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No, RBI is not scrapping Rs 2000 notes; News18 fact-check viral with false claim

Priyanka Jha19th December 201931st December 2019

A screengrab of an alleged News18 broadcast is viral on social media. Alt News has received multiple requests on its official mobile application to fact-check the image. The text on…

Old photos from Pakistan shared as weapons seized from Jamia Milia campus

Jignesh Patel19th December 2019

“ജാമിയ മിലിയ യൂണിവേഴ്സിറ്റി ക്യാമ്പസിൽ നിന്നും പോലീസ് പിടിച്ചെടുത്ത ആയുധശേഖരം (Arms recovered by the police from Jamia Millia University campus -translated)”, reads a message by a Facebook user on December 16, 2019….

Was AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan part of a mob that torched buses on December 15? – A fact-check

Archit19th December 201920th December 2019

On December 15, the protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) took a violent turn in New Delhi when at least six buses were set ablaze and many private vehicles…

Images of detention centres in the US shared as Assam

Pooja Chaudhuri18th December 2019

In the view of the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, a set of images are being circulated with the claim that they represent detention centres in Assam for illegal…

Did ABVP member ‘Bharat Sharma’ pose as Delhi cop during clashes in CAA protests? – A fact-check

Jignesh Patel18th December 201918th December 2019

A screenshot of a Facebook profile of one ‘Bharat Sharma’ juxtaposed with a photo of a man sporting a red t-shirt and riot gear is being widely shared on social…

Photo from 2016 viral as toddler injured by Muslim protesters during CAA agitation in West Bengal

Pooja Chaudhuri17th December 2019

An image of a toddler grievously injured is massively circulating on social media with the claim that s/he was hurt during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill in West Bengal….

Old image from Egypt shared as male protester of Jamia Milia detained in a burqa

Arjun Sidharth17th December 201917th December 2019

With news of violent clashes between protesters and police at the Jamia Milia Islamia in New Delhi, a photograph has been shared widely on social media, showing a young man…

Unrelated video from 2017 shared amidst CAA protests with a communal spin

Jignesh Patel17th December 201917th December 2019

On December 16, far-right British commentator Katie Hopkins tweeted a video of a man adorning a skull cap pelting a brick at a sedentary bus. She claimed, “The mentality of…

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Bloodstains on Pashmina: Kashmiri shawl sellers heckled, assaulted across states over faith, identity

Another Valentine’s Day, another free run for Right-wing outfits intimidating couples