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Nation TV: A misinformation factory on YouTube targeting BJP with false and outrageous claims

Priyanka Jha2nd December 20222nd December 2022

There are several channels on YouTube known to peddle political propaganda, whether in support of the government or against it. In the past, Alt News has intimated the video platform…

Amit Malviya says earth rotates clockwise, makes false claim about Rahul Gandhi’s Narmada Ghat aarti

Abhishek Kumar28th November 2022

Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi recently performed aarti at the Narmada Ghat in Madhya Pradesh’s Omkareshwar as part of the ongoing ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’. Following this, Amit Malviya, the in-charge of…

After social media outrage, ‘Rashid Khan’ justifying Shraddha murder turns out to be Vikas Kumar

Shinjinee Majumder25th November 202226th November 2022

In the wake of the alleged murder of Shraddha Walkar by his partner Aftab Amin Poonawala, the video interview of a man claiming to be Rashid Khan from Bulandshahr went…

Scuffle video from Bengal shared as attack on BJP poll campaigners in Morbi, Gujarat

Kinjal22nd November 2022

The video of a group of people stopping an e-rickshaw with BJP flags attached to it and assaulting the occupants is viral on social media. It has been linked to…

Image of NATO-G7 emergency meeting shared with a misleading claim about Modi not being invited

Kalim Ahmed21st November 2022

Last week during the G20 summit in Bali, world leaders were informed of a missile attack in Przewodow, a village in eastern Poland near the border with Ukraine. The explosion…

Did Modi halt Ukraine war for evacuating Indians? BJP leaders’ claim was refuted by MEA

Mahaprajna Nayak & Abhishek Kumar15th November 202224th February 2023

Several prominent BJP leaders have claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi intervened to stop the war between Russia and Ukraine for some hours so that Indian students caught in the…

‘Golden Dragon’ video from China viral on social media as Diwali celebrations in Kerala

Mahaprajna Nayak9th November 20229th November 2022

A video of a glittering fleet of boats cruising in a serpentine motion supposedly on a river in Kerala has been doing the rounds on social media with the hashtag…

Ex-I&B minister, other BJP leaders share clipped video of Ashok Gehlot with misleading claim

Abhishek Kumar7th November 2022

A short clip of chief minister Ashok Gehlot speaking to the media from his car is viral on social media. Responding to a question about various leaders giving statements, he…

Video of ED raid in Kolkata falsely shared again, this time as crackdown on Surat BJP leader

Shinjinee Majumder5th November 202214th June 2023

A video apparently showing visuals of a raid by the Enforcement Directorate at the house of Surat-based BJP leader Shikhar Agarwal is viral on social media. Last month, a user…

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Why Amit Shah’s claim on rising share of Muslims in India’s population is misleading

UP woman cop put Muslim harassers in their place? No, viral video is scripted