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Old video from Bengal viral as BJP leaders thrashed in NE during CAA/NRC campaigning

Pooja Chaudhuri20th January 202020th January 2020

A video where individuals sporting BJP sashes can be seen beaten up by a crowd is widely circulating on social media. The accompanying caption reads, “acche din for #BJP in…

No, woman criticising government is not Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s niece

Kinjal20th January 202020th January 2020

A video of a woman criticizing the government is viral on Facebook. It is being claimed that she is former prime minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s niece. Facebook user Ayyub…

CAA Protests: Old video from MP shared as UP police thrashing stone-pelters

Jignesh Patel20th January 2020

A video of policemen brutally thrashing several men has been shared with the claim that Uttar Pradesh police is beating stone-pelters for destructing public property. “UP Police प्रस्तुत शॉर्ट फिल्म…

Video from Brazil shared as “Muslim infiltrator” killed by French police

Priyanka Jha20th January 2020

A video is viral on social media with the claim that a “Muslim infiltrator” lost his life in police retaliation in France when a group of such men attacked the…

Old image of BJP MP Manoj Tiwari with Jama Masjid’s Imam Bukhari shared ahead of Delhi polls

Archit17th January 202017th January 2020

Since the beginning of 2020, several social media users have been sharing an image of BJP Delhi MP Manoj Tiwari and Imam Ahmed Bukhari, the 13th Shahi Imam of Delhi’s…

Morphed poster falsely claims ‘burqa, hijab’ dress code for CAA protest in Mumbai

Pooja Chaudhuri17th January 2020

BJP media panellist Yashveer Raghav shared a poster of a protest rally against the Citizenship Amendment Act (2019) which allegedly mentions that the dress code for women attendees is ‘Hijab…

Fake Rs 2000 notes seized from RSS supporter Ketan Dave in Gujarat? False claim viral

Archit17th January 202017th January 2020

Several social media users have posted images that show stacks Rs 2,000 currency notes seized by the police. The accompanying claim suggests that the cash was recovered from the car…

Photo of Dalit activist Kancha Ilaiah shared as elderly student at JNU

Alt News Desk16th January 202016th January 2020

A post with a photograph of an elderly man is being shared on Facebook with a claim that the man is 47-year-old Moinuddin from Kerala, studying at Jawarharlal Nehru University…

BJP MLA ‘Anil Upadhyaya’ talking about CAA? No, videos yet again viral with fictitious name

Jignesh Patel16th January 202016th January 2020

A video of a man talking about violence at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is being shared with the claim that he is…

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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