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False claim suggests Bandra mass gathering accused Vinay Dubey’s father is Muslim

Jignesh Patel18th April 2020

A photograph of Navi Mumbai-based self-proclaimed labour leader and activist Vinay Dubey, along with a man and a woman, was posted by one Shiv Yadav on Twitter. Yadav claimed that…

Old video of TikTok user Shadab Khan falsely shared as him showing how to spread coronavirus

Pooja Chaudhuri17th April 202018th April 2020

A video of TikTok user Shadab Khan, inarguably repulsive, has been widely shared on social media platforms. Twitter user Deepak Khandwal shared the clip stating, “Shabad Khan has 11 million…

ABP News v/s Rubika Liyaquat: 180-degree turn on communalising migrant crisis near Bandra station

Jignesh Patel16th April 202016th April 2020

On April 14, reports of a mass gathering of migrants near Mumbai’s Bandra station dominated the news cycle throughout the day. Marathi news channel ABP Majha’s reporter Rahul Kulkarni was…

India TV uses 2017 video to falsely claim Islamic preacher provoked Jamaatis to ‘spit’

Pooja Chaudhuri16th April 202018th April 2020

The narrative around coronavirus pandemic has taken a turn for the worse in India with a majority of social media users and mainstream media outlets not only pinning the blame…

Video of women spitting inside houses in Rajasthan’s Kota given false Muslim angle

Priyanka Jha16th April 202016th April 2020

On April 13, several media outlets carried reports on a CCTV footage of a group of women spitting in front of houses in Rajasthan’s Kota. Mainstream media reported it as…

No, Delhi Health Minister did not say no one from Nizamuddin Markaz tested positive for COVID-19

Archit15th April 202015th April 2020

A 16-second clip of Delhi’s Health Minister Satyendra Jain has gone viral on social media. On April 14, Facebook page ‘Mohsin Rfi Khan sp’ posted the viral video along with…

Pakistani Mufti provoking people to flout lockdown shared to target Indian Muslims

Ketan15th April 2020

On April 13, a Facebook profile which goes by the name Karamveer Chamar Hindu Yodha posted a video of a person addressing a crowd. After listening to the audio, it…

Video of fruit vendors in Indore shared with false anti-Muslim angle

Archit15th April 202015th April 2020

Since April 6, Alt News has received several requests to fact-check a 30-second video on WhatsApp (+91 76000 11160) and on our official Android application. In the video, we can…

Alt News video verification: Muslim vegetable vendor assaulted in Badarpur, Delhi

Archit13th April 2020

Several Facebook and Twitter users shared a 45-second video of a vegetable vendor beaten up by another man who is accompanied by at least three other persons. He asks the…

UP police’s mock drill video shared as ‘corona Jihadis’ arrested during lockdown

Kinjal13th April 202013th April 2020

A video showing a group of policemen gunning down men rushing past a blockade is doing the rounds on social media. As soon as their car reaches the blockade, the…

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Hindu youths desecrated temples in UP with ‘I love Muhammad’ graffiti to frame Muslim peers, arrested

Muslim man kidnapped minor Hindu girl? Jammu case falsely communalized