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No, Delhi Shahi Imam Ahmad Bukhari did not join BJP; unrelated video viral

Vansh Shah16th March 2023

A video of the Shahi Imam of Delhi Jama Masjid Ahmad Bukhari has gone viral on social media. The video shows him getting garlanded in the presence of Harsh Vardhan,…

Dainik Jagran ad promoting eco-friendly Holi morphed with ‘Ek Mohalla Ek Bakra’ jibe

Shinjinee Majumder14th March 202315th March 2023

An apparent photo of a Dainik Jagran advertisement is viral on the internet. The ad says in large font, “एक मुहल्ला एक बकरा” (Translation: one neighborhood, one goat) and the…

Scene from TV series viral with claims of ‘Islamization’ of school students in Aus

Shinjinee Majumder11th March 202314th March 2023

A video purportedly showing non-Muslim students in an Australian school being taught how to pray in a mosque is viral on social media with users alleging that the ‘furious parents’…

No, Congress poster in Kerala doesn’t talk about beef eating. Old pic viral with false claim

Kinjal9th March 2023

A poster with a Malayali message and the image of a person eating from a plate is making the rounds on social media. It also features a photo of Congress…

Videos of violence falsely viral as Bajrang Dal members attacking people on Sonipat-Panipat Highway

Kalim Ahmed & Vansh Shah9th March 2023

Trigger Warning: Descriptions of violence Two violent videos are circulating on social media as visuals from Sonipat, Haryana where individuals are mercilessly being attacked and tortured. It is alleged that…

Media falsely links deaths of two Bihari labourers to ‘attacks’ on migrant workers in Tamil Nadu

Mohammed Zubair & Abhishek Kumar7th March 2023

Recently, a number of videos have been shared widely on social media as attacks on Bihari labourers in Tamil Nadu. Alt News has already fact-checked five viral claims and found…

Tamil Nadu hasn’t asked migrant labourers to leave state; Viral news clip is made with mobile app

Kalim Ahmed6th March 2023

Reports of multiple incidents of Hindi-speaking migrant labourers allegedly being attacked in Tamil Nadu have flooded social media in the past few days. Alt News has already fact-checked five such…

2020 video of Modi effigy shared out of context with misleading claims

Vansh Shah6th March 20236th March 2023

Clashes broke out between the police and the supporters of Amritpal Singh, the leader of pro-Khalistan outfit Waris Punjab De, outside a police station in Ajnala, Amritsar, on February 23,…

Umesh Pal murder: Did Yogi Adityanath smear himself with ashes from dead cop’s pyre? Old video viral

Abhishek Kumar4th March 20234th March 2023

A video of Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath is gathering a lot of traction on social media. In the clip, he can be seen applying ashes from the ground…

Fact check: Photo of Tamil Nadu BJP leaders sitting with beer bottles is morphed

Kinjal4th March 20234th March 2023

A photo of a group of men seated around a dining table is gathering a lot of traction on social media. In the picture, BJP Tamil Nadu general secretary Keshav…

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Video of security movement in Manipur shared as CRPF entering Bengal to ‘protect Hindus’

Pakistani panelist insulted ABP anchor Chitra Tripathi on live show? Congress leaders share doctored video