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MP mob beats up Hindu boy believing ‘love jihad’, video viral to further false spin

Kinjal7th September 2021

A video of a group of people beating a boy in police presence over an alleged case of ‘love jihad’ is widespread on social media. It is being claimed that…

Video of Rakesh Tikait uttering ‘Allah hu Akbar’ viral with misleading narrative

Pooja Chaudhuri6th September 2021

Farmer leader and Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait addressed thousands of farmers gathered in Muzzafarnagar for a ‘Kisan Mahapanchayat’ against the centre’s farm laws on Sunday. A portion…

Old photo of Muslim boy carrying placard morphed to mock his community

Kalim Ahmed4th September 2021

A photo of a Muslim boy carrying a placard is widely being circulated on social media. The placard has a message written in Hindi that reads, “My father has four…

Old video from UP merged with video from Venezuela to build anti-Muslim claim

Anuradha Prasad & Kinjal3rd September 202129th November 2021

A video of a mob of Muslim men thrashing a man has been merged with another video of a man tied down and his throat slit with a sword. The…

Old video of Pak man stealing electricity and threatening to kill shared as India

Archit3rd September 2021

A 30-second video of a Muslim man admitting to stealing electricity and threatening to kill if the connection is disrupted has been shared on social media in India. “I will…

Yati Narsinghanand falsely claims his derogatory remark against women in politics were edited

Archit3rd September 20213rd September 2021

On August 28, Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair tweeted a 2:19-minute video recording of a Facebook (FB) Live of Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati, head priest at Ghaziabad-based Dasna Devi temple. The…

Sudarshan News adds false communal spin to UP incident where a man was attacked

Archit30th August 202130th August 2021

On August 26, a video of four men mercilessly thrashing a man was shared on social media. A Twitter user posted the video and wrote, “Raju was beaten mercilessly by…

Fact-check: Did Ujjain police demolish houses of those accused of chanting ‘Pak Zindabad’?

Kinjal & Mohammed Zubair30th August 2021

Madhya Pradesh police recently arrested 10 youths, four of whom were booked under the National Security Act (NSA), for allegedly raising ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans at a Taziya function in Ujjain….

Fact-check: Were Ujjain youth forced to chant ‘Pakistan Murdabad’ after alleged pro-Pak slogans?

Kinjal28th August 202128th August 2021

A video of a group of boys being beaten and forced to chant ‘Pakistan Murdabad’ is making the rounds on social media. It is being claimed that people who raised…

No, there aren’t any Muslims in this video ‘mocking’ Hindu culture

Kinjal27th August 2021

A video of a group of people dancing to the beats of a drum around a bonfire has been shared on social media. It has been claimed that people from…

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Video from Bangladesh of man popping child’s balloons falsely shared with communal angle

The dark underbelly of YouTube ‘news’ channels: Staged vox pop, planted debates, recurring faces & BJP links