Red carpet for Laura Loomer, deportation for critics: A tale of two Indias
Earlier this month, India witnessed a striking contrast in how it treats those who enter its borders. While several academics, writers and critics of the government have, in recent years,...
Varanasi Iftar-on-boat arrests: Complainant’s shifting claims mirror gaps in case against 14 Muslim men
In a conversation with Alt News on March 23, the complainant in the Varanasi Iftar-on-boat case offered a series of shifting and evasive responses, mirroring the inconsistencies that now surround...
On December 17, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) member Bhupender Chaudhary shared an image of a child serving chapatis to people. The image was shared with hashtags #FarmersProtest and #LangarSewa (archived…
Social media users have been sharing photos of a warehouse filled with vegetables and fruit carts, claiming that this market was started by farmers in Bangalore. At the same time,…
On December 6, World Health Organisation (WHO) chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan told Business Standard that Pfizer and BioNtech are in the final stages of talks with the WHO to join…
A video of a massive crowd trying to board a train has been shared on social media with the claim that it’s a recent incident. One Gopi Shah shared the…
A video of synchronized water and light show has gone viral on social media with the caption, “Beautiful LIGHT SHOW In Jodhpur (Rajasthan State) Entrance fee is Rs.3,000 per head….
On October 21, BJP member Priti Gandhi shared an image of a police officer juxtaposed with a picture of a labourer balancing a stone grinder on her head. She wrote,…
Parts of the Muslim world protested against French President Emmanuel Macron’s comments on Islam and public backing of Charlie Hebdo cartoons following Samuel Paty’s beheading. Several Facebook users have now…
As voting for Bihar assembly polls is ongoing, a video is circulating with the text, “Tejashwi Yadav distributing notes during the election campaign.” (Translated from चुनाव प्रचार में नोट बांटते…
A two-minute video of men dressed in camouflage uniform attacking a group of people huddled up around an idol of Hindu deity Durga is circulating on Facebook. Around October 27,…