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2018 image of Muslims offering prayers in UP shared as recent from Tamil Nadu

Jignesh Patel2nd May 2020

An image of a group of men, wearing a skull cap, offering namaz is getting shared on social media. It is being shared with the claim that a group of…

No, RSS goons did not attack Hindu woman for preparing sehri for Kashmiri Muslim girl

Kinjal30th April 202030th April 2020

Two photographs have been widely shared across social media platforms with the claim, “RSS goons has attacked on a Hindu woman who attempt sehri for a muslim Kashmiri girl.” The…

Tarek Fatah shares video of 2012 Mardan Church attack in Pakistan as recent

Pooja Chaudhuri30th April 202030th April 2020

Pakistani Canadian author Tarek Fatah’s name is synonymous with divisive misinformation in India. In a report published earlier this year, Alt News had listed 20 instances where Fatah promoted false…

No, Delhi Health Minister is not interacting with Maulana Saad in this photo

Archit30th April 202030th April 2020

An image of Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain talking to three men inside a medical facility has gone viral with the claim that Jain is interacting with Maulana Saad. It…

Video of hit-and-run case in UP shared with false communal angle

Jignesh Patel30th April 202030th April 2020

A video of a car running over pedestrians after suddenly swerving to the roadside is going viral. It is being shared with the claim that a Muslim woman and her…

AIMIM leader Waris Pathan did not threaten cops to open mosques amid lockdown, 2016 video viral

Kinjal29th April 20201st May 2020

A video of former AIMIM MLA Waris Pathan was shared by BJP MP Arjun Singh with the claim that Pathan is threatening Mumbai police during the lockdown. In the video,…

Video of sanitation worker attacked in MP falsely shared as BJP goons attack Muslim youth

Priyanka Jha29th April 202029th April 2020

Safi Mallick, a Facebook user who identifies as Nadia District Congress Media Coordinator, shared a video of a man hounded by a mob. The accompanying caption in Bengali claimed that…

Old video falsely shared as Muslims spitting on relief food during lockdown

Jignesh Patel29th April 202029th April 2020

A video where a man can be seen scooping some food on a ladle, taking it close to his mouth and blowing on it is viral on social media. According…

Zee News publishes 2015 story with false claim of human faeces served to ‘non-Muslims’

Priyanka Jha27th April 20201st July 2021

A year-old report of two restaurant owners in the UK booked for serving food mixed with human faeces to their customers have been revived on social media. It has been…

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