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Alt News Investigation: Multiple handles run bogus fundraisers on X benefiting a certain ‘Sandeep Mandal’

Abhishek Kumar, Oishani Bhattacharya & Mohammed Zubair5th February 2024

On 9 November 2023, an Alt News journalist received a request from an X user to look into the authenticity of a donation drive by a user named Ritika Annie,…

Kharge did not ‘admit defeat’ by acceding 400 seats to BJP; clipped video shared by Union ministers

Shinjinee Majumder3rd February 2024

A video of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge saying, “You had so much support; initially, you had 330-334 seats, now it’s going beyond 400” in Rajya Sabha in viral on social…

Mira Road clashes: Police thrashing detainees to rail station on fire — Unrelated visuals falsely viral

Oishani Bhattacharya3rd February 2024

The consecration of the idol of Hindu deity Ram at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya took place on January 22 amid the performance of rituals and with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in…

Three of Bangladeshi Hindu family killed by relative: Crime falsely communalized by Indian X users

Shinjinee Majumder1st February 20241st February 2024

Trigger Warning: Murder, Photos of Dead Bodies Images of the corpses of three members of a Bangladeshi Hindu family are circulating on the internet with the claim that ‘Islamists’ murdered…

Alwar family feud over property given communal spin on social media

Shinjinee Majumder31st January 2024

A video of some men beating up others with sticks is viral on social media with the claim that Muslims were assaulting Hindus in Alwar, Rajasthan. (Archive) अलवर में मुसलमानों…

Viral ‘exclusive’ video of Virat Kohli at Ram Mandir consecration is actually an old clip from a Ganesh Chaturthi event

Oishani Bhattacharya27th January 2024

The consecration of the idol of Hindu deity Ram at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya took place on January 22 amid the performance of rituals and with Prime Minister Narendra…

Scuba diver’s underwater stunt with saffron flag falsely viral as Indian Navy celebrating Ram Mandir consecration

Oishani Bhattacharya24th January 2024

A 30-second clip of a man underwater waving a saffron flag with Hanuman’s face imprinted on it is being widely shared on social media. It is claimed that this is…

Did Italian PM congratulate Hindus on Ram Mandir? No, viral clip shows her thanking followers for birthday wishes

Shinjinee Majumder24th January 2024

Against the backdrop of the consecration ceremony of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, a clip of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni purportedly ‘congratulating’ the Hindus of India is viral on…

Burj Khalifa photos with Hindu deity Ram’s image projected on it are edited

Shinjinee Majumder23rd January 202425th January 2024

In connection with the consecration ceremony of the Ayodhya Ram Mandir, two images showing the projection of the figure of the Hindu deity Ram on the Burj Khalifa building are…

Congress-linked X handles share Puri Rath Yatra footage as crowd at Rahul Gandhi’s march

Abira Das22nd January 2024

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on January 14 kick-started his ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra‘ from Manipur. Several social media users — many of those linked to Congress — have shared a…