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Investigation: How Facebook page promoting Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel violated EC norms in 2022 state polls

Abhishek Kumar26th August 2023

In April 2023, Alt News published a report that revealed how a network of 23 websites and their associated Facebook pages – all hosted on the same IP address –…

Is AIIMS Darbhanga operational? No, PM Modi’s recent claim false; even land has not been finalized for the facility

Abhishek Kumar25th August 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while virtually addressing the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Regional Panchayati Raj Council in West Bengal, stated on August 12, “From Guwahati in Assam, Kalyani in West Bengal,…

Man chops finger to protest against police inaction over brother’s suicide, video viral with misleading claim

Shreyatama Datta24th August 2023

Trigger Warning: Suicide, Self Harm The story uses only screenshots and not actual tweets in view of the graphic nature of the viral video. A video of a man chopping…

Iranian nomadic family’s video viral as infiltration in Manipur from Myanmar

Kinjal19th August 2023

In a video being shared on social media, a group of people are seen making a difficult trek through the mountains. It has been claimed that the people in the…

Amit shah did not ignore CJI Chandrachud’s greetings, screengrab from I Day function viral with false claim

Abhishek Kumar18th August 2023

Several dignitaries including the Prime Minister and the Chief Justice of India attended the Independence Day celebrations held at the Red Fort. Against this backdrop, a picture is viral on…

Nuh violence & after: VHP rallies in several states call for killing of Muslims, social & economic boycott

Shinjinee Majumder18th August 2023

In the days following the communal clashes in Nuh during Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP)’s Brij Mandal Jalabhishek Yatra on July 31, several rallies and Mahapanchayats were held in many states,…

CJI Chandrachud hasn’t asked people to protest against govt; fake quote viral

Shreyatama Datta17th August 2023

An apparent appeal by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud in the form of an infographic is viral on social media and WhatsApp. It has the CJI’s…

Police putting two women in a vehicle: Old video falsely linked to Nuh clashes

Abhishek Kumar14th August 202315th August 2023

A video is viral on social media which shows several cars in a narrow lane. A group of policemen can be seen escorting two women to one of the cars…

‘Hanuman didn’t burn down Lanka’: Rahul’s words taken out of context, clipped video shared by BJP leaders

Abhishek Kumar14th August 202314th August 2023

Rahul Gandhi delivered a speech in the Parliament on the second day of the debate on the no-confidence motion brought against the government by the Opposition. Soon after, a nine-second…

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Why Amit Shah’s claim on rising share of Muslims in India’s population is misleading

UP woman cop put Muslim harassers in their place? No, viral video is scripted