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Fact-check: Is viral video actual footage of a ‘hatman’ killing woman in Mumbai?

Kalim Ahmed12th November 202212th November 2022

A 1:34-minute-long CCTV camera clip is being widely circulated on social media in which viewers can see a woman getting down from a car outside a residential complex and as…

YouTube fails to moderate scripted child-kidnapping videos stoking fear and making money

Mahaprajna Nayak11th November 202214th November 2022

Trigger Warning: Violent Content. Viewer discretion is advised. Over the past few months, rumours of child kidnapping have spread like wildfire in many parts of the country based on purported…

‘32000 Kerala women in ISIS’: Misquotes, flawed math, imaginary figures behind filmmaker’s claim

Shinjinee Majumder & Archit8th November 202226th April 2023

The trailer of a movie titled ‘The Kerala Story’ was released on April 26. Soon after this, multiple Twitter users shared it urging people to watch the movie. Hindutva activist…

Accused in 17-yr-old’s murder in Delhi not Muslims, false claim viral on social media

Shinjinee Majumder31st October 202231st October 2022

A CCTV footage of a person being stabbed in a narrow lane is being circulated on social media with the claim that the accused belongs to the Muslim community. National…

Old stock photo of chopper on fire widely shared as ill-fated Kedarnath helicopter

Mahaprajna Nayak20th October 202221st October 2022

On October 18, 2022, seven people on board a helicopter to Kedarnath were killed in a crash. The rescue and search operation was conducted by the state disaster response force…

Video of German cop action against football fans viral as assault on price-rise protesters

Abhishek Kumar20th October 202220th October 2022

A video of police personnel pinning down protesters on the ground is being widely shared on social media. It has been claimed that protesters staging a demonstration against high inflation…

Body found in Gurugram: Woman’s murder by husband falsely given communal twist

Kalim Ahmed20th October 2022

[Warning: Visuals may be distressing for some. Reader discretion is advised.] A 53-second video clip of police officers investigating a suitcase stuffed with the dead body of a young woman…

Old, unrelated videos of crowded trains viral as recent visuals of UP PET candidates’ ordeal

Shinjinee Majumder18th October 202218th October 2022

Around 37 lakh candidates registered for the Uttar Pradesh Preliminary Eligibility Test (UP PET) on October 15. Huge crowds gathered at railway stations in various cities of the state on…

Fact-Check: Burqa-clad woman on DTC bus in viral clip is not a child kidnapper

Kalim Ahmed & Vipul Kumar21st September 202222nd September 2022

On September 19, Alt News received a series of videos on our WhatsApp tip line (+91 7600011160) clubbed together as an incident of child kidnapping in Delhi. The tipper, who…

Child-theft rumours: A sordid saga unfolds as police look for effective measures

Kalim Ahmed17th September 202223rd September 2022

[The following story includes graphic photos and videos. Readers’ discretion is advised.] In the first week of September, Alt News started receiving multiple requests daily to verify audio and videos…