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Old video from Egypt shared as DPS Rajbagh teacher thrashing children

Jignesh Patel20th July 201928th July 2022

A video of a man brutally thrashing children is circulating on WhatsApp with the claim that he is DPS Rajbagh teacher Shakil Ahmed Ansari. The accompanying message also calls for…

Chennai man severed head of sister’s rapist? No, gory video from 2018 viral

Arjun Sidharth20th June 201911th September 2020

“This guy Akku Yadav from chennai, India whose sister was raped and the next thing he did was chopped off the rapist’s head and brought it to the police station….

Child abuse video from Syria used to target RM VM School in Valsad, Gujarat

Pooja Chaudhuri20th May 20197th April 2021

A video of a child being brutally thrashed has been shared with the message, “None of your WhatsApp contacts and groups should be left behind. Send this video to everyone…

Images of injured Pashto actress Neelam Gul circulated as Indian army’s brutality on Kashmiri women

Jignesh Patel7th December 201818th March 2019

“Kashmiri women She is from Shopian South kashmir. Beaten during CASO by Indian occupation Army and SOG.” read a caption affixed with a set of images. A Twitter handle, @MrsIshaNaim tweeted…

Sea of devotees at Ayodhya gathering? Find out the truth of the viral images and videos

Priyanka Jha28th November 201819th March 2019

On November 25, a ‘dharm sabha’ was organised at Ayodhya by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad which saw a large gathering. That day itself, social media was buzzing with video and…

Clipped video of Barkha Dutt’s 2004 report on plight of Kashmiri Pandits viral as justifying their massacre

Jignesh Patel12th November 201822nd July 2020

A hashtag #ApologiseBarkha is trending on micro-blogging platform Twitter. Several users have shared a video of the journalist claiming that she justified the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits. Barkha Dutt justifying…

Postcard News founder falsely claims Pakistan’s independence day to be celebrated in West Bengal

Alt News Desk11th August 201811th August 2018

“Please look into this matter. Shame politics by T.M.C in W.B what is the meaning of “JASHN-E-AZADI” & also date mentioned 14th Aug. Are they Pakistanis. Need to step regarding…

Child beating video from Egypt shared as atrocity by teacher from RM VM School, Valsad

Jignesh Patel10th July 201820th July 2019

A video is being circulated on social media as seen in the screenshot below. The text claims that the man who is brutally thrashing the children in the video is a…

Did Priyanka Chopra wear a burqa while meeting Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh?

Arjun Sidharth9th July 2018

In May 2018, Priyanka Chopra’s visit to a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh’s Cox Bazaar as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador invited much slander and abuse. Now, a photograph showing Chopra…

Viral: Fake letter claims Arundhati Roy questioned the treatment of terrorists in Indian jails

Pooja Chaudhuri4th July 201817th August 2019

A ‘letter’ is widely circulating on social media, claiming that author and activist Arundhati Roy repeatedly wrote to the National Security Council (NSC) of India “complaining about the treatment of captive…

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

Viral video of woman claiming she married her father-in-law is scripted