doctors paying last respects to Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Alt News Desk17th August 2018

“A photograph of the doctors paying their last respect to the veteran political stalwart has been accessed by Zee News”, declared an article by Zee News following the death of former Prime…

Official RSS page shares old image as Seva Bharati workers working in Kerala flood relief

Pooja Chaudhuri15th August 201816th August 2018

A set of images along with a donation appeal was shared by the official Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Facebook page with the claim that the individuals in the images were…

Opindia, MyNation, Postcard News declare Umar Khalid “not attacked” based on a false testimony

Pooja Chaudhuri13th August 2018

JNU student Umar Khalid was allegedly attacked in the afternoon of August 13 in Delhi outside Constitution Club near Parliament. Initial reports said that an unidentified assailant targeted Khalid who…

CNN Newsi8, India Tooday, Times HOW and RepubiicTV: How parody accounts fool social media users

Alt News Desk13th August 2018

Psychologists have long argued that people are wired to believe what they want to believe. Parody accounts of news websites have figured this out and are preying upon this weakness….

No, Swara Bhasker did not abuse Major Gogoi or the Indian army

Pooja Chaudhuri11th August 201811th August 2018

Bollywood actress Swara Bhasker, responding to Sadhguru’s “liberals are fanatics remark”, tweeted that “some ass***** with big caste pride tied men to a jeep, flogged them publicly and recorded it…