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False claim: Muslim woman masquerading as Hindu during anti-CAA protest

Pooja Chaudhuri21st December 2019

Twitter user Piyush Singh, who is followed by the office of railway minister Piyush Goyal, tweeted two photographs – one where a woman is seen holding a placard against the…

CAA Protest: 2015 video of Bangladeshis caught with fake Indian passports in Kuwait revived

Archit20th December 2019

On December 20, Jawahar Yadav, Officer on Special Duty to Manohar Lal, Chief Minister of Haryana, tweeted a video with the claim that a Bangladeshi man was caught at an…

CAA Protest: Police lathicharge video from Lucknow shared as brutality by Ahmedabad police

Jignesh Patel20th December 2019

A video of a group of policemen lathi-charging a crowd of protesters is circulating on WhatsApp. Alt News received fact-check requests where the accompanying claim reads, “शाहआलम मे पत्थरमारा करने…

Man holding viral placard falsely compared with a Twitter user with Muslim identity

Pooja Chaudhuri20th December 201920th December 2019

The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) have been met with massive protests across the country. A photograph of a protester holding a placard that…

Photos of 2016 Maratha agitation passed off as gatherings in favour of CAA

Arjun Sidharth20th December 201920th December 2019

In the wake of massive protests across various cities over the Citizenship Amendment Act and the NRC, a set of photographs has been posted on social media with the claim…

Image from 2018 shared as policemen injured during anti-CAA protest

Archit20th December 201921st December 2019

As protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) continue across the nation, violence was reported in some states. On December 20, Surajit Dasgupta,…

Video from Kuwait showing mock drill shared as attack on Sultan of Oman

Arjun Sidharth20th December 2019

A video is being shared widely on WhatsApp and social media platforms with the claim that the Sultan of Oman was attacked. ઓમાન ના સુલતાન પર ઘાતકી હુમલો.. અદ્ભૂત બચાવ…

Video from 2017 of eviction from forest area in Assam viral in the context of NRC

Archit19th December 201919th December 2019

A video where the police are seen thrashing civilians was shared with the claim that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) is being exercised in Assam. The clip has gone…

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