NewsX posed its journalists as students during a debate on anti-CAA protests - Alt News

 On December 19, NewsX conducted a debate on the nationwide student protest against Citizens Amendment Act (CAA). The 57-minute debate, titled ‘Young students on CAA, Let’s solve this CAA Warzone’ is available on YouTube. On December 20, Twitter user @theotherdemon02 alleged that NewsX posed some of its journalist...... Read More
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Video from 2011 viral with false claim that Muslim man wore Sikh turban during anti-CAA protest - Alt News

 A video of policemen apprehending a man and removing his Sikh turban is circulating on social media in the context of anti-CAA protests. It is being claimed that the man was a Muslim impersonating as a member of the Sikh community. One Sandeep Muttagi shared the clip on Facebook (archive) with the …Read more at ...... Read More
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Image from 2016 shared as Muslim man hurling stones in recent spate of CAA protests - Alt News

 A photograph of several men pelting stones has been shared on social media in the view of nationwide protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC). In the middle of the group is an elderly man wearing a skull cap hurling stone. The image is circulating …Read more at ...... Read More
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Fake account impersonates Nita Ambani, tweets in support of PM Modi and Amit Shah - Alt News

 In the wake of nationwide protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the NRC, screenshots of what are claimed to be tweets by Nita Ambani have been shared widely on social media. According to these tweets, the chairperson of the Reliance Foundation has purportedly spoken out in favour of PM Narendra …Read more at ...... Read More
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Fake account impersonates Nita Ambani, tweets in favour of PM Modi, Amit Shah - Alt News

 In the wake of nationwide protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the NRC, screenshots of what are claimed to be tweets by Nita Ambani have been shared widely on social media. According to these tweets, the chairperson of the Reliance Foundation has purportedly spoken out in favour of PM Narendra …Read more at ...... Read More
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Poster of CAA-NRC event morphed with photos of Burhan Wani, Afzal Guru - Alt News

 On December 22, Bollywood actor Swara Bhasker tweeted two images of an event poster by Samvidhan Bachao Sangharsh Samiti. According to the poster, the speakers for the event are Arundhati Roy, Zeeshaan Ayyub and Bhaskar herself. However, the Bollywood actor said in another tweet that her name was erroneously added to the …Read more at ...... Read More
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CAA Protest: Photo of Rajasthan BJP MLA falsely shared as RSS man impersonating Delhi cop - Alt News

 A video of an on-duty Delhi cop during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 is being shared on social media along with a photograph of men in the RSS uniform. Twitter handle @Desipoliticks posted the video while saying, “Shocking if true! Watch till end.” Here, Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla …Read more at ...... Read More
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CAA Protest: Image of Rajasthan BJP MLA shared as Delhi cop policing without name badge - Alt News

 A video of an on-duty Delhi cop during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 is being shared on social media along with a photograph of men in the RSS uniform. Twitter handle @Desipoliticks posted the video while saying, “Shocking if true! Watch till end.” Here, Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla …Read more at ...... Read More
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Viral video: No, Adolf Hitler had not said, "Hate me, but don't hate Germany" - Alt News

 Speaking at a poll rally in New Delhi on December 22, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said, “Hate Modi if you want, oppose him all you want, hit my effigy with shoes, burn it, but do not burn public property” (translated from Hindi). This was reported by the media as PM Modi …Read more at ...... Read More
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No, Adolf Hitler had not said, "Hate me, but don't hate Germany" - Alt News

 Speaking at a poll rally in New Delhi on December 22, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said, “Hate Modi if you want, oppose him all you want, hit my effigy with shoes, burn it, but do not burn public property” (translated from Hindi). This was reported by the media as PM Modi …Read more at ...... Read More
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Did a protester ask for "Muslim rashtra" in anti-CAA protest attended by Priyanka Gandhi? Morphed image viral - Alt News

 A photograph of anti-CAA protesters at a sit-in near India Gate with Priyanka Gandhi is being widely shared on social media. A Facebook user asked people to zoom into the picture and read the placard. A prominently circled placard in the image reads, “ (Remove …Read more at ...... Read More
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No, policemen did not protest against CAA and NRC - Alt News

 On December 20, several people shared an image which shows policemen purportedly holding placards against the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and Citizens Amendment Bill (CAB). The viral image has been posted on Twitter with the text, “ …. …Read more at ...... Read More
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Paresh Rawal faulters at geography, forgets India-Myanmar share 1,643 km border - Alt News

 On December 21, Bollywood actor and former BJP MP Paresh Rawal posted a tweet claiming that Myanmar is situated at a distance of 1769 km from India and merely 2 km from China. He then goes on to blame seculars and intellectuals for illegal Rohingya Muslim infiltration. He wrote, “….Myanmar to India- …Read more at ...... Read More
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False claim: Muslim woman masquerading as Hindu during anti-CAA protest - Alt News

 Twitter user Piyush Singh, who is followed by the office of railway minister Piyush Goyal, tweeted two photographs – one where a woman is seen holding a placard against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and another where a woman has adorned a hijab. The placard read, “I am Swati.” Singh wrote, “On &hellip...... Read More
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CAA Protest: 2015 video of Bangladeshis caught with fake Indian passports in Kuwait revived - Alt News

 On December 20, Jawahar Yadav, Officer on Special Duty to Manohar Lal, Chief Minister of Haryana, tweeted a video with the claim that a Bangladeshi man was caught at an airport in Saudi Arabia carrying an Indian passport. “Bangladeshi passenger travelling with Indian passports arrested at Saudi airport they are hiding their …Read more at ...... Read More
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CAA Protest: Police lathicharge video from Lucknow shared as brutality by Ahmedabad police - Alt News

 A video of a group of policemen lathi-charging a crowd of protesters is circulating on WhatsApp. Alt News received fact-check requests where the accompanying claim reads, “ ,,, (Before the stone-pelting in Shahalam, police had lathi-charged on public …Read ...... Read More
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