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Uddhav Thackeray paying tribute to Sonia Gandhi? No, photoshopped image shared

Archit28th November 201928th November 2019

On November 27, several people tweeted a picture of Uddhav Thackeray supposedly paying tribute to Sonia Gandh with the text “Welcome to Milawati Party. Finally, now onwards we r all…

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…

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…

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The conspiracy that wasn’t: How a fake investigation into India, Myanmar rebels and rare earths went around the world

Hyderabad: ‘Cow vigilantes’ raid truck, find plywood instead of cattle, vandalize it anyway