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Man accused of raping minor girl in Delhi’s Bapa Nagar falsely identified as Muslim

Archit28th September 202128th September 2021

A video of a man apprehended by a group of people, including a woman who thrashes him, has been shared on social media. The group accuses the man of raping…

Morphed photo shows Subhas Chandra Bose reading news of his own death

Priyanka Jha28th September 2021

Alt News recently received a request to verify a purported image of Subhas Chandra Bose on our WhatsApp number (+91 76000 11160). It is being circulated with the claim that…

Fact-check: Was Sonia Gandhi seated while Congress leaders stood during meeting?

Kinjal28th September 2021

A photo of Sonia Gandhi sitting on a chair with Manmohan Singh and a few other leaders standing around her is circulating widely on social media. Users are posting the…

Five-yr-old image from Patna shared to claim no solidarity for recent Bharat Bandh

Archit27th September 202127th September 2021

To mark one year since President Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to the three controversial farm laws, a Bharat Bandh was called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an…

Old visuals shared with misleading claim of Manmohan Singh being ‘disrespected’ by Gandhis

Mohammed Zubair27th September 202127th September 2021

Manmohan Singh’s birthday on September 26 sparked the usual rhetoric circulated to target the former Prime Minister. Several photographs were shared to portray that he was sidelined by the Congress…

Photo of Ayodhya Railway Station? No, proposed New Delhi Railway Station

Kinjal24th September 2021

A photo claimed to portray the redeveloped Ayodhya Railway Station has been circulating widely. Twitter user Nayak Mahesh Chauhan, who describes himself as an RSS and Bajrang Yuva Sangh supporter…

Photo morphed to claim RSS paying respect to Queen Elizabeth during freedom struggle

Priyanka Jha23rd September 202123rd September 2021

A black and white photo that purportedly shows RSS volunteers paying respects to the Queen of England has been circulating on social media. It shows a group of men dressed…

Old video of symbolic protest in Colombia viral as Christians killed in Afghanistan

Priyanka Jha23rd September 2021

A video of people wrapped in plastic bags lying on the side of a street has been shared with the claim that Christians in Afghanistan were left to suffocate in…

Video of scuffle between two Hindu families in Jodhpur viral with false communal spin

Priyanka Jha23rd September 2021

A video of a group of people thrashing a bloodied man with sticks is being shared widely on social media. It has been claimed that Muslims “with no fear of…

Dalveer Bhandari hasn’t been elected ‘chief justice’ of ICJ; messages falsely laud PM Modi

Priyanka Jha20th September 202131st January 2022

A claim that former Supreme Court judge Dalveer Bhandari has been elected as the Chief Justice of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has been shared on social media. The…

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Rahul Gandhi did not use CSDS data to make ‘Vote Chori’ allegations; claims by media outlets, BJP leaders misleading

Rahul Gandhi’s ‘1 crore vote surge in Maharashtra’ claim not supported by EC data