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Fake Aaj Tak tweet created to claim BJP apologised to the Gandhi family

Pooja Chaudhuri31st August 2021

A purported tweet in the name of Aaj Tak is widely circulating on social media platforms, including WhatsApp. Alt News has received multiple requests for verification of the tweet that…

No, this wasn’t the first time Janmashtami was celebrated in Kashmir in 32 years

Archit31st August 202131st August 2021

On the occasion of Janmashtami this year, several social media users tweeted visuals of celebrations at Srinagar’s Lal Chowk in Kashmir. Gujarat in charge of Hindu Yuva Vahini Yogi Devnath…

Old video of ISIS killings shared as Taliban executing Afghans

Priyanka Jha30th August 2021

Alt News has received several requests to verify a video on our WhatsApp number. The footage shows a row of people crouching with their hands tied as they are being…

Fact-check: Did Ujjain police demolish houses of those accused of chanting ‘Pak Zindabad’?

Kinjal & Mohammed Zubair30th August 2021

Madhya Pradesh police recently arrested 10 youths, four of whom were booked under the National Security Act (NSA), for allegedly raising ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans at a Taziya function in Ujjain….

Old video shared as Pakistani Taliban threatening India after Afghanistan’s takeover

Pooja Chaudhuri28th August 2021

A video of an armed man threatening Prime Minister Narendra Modi with violence against India has been shared as a recent threat by the Pakistani Taliban. The man says that…

Does Neeraj Chopra have Maratha lineage? – Alt News Investigation

Archit28th August 202130th August 2021

On August 7, Neeraj Chopra’s javelin throw of 87.58m bagged him a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. At the age of 23, Chopra is the youngest-ever Indian gold medalist…

No, this video doesn’t show woman beating her harassers at Congress Andhra office

Kinjal27th August 2021

A video of a woman embroiled in a physical altercation with a man has been circulating on social media. The woman hits the man with slippers. It is being claimed…

Muslim tanga drivers in UP hounded after false claim of painting Pakistan flag on tanga

Pooja Chaudhuri26th August 2021

“Pakistan’s flag is imprinted on the tanga owned by Noor Alam and Wasir that they have been using for 20 years and they claim they are unaware (that Pakistan’s flag…

Old image of mosque blown up in Iraq viral as Taliban’s act in Pakistan

Kinjal25th August 2021

A photo of a collapsing minaret-like structure with billowing smoke and fire around it is being circulated widely on social media. Users are sharing the image and jokingly commenting that…

Guwahati puchka seller caught mixing water with urine is not Muslim, unlike claimed online

Kinjal24th August 2021

A video of a street food vendor urinating into a mug that he later empties into a bucket kept on his cart has been going viral on social media platforms….

Politics

Adani case: Journalist Ravi Nair gets one-month stay on sentence. Here’s a look at his posts that led to conviction

With call for ‘Mohammad’ Deepak’s killing, Hindu Raksha Dal’s Lalit Sharma stakes claim in hardline Hindutva ranks