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    Politics

    Indradeep Bhattacharyya

    Javed Akhtar, Banu Mushtaq and the contagion of religious sentiments getting hurt

    3rd September 2025
    In two related but unconnected developments, writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar and International Booker Prize-winning author Banu Mushtaq have found themselves in the midst of controversies after being invited to speak at...
    Javed Akhtar, Banu Mushtaq and the contagion of religious sentiments getting hurt
    Oishani Bhattacharya

    Letter claiming ‘RSS did not participate in anti-British movement’ is morphed

    2nd September 20255th September 2025
    An image of a purported historic document with the text “RSS did not participate in any anti-British movement from 1925 to 1947” bearing the emblem of the British Home Department...
    Letter claiming ‘RSS did not participate in anti-British movement’ is morphed

    Image of Narasimha idol in ISKCON, WB viral as 32,000 year old idol found in Germany

    Archit28th November 2019

    An image of Narasimha, part lion and part man avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu, has gone viral on social media. According to a post by Facebook page संस्कृत का…

    Images from Karnataka, WB shared as Babri masjid photos from British Library archive

    Arjun Sidharth27th November 2019

    A set of photographs has been posted on social media with the narrative that these represent the now demolished Babri masjid of Ayodhya, taken from the archive of the British…

    New York restaurant to serve human flesh? No, this is satire

    Arjun Sidharth27th November 2019

    Has a restaurant in New York received government approval to sell human flesh as meat? A lengthy message to this effect has been shared widely on WhatsApp. As seen in…

    Katta News: Who is breaking stories on Maha politics? Alt News source verification

    Pooja Chaudhuri26th November 201926th November 2019

    A new entrant on Twitter, breaking updates on Maharashtra politics, Katta News has garnered significant attention on social media. The Twitter handle @katta_news was created on November 18. Two days later, it broke the…

    Movie still shared as image of 26/11 martyred cop Tukaram Omble

    Pooja Chaudhuri26th November 201921st August 2020

    A photograph of a bloodied policeman is making the rounds on social media with the claim that he is Tukaram Omble of Mumbai police who was martyred in the 26/11…

    Cadbury products contaminated with HIV? Old image from Nigeria used to share false claim

    Archit26th November 201926th November 2019

    Over the last week, Alt News has received several requests on it’s Android application to fact-check an image which sources BBC and cautions people to not have Cadbury products as…

    Video of baby suffering from rare genetic disorder shared as ‘demon’ baby born in Assam

    Jignesh Patel26th November 2019

    A video of a baby with hard, cracked skin has been widely shared by social media users. “Rakshas born in asam Baby born after 11 months of pregnancy Killed mother…

    Tree grows through car overnight? No, it is an art installation

    Arjun Sidharth25th November 201930th November 2019

    In a spectacle that has confounded viewers, a video has been shared widely on social media which shows a tree that has supposedly grown through a car. France me raato-raat…

    Old students’ protest against RSS shared as recent JNU students’ protest

    Jignesh Patel23rd November 2019

    A photograph of a woman holding a placard with anti-RSS slogan was posted by Twitter handle India With RSS. It claims to be an independent initiative by Swamyamsevaks. “What is…

    Invention of bicycle credited to ancient India based on misleading photos

    Jignesh Patel23rd November 2019

    A photograph of a wall carving showing a figure riding a bicycle is being shared with the claim that this is at Panchavarnaswamy Temple in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruchirappalli city. The…

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    हत्यारों के साथ रात में घूम रहे गिरोह की झूठी कहानी के साथ मैनपुरी में हुई हत्या की तस्वीरें वायरल

    हत्यारों के साथ रात में घूम रहे गिरोह की झूठी कहानी के साथ मैनपुरी में हुई हत्या की तस्वीरें वायरल

    अहमदाबाद में छेड़खानी कर रहे लड़के की 2 बहनों ने पिटाई की, घटना का वीडियो सांप्रदायिक ऐंगल से शेयर

    अहमदाबाद में छेड़खानी कर रहे लड़के की 2 बहनों ने पिटाई की, घटना का वीडियो सांप्रदायिक ऐंगल से शेयर

    BJP-RSS की बर्बादी की दुआ कर रहे हज यात्रियों का पुराना वीडियो भारत के लिए बददुआ बताकर शेयर

    BJP-RSS की बर्बादी की दुआ कर रहे हज यात्रियों का पुराना वीडियो भारत के लिए बददुआ बताकर शेयर

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