Politics

Postcard News circulates fake letter about Sonia Gandhi and Karnataka minister engineering Lingayat issue

Alt News Desk11th May 201811th July 2018

“MASSIVE EXPOSE! Karnataka minister M B Patil’s letter to Sonia Gandhi reveals that Global Christian Council and World Islamic organisation masterminded the division of Lingayats in Karnataka!” Postcard News has…

Viral: Fake news of Pakistan flag waved at Congress rally in Karnataka

Arjun Sidharth11th May 201811th July 2018

A video is currently going viral on social media platforms and particularly on WhatsApp. The video is of a Congress party rally in North Belgaum in Karnataka, and it has…

Subramanian Swamy shares fake email about church involvement in Lingayat issue

Alt News Desk10th May 201811th July 2018

“Lo Behold! #Church allegedly behind the divisive scheme of separating #Lingayats from #Hindus. A leaked of email supposedly sent by SecGen CBCI to Archbishop Bangalore….this says much”. The tweet by…

PM Modi claims no Congress leader visited Bhagat Singh in jail. What’s the truth?

Arjun Sidharth10th May 201811th July 2018

“When Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Batukeshwar Dutt, Veer Savarkar, greats like them were jailed fighting for the country’s independence, did any Congress leader went to meet them? But the Congress leaders…

Old video circulates with false claim that Rahul Gandhi termed Siddaramaiah Govt as corrupt

Arjun Sidharth9th May 201811th July 2018

“Aam taur se bhrastachar hota hai, ek do mantri bhrashtachar karte hain, magar karnataka mein puri sarkar bhrastachar pe chal rahi thi” (Generally when corruption occurs, one or two ministers…

Shocking instances of plagiarism in the publications of right-wing think tank, India Foundation

Alt News Desk8th May 201821st May 2018

Alt News has stumbled upon a goldmine of plagiarized content on the website of premier right wing think tank, India Foundation. India Foundation is an independent research centre that seeks…

No, PM Modi did not garland Nathuram Godse’s bust

Arjun Sidharth7th May 201811th July 2018

‘No wonder why his bhakts are like that‘, says a post put up by the Facebook page Feku Express 2.0. This post shows two images of Prime Minister Narendra Modi….

Fake ‘Janta Ki Baat’ opinion poll with BBC News logo predicts BJP win in Karnataka

Arjun Sidharth7th May 201811th July 2018

With elections to the Karnataka assembly just around the corner, numerous pre-poll surveys have crawled out of the woodwork. One such survey is circulating on social media with the logo…

AAP leader Sanjay Singh shares old picture of Kargil martyr kin with false claims

Arjun Sidharth7th May 201811th July 2018

कारगिल शहीद विधवा जिनकी आँख की रोशनी चली गई ,वार मेमोरीयल पहुँची,लोगों ने इनके पति का नाम उँगलियों से स्पर्श कराया तो आँख से आँसू बहने लगे,पाकिस्तान के साथ युद्ध…

Viral: Video from Malaysia shared as harassment faced by a woman in Bengaluru

Alt News Desk7th May 201811th July 2018

“This incident happened in Bengaluru. The hapless female looks absolutely pathetic !!! Where is our country going?! When will the police act to make the women on the road to…