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Shaheen Bagh women getting paid? No, this is a video of relief distribution to Delhi riot victims

Pooja Chaudhuri & Priyanka Jha2nd March 20202nd March 2020

A video massively viral across social media channels is being shared with the recurring claim that individuals protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) are being paid to agitate. From…

Muslim girl raped by Hindu mob in Delhi? Pak propaganda website runs fake news

Pooja Chaudhuri2nd March 20204th March 2020

An article from the website ‘republicofbuzz.com’ is being widely shared on social media. It claims that a 13-year-old girl Deeba was gang-raped by a Hindu mob in northeast Delhi’s Jafrabad….

Suresh Chavhanke falsely claims Muslim community in Paris torched railway station

Archit2nd March 2020

On February 28, several social media users shared a 20-second video of a building engulfed in fire. The viral message blamed “Islamic jihad” for the incident and claimed that this…

Old, unrelated video of arms hidden inside cans of ghee falsely linked to Delhi riots

Mohammed Zubair29th February 20201st March 2020

A video showing men removing pistols and magazines hidden inside cans of ghee is viral with two contrasting claims – one which targets the Muslim community and the other, Rashtriya…

No, this isn’t Justice Murlidhar with Sonia Gandhi when she filed nomination papers

Kinjal29th February 202029th February 2020

An image of Congress President Sonia Gandhi filing election nomination papers is circulating on social media along with an image of Justice S Murlidhar. The judge was recently transferred from Delhi…

Photo of rescue op viral as cops helping mob carry petrol bombs to AAP’s Tahir Hussain’s residence

Jignesh Patel29th February 202029th February 2020

AAP councillor Tahir Hussain has been booked for the murder of Intelligence Bureau staffer Ankit Sharma, who was killed in Delhi riots. Sharma’s family named Hussain in their complaint. Locals…

Verification: AAP councillor Tahir Hussain’s video appealing for police help

Pratik Sinha & Mohammed Zubair28th February 20202nd March 2020

AAP councillor Mohammed Tahir Hussain, accused of facilitating mobs on his four-storey residence which was allegedly used to hurl petrol bombs during Delhi riots, was booked by the police for…

Old, unrelated images shared as Hindu women attacked during Delhi riots

Alt News Desk28th February 202028th February 2020

A set of images is being shared on social media with the claim that these depict women from the Hindu community attacked during Delhi riots. Facebook user Manju Singh posted…

Old photograph of UP police personnel throwing a stone shared as Delhi police

Jignesh Patel28th February 2020

An image of a policeman dressed in riot gear pelting a stone has been shared on social media in the backdrop of communal riots in Delhi’s Jafrabad-Maujpur region. On February…

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