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Manjinder Sirsa shares report on Pakistan’s Punjab to target Capt Amarinder Singh

Archit8th February 2020

On February 7, Manjinder S Sirsa, a member of Shiromani Akali Dal, tagged the Chief Minister of Punjab, Captain Amarinder Singh, to point out the “deteriorating standards of education in…

PM Modi quotes ‘Faking News’ in Parliament to target former J&K CM Omar Abdullah

Pooja Chaudhuri6th February 20207th February 2020

Prime minister Narendra Modi addressed the Lok Sabha in an over hour-long speech on February 6. Amidst the attacks on Congress and the Left, discussions on the controversial Citizenship Amendment…

BJP’s Sambit Patra falsely claims AAP leader Amanatullah Khan wants to create ‘Sharia’

Priyanka Jha6th February 202011th February 2020

“अल्लाह ने तय कर दिया है की इन ज़ालिमों का ख़ात्मा होगा ..हम शरिया बनेंगे ..कहीं न कहीं से शुरुआत तो होती ही है ..” AAP का अमानतउल्लाह खान दोस्तों…

Did UP couple lock elderly mother at home to join anti-CAA protest at Shaheen Bagh? Fact-check

Kinjal5th February 20206th February 2020

“दर्दनाक…..अलीगढ़ मोहल्ला शेखान अपर कोट।बेटी ने ताला तुड़वाया तो अंदर 10 दिन से भूखी प्यासी अपनी अम्मा को देखकर बेसुध हो गई अम्मा को अकेला छोड़कर बहू बेटा निकले दिल्ली…

‘Magic blankets’ video revived, now targeting BJP ahead of Delhi elections

Archit5th February 20205th February 2020

Ahead of the Delhi assembly elections on February 8, a 26-second video has gone viral which shows a man on wheelchair accepting a blanket. After introducing himself and thanking the…

Fictional BJP MLA ‘Anil Upadhyay’ revived, now with false claim that he was thrashed by women

Archit4th February 20205th February 2020

A video of women thrashing a man is being shared on social media with the claim that the man is BJP leader ‘Anil Upadhyay’. One Jaan Mohd Tyagi shared a…

Did Modi govt claim it has no plans to implement nationwide NRC? Media misreports

Pooja Chaudhuri4th February 20204th February 2020

A piece of ‘breaking news’ was flashed on television screens across the country on February 4. Leading channels claimed that the home ministry, in a written reply in the Lok…

Old video of pregnant woman injured in UP police lathicharge viral amid CAA protest

Nibedita Sen4th February 2020

A video is circulating on social media with the claim that Uttar Pradesh police hit a pregnant woman on her stomach with a lathi. One Sanjay Vishwadharmi tweeted the clip on…

Truth about “sting” claiming Shaheen Bagh women were paid Rs 500: Alt News-Newslaundry joint investigation

Jignesh Patel & Ayush Tiwari4th February 20206th February 2020

On January 15, Bharatiya Janata Party social media head Amit Malviya tweeted a video of a group of men talking about the Shaheen Bagh protesters. They alleged that women participating…

Video of Indonesian meat market viral as epicentre of coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China

Archit4th February 20206th February 2020

On January 31, Times of India reported India’s first case of the new strain of coronavirus in Thrissur, Kerala. Since then, the disease has been covered extensively in the media….

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