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BJP MP Rameshbhai Dhaduk shares image from New Zealand as renovated freeway in Gujarat

Pooja Chaudhuri30th September 2021

BJP MP Rameshbhai Dhaduk, representing Porbandar Lok Sabha constituency of Gujarat, tweeted an infographic on September 30. The infographic carried a picture of a freeway illuminated with street lights. “As…

Fact-check: Did NYT term PM Modi ‘last, best hope’ for Earth?

Kinjal29th September 20214th July 2022

An image claimed to be the front page of The New York Times has been shared on social media websites. The headline of the alleged article on the Indian Prime…

Old video from ‘Howdy Modi’ shared as clip from PM’s recent US visit

Kinjal29th September 202129th September 2021

A video of Prime Minister Modi greeting political leaders onstage at an event has been circulating widely. The video has been shot by an audience member. It portrays abuses in…

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…

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Did Rani Mukherjee reprimand Rajdeep Sardesai at India Today conclave? Clipped video shared falsely

Fake ‘Wire’ clipping viral claiming Modi asked ECI to add fake voters in Bihar