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‘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….

Old image from Pakistan shared as Shaheen Bagh protesters burning Indian flag

Jignesh Patel4th February 20204th February 2020

A photograph of two men donning skull caps burning the Indian national flag is circulating on social media. The text inscribed in the image reads, “शाइन बाग मैं मुसलमानों ने…

ABVP claims JNU student Kamlesh Mandriya was attacked by Left, Mandriya refutes and blames ABVP

Archit4th February 20204th February 2020

The January 5 attack on Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) left 36 people injured, among them was Kamlesh Mandriya, a first-year MPhil student at the Centre of Social Medicine and Community…

AAP gives ‘magic’ blankets to different-abled? Video viral with false claim