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CAA Protests: Old video from MP shared as UP police thrashing stone-pelters

Jignesh Patel20th January 2020

A video of policemen brutally thrashing several men has been shared with the claim that Uttar Pradesh police is beating stone-pelters for destructing public property. “UP Police प्रस्तुत शॉर्ट फिल्म…

Video from Brazil shared as “Muslim infiltrator” killed by French police

Priyanka Jha20th January 2020

A video is viral on social media with the claim that a “Muslim infiltrator” lost his life in police retaliation in France when a group of such men attacked the…

Old image of BJP MP Manoj Tiwari with Jama Masjid’s Imam Bukhari shared ahead of Delhi polls

Archit17th January 202017th January 2020

Since the beginning of 2020, several social media users have been sharing an image of BJP Delhi MP Manoj Tiwari and Imam Ahmed Bukhari, the 13th Shahi Imam of Delhi’s…

Morphed poster falsely claims ‘burqa, hijab’ dress code for CAA protest in Mumbai

Pooja Chaudhuri17th January 2020

BJP media panellist Yashveer Raghav shared a poster of a protest rally against the Citizenship Amendment Act (2019) which allegedly mentions that the dress code for women attendees is ‘Hijab…

Fake Rs 2000 notes seized from RSS supporter Ketan Dave in Gujarat? False claim viral

Archit17th January 202017th January 2020

Several social media users have posted images that show stacks Rs 2,000 currency notes seized by the police. The accompanying claim suggests that the cash was recovered from the car…

Photo of Dalit activist Kancha Ilaiah shared as elderly student at JNU

Alt News Desk16th January 202016th January 2020

A post with a photograph of an elderly man is being shared on Facebook with a claim that the man is 47-year-old Moinuddin from Kerala, studying at Jawarharlal Nehru University…

BJP MLA ‘Anil Upadhyaya’ talking about CAA? No, videos yet again viral with fictitious name

Jignesh Patel16th January 202016th January 2020

A video of a man talking about violence at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is being shared with the claim that he is…

Fictitious politician ‘Anil Upadhyaya’ makes a comeback, now as BJP MLA criticising CAA/NRC

Nibedita Sen15th January 202015th January 2020

A video of a politician is being shared in with the claim that he is ‘BJP MLA Anil Upadhayay’ criticising the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens…

Tarek Fatah tweets movie clip as Pakistani mother denying polio vaccination to her children

Pooja Chaudhuri15th January 2020

Pakistani Canadian author Tarek Fatah tweeted a video with the claim that it shows a Pakistani mother denying polio workers from vaccinating her children. “Pakistani mother slams the door shut…

Did Rahul Kanwal say chanting ‘Vande Mataram’ is anti-national? Clipped video, misleading claim

Jignesh Patel14th January 2020

Last week, India Today broadcast a series of sting operations investigating the violence in Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus that left 36 injured on January 5. The broadcast was…

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Rahul Gandhi did not use CSDS data to make ‘Vote Chori’ allegations; claims by media outlets, BJP leaders misleading

Rahul Gandhi’s ‘1 crore vote surge in Maharashtra’ claim not supported by EC data