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Old pornographic video viral as Shaheen Bagh

Pooja Chaudhuri12th March 20206th May 2020

A video of a couple having sexual intercourse behind an alleyway is circulating on social media as an incident from Shaheen Bagh. From the Twitter account @Baburao71275507, the video has…

Old images of weapons seized in Punjab, Gujarat shared as Delhi riots

Archit11th March 2020

Four images are being shared on social media with two different claims. The first image shows a huge pile of swords. The next picture shows knives on a table. The…

Old video from Saudi Arabia viral as 20 lakh people convert to Islam in China

Jignesh Patel11th March 202011th March 2020

A video of a gathering where people can be heard reciting Islamic verses is being shared on social media. Facebook user Imtiyaz Khan posted the video with the claim, “China…

Old image from J&K viral as police brutality in Delhi

Archit11th March 2020

An image of three policemen attacking a man in skull cap is being circulated on social media with the claim that it is from Delhi. A Facebook user posted the…

Sudarshan News broadcasts fake news about woman murdered in Tahir Hussain’s house

Archit11th March 202012th March 2020

AAP councillor Tahir Hussain has been linked with the murder of IB staffer Ankit Sharma who was found dead in a drain close to Hussain’s house on February 26. Since…

Chinese reading Quran after ban lifted in view of coronavirus? Old video viral

Kinjal9th March 20209th March 2020

Social media is replete with misinformation around novel coronavirus. Alt News has debunked several such claims in past weeks. A video is now viral on social media with the claim…

Meats pieces thrown by Muslims outside temple in UP’s Hathras? Police debunks false claim

Ketan9th March 20209th March 2020

On February 13, one Navneet Gautam tweeted a video with the claim that Muslims are throwing pieces of meat outside a Hindu temple in ‘Nai ka Nagla’ neighbourhood of Uttar…

No, Arvind Kejriwal didn’t admit of having family ties with RSS; clipped video viral

Jignesh Patel9th March 202012th March 2022

A 7-second video clip of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal is being shared on social media where he appears to be saying, “Our family was of the Jan Sangh Parivar….

Minor girl’s death in MP falsely linked with Delhi riots and Tahir Hussain

Archit9th March 2020

Several social media users have posted an image of a minor girl and claimed that her burnt clothes were found at AAP councillor Tahir Hussain’s residence. The claim adds that…

Old video of BJP members shared as AAP’s Sanjay Singh thrashed AAP MLA with shoes

Priyanka Jha9th March 202016th June 2021

A video has gone viral with the claim that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh thrashed an AAP MLA with shoes at a party meeting. Facebook user Lalit Mohan…

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From self-identification to state control: Trans voices raise alarm over new law

Four more Bengal constituencies, same pattern: Muslims disproportionately marked ‘Under Adjudication’ in SIR