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Clip of child crying for father amid Sabarimala rush shared out of context with ‘plight of Hindus in Kerala’ barb

Shinjinee Majumder13th December 2023

The Sabarimala hill shrine in Thiruvananthapuram has had a chaotic week as thousands of pilgrims started arriving for the annual pilgrimage. On December 10, TOI reported that pilgrims lost their…

‘Kalma’ written on Indian flag after Congress win in Telangana? Part of old Zee News bulletin falsely viral

Kinjal13th December 2023

A video of former editor-in-chief of Zee News Sudhir Chaudhary is being shared widely on social media platforms. In the clip, Chaudhury remarks that protesters in Telangana removed the Ashok…

Viral photo of woman assaulted: 2022 UP incident, in which main accused was arrested, raked up with ‘Ramrajya’ jibes

Abira Das12th December 2023

Trigger Warning: Torture, Sexual Violence A photo of a woman with her hands tied, mouth gagged and a stick inserted in her private parts is viral on social media. Claiming…

Did Virat Kohli have beef in Florida? No, couple’s food bill from US eatery falsely viral with communal jibes at cricketer

Shinjinee Majumder9th December 202310th December 2023

Several social media users have recently shared an image of a food bill containing beef dishes and a photo of Indian cricketer Virat Kohli with his family, with the claim…

Israel-Palestine conflict: How the Indian Right Wing spearheaded disinformation and propaganda

Shinjinee Majumder7th December 20237th December 2023

“A pregnant woman in Southern Israel was found by Hamas terrorists. They dissected her body. Her stomach was cut open and they took the fetus out with the umbilical cord….

Old video of BJP’s Vasundhara Raje congratulating Neeraj Chopra on phone falsely linked to Rajasthan polls

Oishani Bhattacharya7th December 2023

A 12-second video clip featuring BJP leader Vasundhara Raje Scindia was recently viral on social media where she could be heard congratulating someone on the phone. Sharing the video at…

Hamas killing men by throwing them off a building? No, viral video is from Iraq, 2015

Shinjinee Majumder7th December 2023

Trigger Warning: Death. Fall from Height. Amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, several images and videos are viral on social media claiming to be representative of the current situation. Among them…

Video from Thailand falsely shared as Muslim man assaulted in China for praying in public

Abhishek Kumar6th December 2023

A video of a man kneeling on the ground being kicked and thrashed by another man has been gathering a lot of traction on social media. An X user named…

Jerusalem Post describes slain Palestinian infant as a doll, pro-Israel users amplify the falsehood

Shinjinee Majumder2nd December 20232nd December 2023

Trigger Warning: Child Death The temporary ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict ended after a week on Friday, December 1, with Israeli fighter jets hitting targets in the Gaza Strip. At…

This story has been retracted.

Alt News Staff2nd December 20235th December 2023

On December 2, we published a fact check headlined “Israel’s X handle at it again; fabricates captions to twist Palestinian girl’s testimony on Israeli atrocities in Gaza”. In the report,…

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

Rahul Gandhi’s ‘1 crore vote surge in Maharashtra’ claim not supported by EC data