Politics

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…

Maker of crass, communal and misogynistic cartoons praised by PM Modi on Twitter

Arjun Sidharth7th May 20188th May 2018

“Lovely gesture Kshitij. Thank you. You are an extremely talented artist”, tweeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 6. PM Modi was thanking Kshitij Bajpai, a cartoonist who regularly posts…

The photograph of PM Modi’s mother in an auto-rickshaw is not photo-shopped

Alt News Desk6th May 201811th July 2018

“Our Beloved PM Shri @narendramodi’s Mother is still travelling in Auto, While @RahulGandhi’s Mother is the World’s 4th Wealthiest Politician!” An old photograph of Prime Minister Modi’s mother, Hiraben Modi…

Fake news claims Raghuram Rajan appointed Governor of Bank of England

Arjun Sidharth6th May 201811th July 2018

According to ‘news’ that is viral on social media, former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has been appointed the Governor of the Bank of England. Rajan, who moved back to Chicago…

Viral: Old, false case from Meerut circulated as recent incident of rape inside madrasa

Arjun Sidharth5th May 201811th July 2018

मेरठ के मदरसे में इस हिन्दू बेटी से कई महीनो तक हुआ बलात्कार पर हमारा सारा मीडिया मौन ऐसा क्यों ? कोई पत्रकार इस पर नहीं बोलता, इस पर कोई…

No, AMU students did not chant ‘Bharat se lenge Azaadi’

Arjun Sidharth4th May 201811th July 2018

Social media is abuzz with the claim that students of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) raised anti-national slogans calling for secession from India. Recently, a controversy erupted at the university over…

Old video of PM Modi rally in Varanasi shared as Udupi rally ahead of Karnataka elections

Arjun Sidharth4th May 201811th July 2018

On May 1, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a rally at Udupi in Karnataka, one among the 21 rallies he is scheduled to hold in the state ahead of voting…