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Old video of SP leader Mavia Ali shared as that of Congress leader Naseemuddin Siddiqui

Alt News Desk2nd January 20202nd January 2020

In the backdrop of widespread protests opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act, BJP National spokesperson Sambit Patra tweeted a video along with a text saying, “Congress leader Naseemuddin Siddiqui is saying…

No, the elderly man pelting stone in Kanpur is not Muslim cleric from Muzaffarnagar

Jignesh Patel31st December 201931st December 2019

Author Bhaavna Arora tweeted two images – a screenshot of an injured elderly man and a photo of an old man who can be seen pelting a stone – along…

CAA Protest: Video of Jabalpur police vandalising vehicles shared as UP police

Jignesh Patel31st December 2019

A video of cops vandalizing vehicles was shared on social media with the claim that the incident took place in Uttar Pradesh. Twitter user Fahad posted the video and wrote,…

No, Danish Kaneria is not among Pakistani players offering Namaz in this photo

Niddhi Rathi & Jignesh Patel30th December 2019

BJP Mahila Morcha national in-charge of social media, Priti Gandhi, tweeted a photograph of the former Pakistani cricket team offering namaz. She wrote, “Picture of Pakistan cricket team during Inzamam-ul-Haq’s…

Video from Sri Lanka shared as Muslims beaten in a detention centre in Assam

Pooja Chaudhuri30th December 2019

A video of policemen rounding up people and thrashing them with batons inside what looks like premises of a prison is viral on social media. The accompanying claim suggests that…

CAA Protests: Old video from Pakistan shared as cow slaughtered on Indian flag in Hyderabad

Nitika Amin30th December 2019

A video is circulating on WhatsApp showing a group of men slaughtering a cow on the Indian national flag. Several individuals have sent verification requests of the video on the…

CAA Protests: Video from Pakistan shared as UP police beating women

Niddhi Rathi30th December 201930th December 2019

A video which shows policemen thrashing women is circulating in the context of protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC). Among the group…

No, anti-CAA protesters did not chant ‘Pakistan zindabad’ in Lucknow rally

Pratik Sinha, Priyanka Jha & Pooja Chaudhuri29th December 201929th December 2019

On December 28, BJP social media head Amit Malviya tweeted a video and claimed that it shows anti-CAA protesters in Lucknow raising ‘Pakistan zindabad’ slogans. Malviya wrote, “Since this is a…

Old video of railway station vandalised in Bangladesh shared as Kolkata

Pooja Chaudhuri28th December 201928th December 2019

A video of people vandalising a railway station has been shared on social media with the claim that the miscreants are Bangladeshi refugees and the incident took place in Kolkata….

Video of leopard attacking dog in Nashik, Maharashtra shared as Gujarat

Archit28th December 2019

A CCTV footage of a leopard attacking a dog is floating online with the claim that the incident took place in Amreli, Gujarat. On October 14, Jia News Mumbai’s YouTube…