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Video of protests against pension reforms in Paris viral with false communal claims

Abira Das10th April 2023

A video of protestors ransacking an outlet of restaurant chain McDonald’s went viral on Twitter with the claim insinuating that the protesters were Muslim immigrants who created havoc in the…

Alt News ground report: ‘Temple in Shibpur burnt by Muslims’ claim false

Indradeep Bhattacharyya10th April 202311th April 2023

Violence erupted in the Shibpur area of Howrah district in West Bengal on March 30 evening, when two rallies, one taken out by the Vishva Hindu Parishad and another by…

Photo of lunch hosted by Sardar Patel falsely viral as Maulana Azad’s Iftar party

Vansh Shah8th April 2023

Some social media users have shared a picture of important leaders from the Cabinet of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, including B R Ambedkar and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, sharing a…

Hate Speech: At Hyderabad Ram Navami rally, T Raja Singh ups the ante against Muslims, calls for Hindu Rashtra

Shinjinee Majumder & Kalim Ahmed6th April 2023

Taking part in the Ram Navami Shobha Yatra in Hyderabad on March 30, suspended BJP MLA T Raja Singh delivered yet another communally charged speech rife with open calls for…

Dumped passports found: 2018 video viral with false claim about ‘illegal Muslim settlers’

Vansh Shah5th April 2023

A video is viral where some youngsters can be seen picking up trashed passports from a paddy field alongside a village road. Social media users have shared this video with…

Exclusive: Network of shadow Facebook pages spending crores on ads to target Oppn are connected to BJP

Abhishek Kumar4th April 202317th April 2023

For the last few years, political propaganda on social media has been a part and parcel of electoral politics across the world. Alongside that, advertising has become an important tool…

Video of BMC demolition drive in Santacruz viral as ‘bulldozer Raj’ in Uttar Pradesh

Vansh Shah3rd April 2023

A video has been making rounds on social media where an aged man can be seen lying down in front of a bulldozer. He then gets up and can be…

Jains contribute 24% of total income tax in India? Unfounded claim viral for years

Abhishek Kumar1st April 2023

From time to time, different types of claims regarding the Jain community circulate on public forums, online communities and social media. The reach of these claims is so wide that…

Rampyari Gurjar led 40,000 soldiers to defeat Timur? No credible evidence to back such claim

Indradeep Bhattacharyya31st March 202311th April 2023

Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on March 11 unveiled a statue of Kotwal Dhan Singh Gurjar at a police training school in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. During his speech at the programme, he…

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Cartoons, criticism and crackdowns: How Section 69A is being used to silence dissent

Varanasi Iftar-on-boat arrests: Complainant’s shifting claims mirror gaps in case against 14 Muslim men