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Old video falsely viral as ‘United Malappuram’ carved out of Kerala as separate Muslim nation

Archit Mehta14th June 202116th June 2021

A video of several youths taking a pledge in Malayalam is being shared on social media with the claim that “United Malappuram” — consisting of six districts in Kerala —…

Old video falsely viral as ‘Bangladeshi Muslims’ in Assam demanding separate state

Kalim Ahmed10th June 2021

A video of a group of Muslim protestors clashing with the police has been shared with the claim that “Bangladeshi Muslims” in Assam are demanding a separate state. *परम आदरणीय…

Tractor driver runs over cow, social media falsely alludes accused is Muslim

Pooja Chaudhuri9th June 2021

A video of a man running over a cow with his tractor is circulating on social media. Alt News is not attaching the clip due to its distressing nature. Twitter…

Sudarshan News cherry-picks name of Muslim accused for tampering with COVID test in UP’s Basti

Kalim Ahmed4th June 20214th June 2021

Sudarshan News tweeted a video of a man handing a tube from an RT-PCR COVID test kit to another who fills it with an unused swab. The channel claimed that…

No, renovated hospital in Kolkata will not treat only Muslim patients

Pooja Chaudhuri4th June 2021

A message shared in Bengali on social media claims that Islamia Hospital has been established in West Bengal to treat Muslim patients only. A rough translation of the message reads,…

Old images shared to falsely claim Jain monk attacked by Muslims in Karnataka

Jignesh Patel1st June 20211st June 2021

Photographs of a man and woman with head injuries and another picture of a man with a wound on his arm have been circulating on WhatsApp with the claim that…

False anti-Muslim story spun using video of BJP member thrashed by Maharashtra cops

Anuradha Prasad31st May 20212nd June 2021

A video that shows policemen beating an unarmed man with lathis is widely circulating on social media. It is being claimed that he is an ambulance driver who killed patients…

Old video from Gujarat falsely shared as Muslim mob beats cops in Telangana

Pooja Chaudhuri29th May 202131st May 2021

A video of a mob chasing and beating two policemen with lathis has been shared with a message in Telugu that claims a Muslim mob attacked police in Hafeezpet in Kondapur,…

Old video of crowd outside bank viral as Muslim women queuing for ‘free’ ration

Anuradha Prasad26th May 202127th May 2021

A one-minute video that shows a long queue of women in burqas is viral with the claim that they had gathered to collect free ration distributed by the government. Sudarshan…

Old video of SP leader viral as Himalaya owner saying “We’re Muslims first, Indians later”

Alt News Desk25th May 202125th May 2021

A video of a man saying that “we are Muslims first and Indians later” has been shared with the claim that he is the owner of the Himalaya Drug Company….

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