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Congress MLA JS Negi’s speech viral as Nepalese leader criticises PM Modi

Archit13th April 202131st May 2022

A video of a parliamentary speaker delivering a critical speech on Prime Minister Modi and his policies is being shared on social media with the claim that it is from…

Old video from Manipur viral as poll violence in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar

Archit13th April 2021

A two-minute clip of a crowd breaking into a polling booth has been shared by several Twitter users with the claim that it shows an incident from West Bengal’s Cooch…

BJP leaders share photo from Jharkhand as CISF jawan injured in West Bengal violence

Rohan Datta12th April 202112th April 2021

[Warning: This article carries a photograph that may be distressing for some. Reader’s discretion is advised.] Sitalkuchi constituency in Cooch Behar, West Bengal went into polling on April 10. Four…

No, BJP MP Locket Chatterjee’s car window was NOT broken from inside

Smit Bhatt12th April 2021

On April 10, ANI has tweeted a video that shows locals in Hooghly attacking BJP MP Locket Chatterjee’s car during the fourth phase of polling in West Bengal. One of…

Who runs Kreately? – Alt News investigates the factory of hate and misinformation

Pratik Sinha & Pooja Chaudhuri10th April 2021

A popular method used to gift-wrap disinformation and hate in illusions of the truth is the creation of dubious websites that pose as ‘news’ outlets. One such venture that has…

Old video shared as vote rigging by TMC in West Bengal elections

Archit10th April 20215th May 2021

A video of a woman rigging votes has been shared with the claim that this was the reason the Mamata Banerjee government won the West Bengal elections. The video shows…

Old, unrelated news of BJP leader’s Naxal connection falsely linked to Bijapur attack

Anuradha Prasad8th April 20219th April 2021

A deadly Maoist attack in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh on April 2 left 22 soldiers martyred and 31 injured. In the backdrop of this, Chhattisgarh Youth Congress tweeted two newspaper clippings and…

Video from 2016 viral as BJP MLA Nand Kishor Gurjar beaten at Ghazipur border

Kinjal8th April 2021

A video of policemen rescuing a man being thrashed by a mob has been shared as BJP MLA Nand Kishor Gurjar beaten with sticks at Ghazipur border where farmers have…

Still from 2014 Bhojpuri movie shared as violence against Hindu woman in West Bengal

Alt News Staff7th April 202115th April 2021

West Bengal elections have become a hotspot for communal misinformation as claims suggesting that the Mamata Banerjee government is unsympathetic towards the state’s Hindu population are widespread. In the latest…

Image of 2013 Bangladesh riots shared as violence against Hindus in West Bengal

Pooja Chaudhuri7th April 2021

A photograph of a rioting mob has been shared amid West Bengal elections with the claim that it depicts violence against Hindus in Hooghly. #StandWithBengalHindus is the hashtag used along…

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Unrelated videos viral as footage of weapon seizure in Lucknow with communal claims

Muslim man held minor girl at knifepoint after failed ‘love jihad’ attempt? No, video viral with false communal claims