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Fact-check: Kishanganj violence between tribals and Muslims on Eid

Pooja Chaudhuri6th June 201912th June 2021

Photographs of clashes between trow groups have shared with the claim that a group of Muslims arrived at the tea estates near Dhulabari village in Kishanganj, Bihar to occupy the…

Image from Bangladesh shared as roads blocked to offer Namaz in India

Pooja Chaudhuri5th June 2019

“Ban offering of Namaz on roads on #SecularIndia. @PMOIndia @HMOIndia This is NOT allowed in Islamic countries. Why it is allowed here ????? #PayalRohatgi,” read a June 3 tweet by Payal…

No, Farooq Abdullah didn’t chant ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ after Amit Shah’s appointment as Home Minister

Jignesh Patel4th June 2019

A video of former J&K CM Farooq Abdullah is doing rounds on social media. In the video, Mr Abdullah can be heard chanting “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” slogans at an…

Media misreports, politicians outrage on IAS officer’s sarcastic tweet on Gandhi

Alt News Desk4th June 2019

IAS officer Nidhi Choudhari has triggered a massive row ever since her tweet on Mahatma Gandhi went viral. Congress and AAP leaders expressed shock, NCP leader, Jitendra Awhad called for…

Did Jharkhand CM give an interview under the influence of drugs? False claim

Kinjal3rd June 2019

“इतना गांजा फूंका है कि प्रेस वाली भी नाक बंध कर ली, ये है झारखंड के मुख्यमंत्री महोदय।, जय हो खाजपा (He has smoked so much cannabis that even the…

Did PM Modi announce total alcohol ban? No, photoshopped news clip viral

Priyanka Jha3rd June 2019

“Modi ji’s important decision since barabanki liquor accident has been stopped by alcohol in whole india from tonight,” was a message viral along with an alleged screengrab of an Aaj Tak broadcast. Citing…

No, Mohammed Barkat Ali does not routinely appear on NDTV shows

Kinjal3rd June 2019

“NDTV का आदमी निकला गुरुग्राम का बरकत अली, बरकत अली ने फर्जी आरोप लगाया था मेरी टोपी उछाल दी गयी, जय श्री राम बुलवाया गया, हिन्दुओ के खिलाफ बड़ी भयंकर…

No, this is not a picture of Indian army soldier stationed in Rajasthan

Jignesh Patel3rd June 20196th June 2019

An image of a woman in army fatigues was shared on social media with a message, “राजस्थान के तपते रेगिस्तान में पहरा देती भारतीय जवान जय हिंद (She is the…

Video of woman tied to a tree and beaten up: Incident of 2018 from Bulandshahr, UP

Arjun Sidharth1st June 2019

A horrifying video of woman tied to a tree by a rope, and lashed in full public view has been shared on social media. Among those who have shared it…

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