On February 28, several social media users shared a 20-second video of a building engulfed in fire. The viral message blamed “Islamic jihad” for the incident and claimed that this occurred in Paris. “After burning India’s capital, the terrorist community has burnt the French capital as well. #IslamicJihad Now tell did the …......
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Amid the tension in North-East Delhi following the violence, social media is flooded with several videos of vandalism and police action. While some videos have links with the recent incidents of Delhi, a few of them are old and unrelated.Read more at ......
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A video showing men removing pistols and magazines hidden inside cans of ghee is viral with two contrasting claims – one which targets the Muslim community and the other, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Claim 1: A message viral with the video reads, “See how mullahs are bringing weapons. Had the police not …......
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AAP councillor Tahir Hussain has been booked for the murder of Intelligence Bureau staffer Ankit Sharma, who was killed in Delhi riots. Sharma’s family named Hussain in their complaint. Locals have alleged that the now-suspended AAP leader’s four-storey residence was used to hurl petrol bombs during clashes. An image of ......
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Several users on Twitter uploaded a video of a mob brutally thrashing a man with stones and sticks. The accompanying claim suggests that the video is from the ongoing communal riots in Delhi. Alt News is not embedding the video due to its graphic nature. However, it has been hyperlinked below for …Read more at ......
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AAP councillor Mohammed Tahir Hussain, accused of facilitating mobs on his four-storey residence which was allegedly used to hurl petrol bombs during Delhi riots, was booked by the police for the murder of intelligence bureau staffer Ankit Sharma in the ongoing violence. Hussain, who has denied all allegations, was suspended from AAP......
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A set of images is being shared on social media with the claim that these depict women from the Hindu community attacked during Delhi riots. Facebook user Manju Singh posted the images with the narrative, “ , -, - - . . …Read more at ......
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An image of a policeman dressed in riot gear pelting a stone has been shared on social media in the backdrop of communal riots in Delhi’s Jafrabad-Maujpur region. On February 26, Facebook page Ravish Kumar Ndtv posted the image with the message, “ (Delhi police …Read more at ......
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Several officers of the Chinese SWAT team halt a car, the driver wearing a face-mask is asked to step out, upon his refusal to cooperate the cops forcibly catch him using a net and take him away. A video depicting this sequence of events is widely circulating on social media with the …Read more at ......
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Several social media users have shared two images of a dead body of a woman/girl and a third image of a sword with bloodstains. “Student studying in 11th grade went to give practical exams. After the exam, she was returning home and right outside the school a Muslim youth whose age is …Read more at ......
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At least 34 people have reportedly lost their lives in the going communal violence in north-east Delhi. In the midst of visuals of riots going viral on social media, BJP member Surendra Poonia tweeted a 45-second video where a mob can be seen pelting stones at police vans. Taking a jibe at …Read more at ......
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Delhi has been gripped by communal riots since February 24, According to latest reports, at least 22 people have lost their lives. Adding to the stream of viral claims on social media is a message which suggests that the name of the Jafrabad shooter is not Shahrukh but Anurag Mishra. A collage …Read more at ......
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A video viral on social media suggests that the road near Inderlok metro station in Delhi has been blocked by those protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Inderlok metro station now pic.twitter.com/zMXDJEwPdK -- Neelesh Mishra (@Neelesh36003984) February 26, 2020 Several Facebook users......
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In the deadliest communal clashes witnessed in Delhi in decades, at least 21 people have lost their lives including police constable Ratan Lal. A viral social media message now claims that DCP Amit Sharma was also killed in the violence. On February 25, shared the claim in Hindi along with a picture …Read more at ......
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Among the top Twitter trends on February 25 were ‘mosque’ and ‘Rana Ayyub’. The words gained traction after the journalist shared a video of a mob chanting “Jai Shri Ram” and “Hinduon ka Hindustan” planted a saffron flag atop a mosque in Delhi. Ayyub later took down the video after Tehsee......
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A picture of a woman kissing an iron girder is going viral on social media with a fascinating story. Text superimposed on the picture says a woman attempted suicide from the Eiffel Tower, landed on a car, survived and later married the owner of the car.Read more at ......
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India Today's Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found that the viral image is around a year old and is from Telangana's Siddipet where municipality authorities had ordered the slaughter to curb dog menace.Read more at ......
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India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found the claim misleading. 'Brahman Pies' has nothing to do with the Indian caste Brahmins, which is also spelt differently. It is a 100% Australian-owned company.Read more at ......
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