Video of Rahul Gandhi's slip-up during a speech viral, trimming out part where he self-corrects - Alt News

 A six-second clip of Rahul Gandhi has gone viral on social media. In the video, Gandhi said in Hindi, “Hindustan’s youth can not only change Hindustan but also the nation. [Translated from: , ].” On January 28, Political Keda, a political …Read more at ...... Read More
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Old video shared as Hindu women pose as Muslims to disrupt anti-CAA protests in Lucknow - Alt News

 On January 29, former Congress MP Shakeel Ahmad posted a video of two women dressed in a burqa caught by the police with the claim that these women were masquerading as Muslim women in the Lucknow’s Clock Tower protests. According to his claim, they were chanting slogans of ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ during protests …Read mo...... Read More
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Fake Ministry of Health 'advisory' about Coronavirus viral on social media - Alt News

 A WhatsApp forward claiming India’s health ministry has issued an emergency notification to the public on the prevention of the Coronavirus in viral. The message reads: “Most Urgent,Very Serious, Important information Ministry of health's emergency notification to the public that the Coronavirus influenza outbreak this time...... Read More
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Fake newspaper clipping shared to claim Delhi CM Kejriwal accused of rape in 1987 - Alt News

 An alleged newspaper clipping from June 8, 1987, has been shared by several social media users. The purported report by ‘The Telegraph’ says that Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal was accused of rape by a local girl when he was 19 years of age and a student at IIT Kharagpur. One @AshokGo46043024 …Read more...... Read More
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Old video viral as Rajput women with swords standing up against Muslim women of Shaheen Bagh - Alt News

 Around January 26, several social media users posted a 10-second video clip of women waving swords with the claim that Rajput women stood up against the Muslim women of Shaheen Bagh and Clock Tower. It is noteworthy that Shaheen Bagh, New Delhi and Clock Tower, Lucknow have been a centre for protests …Read more at ...... Read More
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Fact Check: This viral advisory on coronavirus has not been issued by the health ministry

 The ministry of health and family welfare did issue some preventive measures, but they were different from the ones mentioned in the viral post.Read more at ...... Read More
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Fact Check: Did Rahul Gandhi salute the Tricolour with his left hand?

 The viral picture has been inverted laterally.Read more at ...... Read More
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Video of Russian rocket viral as failed launch test of Pakistan's Ghaznavi missile - Alt News

 Ahead of India’s 71st Republic Day celebrations, several social media users posted a video of a failed missile launch claiming it is from Pakistan. On January 25, Twitter-user @arpispeaks posted the viral video with Hindi text that said, “Pakistan’s Ghaznavi missile test failed for the 13th time. A missile which is supposed …...... Read More
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Media misreport: Lawyers Kapil Sibal, Indira Jaising, Dushyant Dave wrongly linked with alleged PFI support for CAA stir - Alt News

 Since the last two days, reports have emerged that according to an Enforcement Directorate report, Popular Front of India (PFI) mobilised Rs 120 crores during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). According to an Economic Times report, the agency was investigating the Kerala-based political outfit under the Prevention of Money Launder...... Read More
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Fact Check: Old, tampered video of Arvind Kejriwal asking to vote for Congress goes viral

 India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found that the viral video is not just three years old, but it has also been tampered with.Read more at ...... Read More
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Fact Check: Man attacked with ink and slippers has no relation to either BJP or CAA

 A video showing a man smearing ink on another man's face and beating him with slippers is going viral on social media with the claim that the victim is a BJP leader and former Haj committee chairman.Read more at ...... Read More
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Fact Check: Old video passed off as man in Shaheen Bagh spitting on food for distribution

 The post claims that the location is Shaheen Bagh in New Delhi and the man is spitting on a ladle of biryani before distributing it to non-Muslims.Read more at ...... Read More
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Fact Check: Irfan Pathan was meeting fans in Kolkata, not protesters at Shaheen Bagh

 A video of former cricketer Irfan Pathan on an open vehicle amid an excited crowd of youngsters is going viral on social media with the claim that he was at Shaheen Bagh to lend support to the protest.Read more at ...... Read More
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Fact Check: Truth behind mother fox feeding koalas during Australia bushfires

 A video of a red fox breastfeeding has gone viral with the claim that it is feeding baby koalas, and relating it to the bushfires in Australia.Read more at ...... Read More
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Fact Check: This is not the first time JNU will celebrate Republic Day

 A viral post claims that JNU is celebrating Republic Day for the first time in 50 years and it has been possible only because of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Read more at ...... Read More
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Fact Check: Will Tata Group not hire from JNU anymore?

 Facebook user Akhil Kumar wrote a post in Hindi in a group called Helping India Foundation, which translates to, Welcome decision. Tata Company has given azaadi to students of JNU.Read more at ...... Read More
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Video related to Chhattisgarh elections shared claiming BJP bribing voters in Delhi - Alt News

 Since the past one week, a 20-second video has gone viral with the claim that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is paying Rs 700 in exchange for a vote. On January 21, Twitter user @Azmath955886122 wrote, “BJP’s blatant propaganda, take Rs 700 in exchange for a vote [Translated from BJP . …Read more at ...... Read More
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