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‘If we’re not here, it will take a second…’: Mamata Banerjee fuels communal fears ahead of polls

Ankita Mahalanobish11th March 202611th March 2026

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, while addressing supporters from her dharna stage against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls on March 9, made remarks laced with communal…

No, Bahrain has not arrested an Indian national for espionage

Ankita Mahalanobish & Mohammed Zubair10th March 202610th March 2026

Amid escalating tensions in West Asia, several social media users have claimed that Bahrain has arrested an Indian national named Nitin Mohan on charges of espionage for Mossad, the Israeli…

Photo shown by Trinamool to claim Modi disrespected President Murmu is misleading

Prantik Ali10th March 2026

Reacting to the the BJP’s charge of protocol lapses during President Droupadi Murmu’s visit to north Bengal, the Trinamool Congress on March 10 produced a 2024 photo showing Murmu standing…

Documenting the war or fabricating it? AI-generated visuals on social media blur the line as Iran conflict escalates

Ankita Mahalanobish9th March 20269th March 2026

Amid the escalating conflict in West Asia, social media has been flooded with unverified images and videos claiming to show scenes from the war. Many of these visuals went into…

Viral clip of Army Chief Upendra Dwivedi ‘admitting’ India gave away Iranian ship’s location is a deepfake

Oishani Bhattacharya9th March 20269th March 2026

A 57-second video of India’s Chief of Army Staff Upendra Dwivedi is viral on social media. Users are sharing the clip with the claim that Dwivedi “admitted” that India had…

Footage from Philadelphia plane crash site falsely viral as ‘confirmed’ visuals from Tel Aviv

Alt News Staff9th March 2026

With tensions continuing to escalate in West Asia, an X handle named GPX (@GPX_Press) shared a video on March 8, 2026, showing a road littered with debris and what appear…

‘Abu Dhabi burning’: 2022 gas cylinder blast video falsely viral amid West Asia conflict

Ankita Mahalanobish8th March 2026

Amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia, a six-second video clip is circulating on social media. The footage shows an explosion on the top floor of what appears to be…

US–Israel strikes in Iran: Old video of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad falsely shared as evidence of him being alive

Oishani Bhattacharya8th March 202611th March 2026

A video featuring Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is going viral on social media, with users sharing the clip as purported proof that Ahmadinejad is alive. The claim is circulating in the backdrop…

Old video of man shooting himself falsely shared as Iranian general who ‘betrayed’ Khamenei

Anindya Hazra7th March 2026

Trigger Warning: Suicide. Viewer Discretion is Advised. A 25-second video circulating on social media shows a man briefly addressing the camera before shooting himself in the head with a pistol….

Mass burial of students in Iran: Haunting photos mired in false fact-check muddle

Prantik Ali6th March 20267th March 2026

The US–Israel joint strikes on Iran, which began on February 28, have reportedly taken a heavy civilian toll, including a devastating attack on the Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab in…

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Uttam Nagar before Eid: As fear lingers and hate spreads online, a neighbourhood holds its breath

Himanta defends ‘shooting’ video point blank; says it will be re-uploaded with ‘Bangladeshi’ tag