Politics Archives - Page 162 of 404

False claim that only temples have to pay taxes viral

Kinjal2nd October 2021

On September 26, YouTuber Elvish Yadav tweeted that only Hindu temples have to pay taxes. His post received more than 8,600 retweets as of this writing. (Archive link) In a…

Tajinder Bagga misidentifies Congress leader as Subramanian Swamy, claims he has joined Congress

Kinjal30th September 2021

Delhi BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga tweeted a picture on September 25, 2021 where Rahul Gandhi is seen addressing a press conference. A man encircled in the background in…

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…

Politics

Clash in Murshidabad? Old video from Varanasi given communal spin, falsely linked to Bengal polls

Shashi Tharoor slammed Modi govt & praised Pak diplomacy? The video is AI-generated