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“Red is green, green is red”? – Sambit Patra shares clipped video to mock Rahul Gandhi

Pooja Chaudhuri11th May 202011th May 2020

Sambit Patra, national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), tweeted a video mocking Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. In the mere 6 second clip, Gandhi can be heard saying, “The…

Fake poster: Alt News logo misused to claim rape-accused not associated with AIMIM

Jignesh Patel8th May 20208th May 2020

On May 7, it was reported in the media that 24-year-old accused Mohammed Shakeel was arrested by Chaderghat police for allegedly raping a minor Dalit girl. Several outlets claimed that…

Moneycontrol, News18 misquote economist Abhijit Banerjee on UPA policies, former clarifies

Jignesh Patel7th May 20207th May 2020

On May 4, Finacial news website Moneycontrol.com quoted Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banjeree saying, “The real problem in the short run is that the weak UPA policies were embraced by the…

Unrelated image, pornographic photo shared to target JMI scholar Safoora Zargar

Pooja Chaudhuri6th May 20207th May 2020

The arrest of Jamia scholar Safoora Zargar has given rise to the usual misogyny and vulgar remarks that any vocal woman has to routinely face on social media. Zargar is…

Akali Dal’s Manjinder Sirsa shares video from Surat as lockdown violation in Delhi’s Daryaganj

Jignesh Patel30th April 2020

A video of a large group of people mostly wearing a skull cap has gone viral on social media with the claim that these are scenes from Delhi’s Daryaganj locality…

No, Delhi Health Minister is not interacting with Maulana Saad in this photo

Archit30th April 202030th April 2020

An image of Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain talking to three men inside a medical facility has gone viral with the claim that Jain is interacting with Maulana Saad. It…

AIMIM leader Waris Pathan did not threaten cops to open mosques amid lockdown, 2016 video viral

Kinjal29th April 20201st May 2020

A video of former AIMIM MLA Waris Pathan was shared by BJP MP Arjun Singh with the claim that Pathan is threatening Mumbai police during the lockdown. In the video,…

March 23 video from Maharashtra shared as Muslims gathering at mosque in Ahmedabad amid lockdown

Jignesh Patel29th April 2020

A video of a group of people leaving a mosque is circulating on social media. It is being claimed that members of the Muslim community are gathering at a mosque…

Twitter handles impersonating Arab personalities criticise India over Islamophobia

Jignesh Patel28th April 202028th April 2020

Several Arabian Gulf users recently took to Twitter to criticise India over the discrimination against Muslims in the country. Old, racist tweets by BJP parliamentarian Tejasvi Surya targetting Arab women…

Disabled Muslim man hounded for accidentally dropping currency, accused of spreading coronavirus

Mohammed Zubair & Kinjal27th April 2020

A CCTV footage showing a Muslim man in a petrol pump reaching for his pocket to make a payment and dropping something on the ground is massively viral on social…