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Video verification: NSG training video viral with baseless claim of ‘chemical attack drill’

Archit7th July 2020

A 45-second video shows a platoon huddled in a pit exposed to smoke. In the background, a man can be heard instructing the soldiers in Hindi to stand their ground….

PM Modi’s visit to Leh Army Hospital wasn’t a manufactured photo-op

Pooja Chaudhuri4th July 20204th July 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Leh, the capital of the union territory of Ladakh, in the morning of July 3 to interact with the army, air force and the…

No, BJP leader Vikas Dubey is not the same ‘Vikas Dubey’ accused of killing 8 UP cops

Pooja Chaudhuri3rd July 2020

A photograph of a man with Uttar Pardesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was shared by Jan Adhikar Party leader Rajesh Ranjan, popularly known as Pappu Yadav. He claimed that the…

Murder of RSS worker by alleged BJP member in Tamil Nadu shared with false claims

Archit2nd July 2020

Indu Makkal Katchi, a Tamil Nadu-based right-wing political party, tweeted a picture (disturbing imagery, viewer discretion is advised) of a brutally injured man lying dead. As per their claim, a…

Fact-check: Did Japan deploy missiles to counter Chinese threat after India-China conflict?

Archit1st July 20202nd July 2020

On June 20, a Thailand-based news website Asia News published an article with the headline ‘Japan deployed ballistic missiles at China border after its conflict with India’. The article claimed…

Video of Apache helicopters flying over Lake Havasu in Arizona, US viral as Pangong, Ladakh

Archit & Pratik Sinha30th June 20203rd July 2020

On June 19, several media outlets reported that the Indian Air Force (IAF) deployed Apache helicopters in Ladakh in the wake of the border dispute with China. Soon after, a…

Old video shared as custodial torture of Jeyaraj and Bennix in Tamil Nadu’s Tuticorin

Kinjal29th June 202029th June 2020

A father-son duo was arrested on June 19 in Sathankulam town near Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu. Four days later, 62-year-old P Jeyaraj and his 32-year-old son J Bennix died in…

Video from Pakistan shared as patients lying in beds outside hospital in Hyderabad and Mumbai

Archit29th June 2020

A one-minute video that shows several patients lying on hospital beds apparently placed outside hospital premises is being shared on social media. Several people have reached out to Alt News…

Social media fires fictional “Dr Mujahid Hussain” from AYUSH Ministry over Coronil controversy

Pooja Chaudhuri25th June 2020

On June 23, Patanjali Ayurved announced the launch of coronavirus medicine ‘Coronil’ and hailed it as an “Ayurvedic cure” for coronavirus. The company’s face Ram Kisan Yadav, popularly known as…

Two-year-old video falsely shared as Amit Shah’s convoy attacked in Bihar during campaigning

Kinjal24th June 202024th June 2020

A video of people pelting stones and bricks at cars passing by a road is viral on social media with the claim that they attacked Home Minister Amit Shah’s convoy…

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