A 90-second video of Delhi police performing a security check of a car has gone viral. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi can be spotted sitting in the rear seat. The police can be heard saying that Section 144 is implemented in the area. According to... Read More
Category - Politics
An opinion piece published on Livemint by Sandipan Deb claimed that COVID-19 will not affect Indians as they have the genetics for a sturdier immune system. When questioned on Twitter, the author, also a founder of Swarajya Magazine, cited a Nature... Read More
Two clips have been juxtaposed to create what seemingly looks like a ‘before and after’ video. The video on left shows a bearded man rubbing currency notes on his nose and mouth. The man can be heard saying, “A disease like corona has no cure... Read More
A video of health workers being chased away by an angry mob is doing the rounds on social media. In the video, the mob can be seen pelting stones and hurling abuses at the workers. Alt News has received several requests for the video on its official... Read More
On April 2, reports emerged from Uttar Pradesh that cops enforcing the coronavirus lockdown were attacked at the residence of a village head in Muzaffarnagar district. Five people including the former pradhan (village head) Nahar Singh were arrested in... Read More
A WION news broadcast is doing the rounds on social media with the claim that 18 nations including the United States and the United Kingdom want Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lead a task force to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. Below is a tweet by... Read More
Two images of health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan have gone viral. The first image shows him playing ludo with his wife and the other shows him chopping vegetables in a jovial mood. Several Facebook and Twitter users have shared the images while... Read More
Several misleading images, videos and audio clips have lately been circulating on social media promoting misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic. A set of images of an abnormal newborn child is now viral. It has been shared with the claim that... Read More
Old video from Peru falsely shared as mass prayers offered in Italy in light of coronavirus pandemic
A video of a mass gathering of people supposedly offering prayers has been massively shared on social media. Facebook user Saleem Ashraf shared an 80-second clip with the message, “इटली में सभी मजहब के लोग... Read More
A picture of a man jumping off a building has gone viral. According to social media users, a young boy in Italy committed suicide after all his family members died due to coronavirus. A Facebook user Saeed Siddiqui posted the viral image. It has been... Read More