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‘Jatayu in Ayodhya’? Viral video of vultures at least 3-year-old, not linked to Ram Mandir

Abira Das6th January 2024

A video depicting a committee of vultures by the roadside has gone viral on social media. Users claim that the birds are descendants of Jatayu, a demigod mentioned in the…

Jamui BJP MLA Shreyasi Singh dancing in a car? No, Bhojpuri actress’s video falsely viral

Abira Das31st December 20231st January 2024

A video depicting a woman dancing in a car to the tunes of a Bhojpuri song has gone viral on social media with users claiming that the woman is Shreyasi…

Goons extorting Christmas donations in Kerala? No, it’s a scripted video

Shinjinee Majumder30th December 2023

A clip of an altercation between a man sitting inside a car and a group of alleged goons is viral on social media. At the end of the clip, the…

Ancient Hinglaj Mata temple was not demolished in Pakistan, video related to land dispute viral with false claim

Abhishek Kumar28th December 2023

Two videos have been doing the rounds on social media with the claim that the Hinglaj Temple, a UNESCO-recognized heritage site in Pakistan, was recently demolished. Based on the viral…

Exclusive: How Facebook pages are misusing names of celebrities and media outlets in misleading ads

Abhishek Kumar26th December 202326th December 2023

While browsing through Facebook, Alt News recently came across a post on a page named Levi Ponce containing a link to an interview featuring Aaj Tak journalist Shweta Singh. The…

Kejriwal ‘tweet’ on ED-CBI summons to politicians amplified by Kiren Rijiju is fake

Shinjinee Majumder23rd December 2023

A tweet from 2012 purportedly by Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal is viral on social media. In it, he calls for the resignation of ‘corrupt leaders’ who do not appear…

Muslim woman wants dentist to close his eyes while treating her? Scripted video viral with communal barbs

Oishani Bhattacharya18th December 2023

A 1.45-minute-long video of a woman wearing a niqab (a veil that covers the entire face except the eyes) is being widely shared on social media. The video contains closed…

Parliament security breach: Mysuru SFI leader Vijay Kumar’s photo falsely shared as accused Manoranjan D

Shinjinee Majumder & Mohammed Zubair14th December 202314th December 2023

In a major security breach, two individuals named Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D leapt into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery on December 13 while the house was…

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…

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No, Arvind Kejriwal did not say that Virat Kohli was from Koli community

Inside the Azim Premji University flare-up: Vandalism, ABVP–AISA face-off, FIRs against students