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Old video from Venezuela shared as BJP worker lynched by TMC in West Bengal

Kinjal8th May 2021

[Warning: This report may be distressing for some. Reader discretion is advised.] A disturbing clip of a group of people slitting a young boy’s throat has gone viral on social…

How BJP MP Tejasvi Surya communalised BBMP bed scam with misinformation

Archit7th May 20218th May 2021

On May 4, BJP MP from South Bangalore constituency Tejasvi Surya entered the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) South zone COVID war room during work hours (around 3 pm) and…

Video from Brazil shared as BJP worker Uttam Ghosh lynched by TMC goons in West Bengal

Nitika Amin7th May 20217th May 2021

A gruesome video of a group of men hacking a man to death with axes has been linked to the post-poll violence in West Bengal. Alt News has not attached…

News18 falsely claims ‘Pakistan zindabad’ chanted after UP panchayat poll result

Anuradha Prasad6th May 2021

After the results of the recently-concluded gram panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh, News18 UP Uttarakhand broadcasted a video of a group celebrating the victory of an elected pradhan (head) in…

BJP passes off India Today journalist’s photo as slain BJP worker in West Bengal

Jignesh Patel & Priyanka Jha6th May 2021

In the wake of reports of the death of at least 14 people in political violence that broke out after the results of West Bengal assembly elections were declared, BJP…

Three-year-old news of 125 RSS-run schools banned by West Bengal govt viral as recent

Pooja Chaudhuri6th May 20216th May 2021

The State of West Bengal and the ruling TMC party have been targetted with organised misinformation on social media since Mamata Banerjee retained power in the recently-concluded assembly elections. The…

Fact-check: BJP workers are not fighting over oxygen distribution in this video

Anuradha Prasad5th May 2021

A video of several people vandalising posters and plastic furniture in a hall is viral on social media with the claim, “BJP workers vandalised their own party office over not…

Old photo of woman injured in Bangladesh linked to West Bengal post-poll violence

Archit & Rohan Datta5th May 202119th July 2021

A photograph of a woman with a head injury has been shared on social media with the claim that the incident took place in West Bengal. Viral claims have blamed…

Video of girl trying to give water to COVID+ father in Andhra linked to WB violence

Aqib Pathan5th May 2021

A video of a girl jostling with an elderly woman to give water to a man lying on the ground is doing the rounds on social media. Twitter user Sandeep…

Unrelated case of rape-murder in West Medinipur linked to West Bengal post-poll violence

Pooja Chaudhuri5th May 20215th May 2021

West Bengal was gripped with violence soon after the ruling TMC won the third term in the assembly elections. The violence allegedly took the lives of at least 12 people,…

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