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Old video of child’s murder from Thailand construed as Indian, shared on Facebook

Jignesh Patel6th August 20186th August 2018

A disturbing video of a man hanging himself and a kid to a pole has been circulating on Facebook over the past few days. In the video, a man and a…

Bribery allegations against Arvind Kejriwal: A review of TV media coverage

Alt News Desk1st August 20182nd August 2018

A little over a year ago, on May 7th, 2017 there was high excitement in television newsrooms. Former AAP minister Kapil Mishra had alleged that he saw Delhi CM Arvind…

CNBC-TV18 shares incorrect data on religious demographic composition in Assam

Alt News Desk31st July 201831st July 2018

The exclusion of a staggering number of 40 lakh people from Assam’s final draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) has led to sharp reactions across the country. Even though the…

Sudarshan News spreads disinformation about decree by mosque against UP police

Jignesh Patel25th July 2018

“शुरू हो गया वो सब कुछ जिसका डर था. #up की एक #मस्जिद से आया फरमान – “टुकड़े टुकड़े में काटना है @Uppolice वालों को” (Everything we were afraid of…

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…