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Videos viral with false claim of poor slum dwellers and Muslims hoarding food in Meerut

Archit & Kinjal20th April 202021st April 2020

Two videos have gone viral with the claim that people from the Muslim community are hoarding food supplies and wasting food amidst the lockdown imposed to tackle coronavirus. Video 1:…

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…

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…

Old video from Ahmedabad shared as birds flocking in Chandigarh amidst lockdown

Jignesh Patel11th April 202011th April 2020

A video of a flock of birds flying through a city is viral with the claim that it was shot at Chandigarh’s Kalka road during the nationwide lockdown to tackle…

Video of man selling relief material at grocery shop is from Pakistan

Mohammed Zubair10th April 202010th April 2020

A video is viral with a claim in Hindi – “परोपकार करें तो ध्यान से, क्योंकि ऐसे गरीब भी भरे पड़े हैं. (Be careful when you’re generous because there are…

Video from Ecuador showing coronavirus victims in body bags shared as New York

Archit10th April 202010th April 2020

Data as per John Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Centre, as of April 10, reports that the United States has recorded the most number of confirmed coronavirus cases – over 466,000. More…

Theatrical video of policeman beaten by priest shared as real

Jignesh Patel8th April 20208th April 2020

A video of a priest holding down a man dressed in police uniform is doing the rounds on social media. In the video, the priest can be seen grabbing the…

Viral audio falsely claims Muslim vendors have sprung up in Surat to spread coronavirus

Jignesh Patel7th April 20208th April 2020

A 6:24 minute audio clip is circulating on messaging applications such as WhatsApp. In the audio clip, a man introduces himself as a resident of City Light area of Surat,…

Old video from Philippines shared with false claim of Muslim man spitting on bread

Priyanka Jha7th April 20208th April 2020

A video of a man opening sealed packets of bread from a loading truck while licking his fingers has gone viral on social media in the light of the coronavirus…

Viral WhatsApp forward of ‘WHO lockdown protocol’ is fake

Archit & Kinjal6th April 202011th April 2020

A WhatsApp text has gone viral which claims to state the World Health Organisation’s lockdown protocol for controlling dangerous virus outbreaks. The viral message has also been shared in the…

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Bajrang Dal activist who ‘stopped’ Blinkit meat delivery says he was saving Sanatan Dharma

Alt News finds Punjab police’s X account shared & deleted contentious post alluding to George Floyd’s killing; police deny