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Bus stuck at narrowing of lanes on Mumbai flyover? No, photo shared by Kerala Congress is AI-generated

Prantik Ali9th February 2026

A photo is viral on social media, showing a bus stuck at the narrow mouth of a lane bifurcation on a bridge. The bridge seen in the photo is of…

Fake ICC ‘media release’ announcing ban on Pakistan viral across social media platforms

Deniash Marak & Sarfaraj Khan7th February 20267th February 2026

Amid the controversy over Bangladesh pulling out of the ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup and Pakistan refusing to play against India, a supposed media release by the International Cricket…

NDA party leader moving around in car with forged diplomatic number plate arrested; news reports skip political link

Oishani Bhattacharya7th February 20267th February 2026

On January 23, the news agency ANI shared an X post about a woman who was arrested in Delhi for moving around in a car fitted with a forged number…

‘Mohammed’ Deepak vs Bajrang Dal: Alt News identifies ‘unidentified’ miscreants mentioned in Uttarakhand FIR

Shinjinee Majumder & Mohammed Zubair5th February 20267th February 2026

Uttarakhand Police has registered three FIRs in connection with the Republic Day altercation in Kotdwar in Pauri Garhwal district involving Bajrang Dal members and a local individual named Deepak Kumar…

Photos of Mira Nair and young Zohran Mamdani with Epstein, Clinton & others are AI generated

Ankita Mahalanobish5th February 20265th February 2026

After the US Department of Justice released around 3.5 million pages in compliance with the Epstein files transparency act on January 30, 2026, an email was retrieved that mentioned Indian-American…

Beef over a steak: Olypub row escalates with waiter’s arrest, counter complaint against Kolkata influencer

Anindya Hazra2nd February 20262nd February 2026

Olypub, one of Kolkata’s most iconic food destinations, is in the news for all the wrong reasons, thanks to a Bengali actor-influencer who went the ‘Right’ way. Sayak Chakraborty, a…

Himanta’s communal tirade against Miya Muslims: Police complaint filed, defiant Assam CM cites SC ruling

Shinjinee Majumder2nd February 2026

Days after Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s vicious communal tirade targeting “Miya Muslims” sparked an outrage across the country, a police complaint was filed by activist Harsh Mander against…

Six government medical colleges in Gujarat: Kanimozhi’s claim correct, AI ‘fact check’ shared by BJP false

Prantik Ali30th January 2026

A regional women’s conference organized by the DMK on January 26 at Sengipatti in the district of Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu has been in the centre of a controversy after DMK…

Did Chandrababu Naidu Claim 23 Lakh Crore Jobs Were Created in 18 Months? Edited Clip Goes Viral

Shinjinee Majumder28th January 2026

A clip of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu saying that 23 lakh crore jobs have been created in the state over the last 18 months is viral on…

Video from Bangladesh of man popping child’s balloons falsely shared with communal angle