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Communal disinformation: Knife-wielding man in MP temple falsely identified as a Muslim

Prantik Ali18th March 2026

A video circulating on social media shows a man wielding a cleaver and threatening two others, at one point pushing and intimidating them. The clip is being shared with claims…

West Asia Conflict: 2025 Syria gas station fire video falsely viral as Iran bombing Israeli city

Prantik Ali18th March 202618th March 2026

As tensions continue to escalate across West Asia, a video, around 33 seconds in length, is viral on social media, with the claim that it shows scenes from an Israeli…

India’s LPG ‘crisis’: Real supply crunch or war-driven panic? Alt News checks the last mile

Alt News Staff17th March 202623rd March 2026

Is India grappling with a deepening LPG crisis? As reports of delays in LPG deliveries surface from parts of the country, questions are being raised about the stability of India’s…

Hindu Raksha Dal members arrested for communal graffiti on NH. When will law catch up with their leaders?

Ankita Mahalanobish14th March 2026

Two women linked to the Hindu Raksha Dal who spray-painted “मुसलमान के लिए रोड नहीं है” (“This road is not for Muslims”) on the Delhi–Dehradun highway were arrested on March…

Israelis smashing street cams to hide missile strike footage? Old, unrelated video falsely viral

Sarfaraj Khan14th March 202614th March 2026

Amid the escalating conflict in West Asia, a video has been circulating widely on social media, showing men in uniform smashing and removing cameras mounted on poles and buildings. It…

Footage of Uttam Nagar fish market fire viral as explosion in India-Israel joint defence facility in Delhi

Oishani Bhattacharya14th March 2026

A 22-second video of a massive fire is being widely shared on social media with claims that it shows a blaze at a joint India–Israel defence facility in Delhi. Users…

Deepfake alert: Video of Palki Sharma ‘reporting’ on IRIS Dena & Indian’s arrest in Bahrain is fabricated

Oishani Bhattacharya13th March 2026

A 54-second video of journalist Palki Sharma is being widely shared on social media with the claim that she is reporting about an Indian man being detained in Bahrain for…

Aaj Tak’s Anjana Om Kashyap calls 1979 Iran hostage crisis ‘Breaking News’, apologizes after being corrected

Abhishek Kumar13th March 202613th March 2026

During a live bulletin on India Today Group’s flagship Hindi news channel, Aaj Tak, anchor and senior managing editor Anjana Om Kashyap on March 5 claimed she was breaking the…

Netanyahu’s brother killed in Iranian missile strike at his home? Unrelated video from US falsely viral

Abhishek Kumar12th March 2026

A video showing a mansion engulfed on fire is going viral on social media. The entire building is up in flames, and firefighters are present at the scene. The video…

Uttam Nagar on edge after Tarun Kumar’s death: Claims, counterclaims fuel rising communal tensions

Pawan Kumar & Abhishek Kumar12th March 202612th March 2026

On a narrow lane in Uttam Nagar, what began as a trivial incident on Holi involving a child and a balloon, spiralled within minutes into a violent confrontation that left…

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No, the man in this viral confession video is not Asad: the clip is from a Delhi stabbing in April 2026

Video of Jaishankar requesting US to hand over Cockroach Janata Party founder to India is a deepfake