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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This story has been retracted.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,…

Uttarakhand rescue: Union ministers, media outlets share AI generated image

Oishani Bhattacharya30th November 2023

The entire country watched in bated breath as 41 workers trapped in the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand for 16 days were rescued and brought out safely on November 28….

Old, unrelated images shared out of context to show Israeli forces and Hamas treating kids in contrasting ways

Oishani Bhattacharya30th November 2023

The initially announced 4-day truce in the Israel-Hamas war was extended by two days on November 28 to allow the release of more Israeli hostages in Gaza and Palestinian detainees…

NDTV: Viral opinion poll showing Cong win in Telangana fake; no survey done

Shinjinee Majumder30th November 202330th November 2023

An opinion poll for Telangana in which Congress is miles ahead of the incumbent Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) is viral on social media. The figures are ascribed to a ‘poll…

‘Molester’ thrashed by girls in viral video a Muslim? No, false communal angle added to 2018 Baghpat incident

Shinjinee Majumder25th November 202325th November 2023

A video of some girls in school uniform trying to chase a man with sticks in their hands is viral with the claim that the man, a Muslim, was an…

Viral video: Sitapur teacher assaulted boy for repeatedly leaving ‘Gurukul’ for home, no caste angle, confirm cops

Oishani Bhattacharya24th November 202325th November 2023

A 2-minute-13-second video is viral on WhatsApp in which a child is brutally beaten up and thrown to the ground by a man. The man can be heard using abusive…

Did crowd shout ‘Modi, Modi’ at Ashok Gehlot’s rally in Tonk? No, doctored clip shared by Assam CM Himanta Sarma

Shinjinee Majumder24th November 202324th November 2023

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has shared a clip wherein Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot is seentrying to silence attendees at a rally who are heard shouting ‘Modi-Modi’. Standing next…

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A Christmas stained with hate: From Kerala to Assam, Hindutva hooligans ruin celebrations

Bangladeshi Hindus seeking help? AI video made by Indian user falsely viral