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Media misreports a video shoot as woman leaving behind her child while talking on phone

Kinjal26th August 201926th August 2019

Several news organisations such as Zee News, Navbharat Times, Patrika and Punjab Kesari have published a video which has gone viral on social media. In the video, a woman can…

Video from Pakistan shared to falsely depict Indian police brutality on Kashmiris

Pooja Chaudhuri26th August 2019

A video where masked men wearing black coloured t-shirts that says ‘police’ are charging at women is viral on Facebook with the claim that these were Bajrang Dal, RSS, VHP…

Imran Khan’s party shares old videos from Kashmir to portray recent unrest

Arjun Sidharth26th August 2019

“Curfews and media blackout cannot contain revolutions that emerge as a result of grave human rights violations. Yet Indian Govt continues to alienate Kashmir. Unarmed men, women, children being attacked…

Gruesome video of man’s tongue and hands cut off is not from India; no communal overtones

Mohammed Zubair26th August 201926th August 2019

A graphic video, showing a man’s tongue and hands being chopped off, is viral on social media. The accompanying audio in Urdu says, “Allahu Akbar! See the extent of atrocities….

Family searching for their missing son falsely accused of child-lifting and beaten in UP

Jignesh Patel26th August 2019

Two videos of an angry mob beating three men are circulating on WhatsApp with the claim that residents of Trilokpur gram sabha in Dharmapur village have caught a gang of…

Gory, disturbing videos shared to stoke false rumours of child-kidnapping

Jignesh Patel26th August 201924th September 2019

A set of videos is circulating on social media with the narrative that these depict child-kidnappers who sell kidneys of children for money. Alt News was asked to verify the…

Old video of protest in Haryana shared on Pak social media as police brutality on Kashmiris

Pooja Chaudhuri25th August 2019

The revocation of J&K’s special status under Article 370 has drawn a deluge of misinformation from both sides of the border – India and Pakistan. While on the Indian side…

Old video from UP viral as devotees at Andhra’s Tirumala temple manhandled by Christian police

Pooja Chaudhuri24th August 201925th August 2019

A Twitter user Aviral Sharma, who is followed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, shared a video where a policeman can be seen roughing up a few people who seem to…

Old images shared to show international monuments lit up in tricolour on 73rd I-Day

Pooja Chaudhuri24th August 2019

After the conclusion of India’s 73rd independence day, Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor tweeted images of famous international monuments lit up in the colour of the Indian flag. A fact-check, however,…

Video of lady singing Krishna hymns shared as daughter of Mohammed Rafi

Arjun Sidharth24th August 201924th August 2019

A video of a lady singing a Hindu devotional song has gone viral on Facebook with the claim that she is the daughter of legendary Hindi playback singer Mohammed Rafi….

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Old image of ‘Irani’ gang posing as blanket-sellers resurfaces with warnings against ‘Muslim Jihadis’

Rahul Gandhi did not use CSDS data to make ‘Vote Chori’ allegations; claims by media outlets, BJP leaders misleading