The Twitter account Nafeesa Ahmed (@Dasettan1) was created in February this year. The person behind the handle is a devout and vocal supporter of Prime Minister Modi. However, a bulk of the tweets by this account are meant to offend those critical of the PM – a ‘vibrator’ joke to attack actor …Read more at ......
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September 2019 was characterized by ‘diversity’ of misinformation, from photoshopped images to videos which were either mischievously clipped or circulated out of context. Like always, prominent news developments became the fulcrum around which misinformation/disinformation was related. For instance, developments like the Chandrayaan-2 mission, ......
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A message which has spread like wild fire on social media and WhatsApp, states that the Reserve Bank of India is all set to discontinue the Rs 2000 currency note. This message is posted below. Posting as received… *Central Reserve Bank of India* Releasing new Rs.1000/- notes on 1st January 2020. *Reserve …Read more at ......
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A 2:26-minute clip supposedly of the great spiritual guru Swami Vivekananda is circulating on social media. It is being claimed that it’s an original video of Vivekananda’s iconic speech at Parliament of Religions in Chicago. Facebook user Kajalben Bhalara asserted that Vivekananda had delivered the speech on September 13, 1893. Rare video- &he......
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First-time parliamentarian, TMC’s Nusrat Jahan, recently celebrated Durga Puja with her husband Nikhil Jain in Kolkata. Soon after, news reports by mainstream media flashed headlines stating that a Darul Uloom Deoband cleric ‘Mufti Asad Qasmi’ attacked Jahan for participating in the celebrations of a Hindu festiv......
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“BIHAR: A Christian woman was stripped naked, beaten & paraded through the streets by radical Hindus aka RSS. The group burned her house before they dragged her out onto the street. India is becoming a “dangerous place” for minorities. God forbid!” The above message was tweeted along with a disturbing video showing …......
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A horrific video of a young woman set ablaze by a mob has been posted on social media with the implication that the incident took place in India, and is the handiwork of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Due to the disturbing nature of the video, Alt News is not posting it …Read more at ......
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A video of a man brutally beating another in the middle of the road is circulating on social media. The man can be seen thrashing the unconscious victim’s face and later jumping on his abdomen with full force while passers-by watch as mute spectators. Twitter user Sadiya posted the video with the …Read more at ......
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A video clip in which a cameraman tracking a race ends up ‘winning’ it has been shared by several social media users. Who wins the race pic.twitter.com/S3uASKyHlq -- Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) October 5, 2019 The 11-second video clip shows a track race. As the athletes come close to the finishing line, the cameraman …Read more a......
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A video of a news report by India News on a statement given by BJP MP Vijay Goel is doing the rounds on social media. The statement was made with regard to the influx of migrants in Delhi from states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. According to the report, Goel said that …Read more at ......
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:> ”” ”” 1995 (Amit Shah ji, time does not stay the same always his name is ‘Akid Ibrahim’ home minister of Sudan in 1995 …Read more at ......
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A photograph showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and underworld don Chhota Rajan has been shared on social media platforms. The picture shows a young, clean shaven Mr. Modi smiling at the camera. To his right, a person wearing a white shirt is seen standing about two steps behind. He appears to be …Read more at ......
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A video of a group of women sitting in a room is circulating on the Gujarati social media ecosystem with the claim that a child-kidnapping gang was arrested. In the video, a man who is probably filming the video can be heard asking the women to show their faces. Facebook user Bharat …Read more at ......
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On October 4, the Indian Air Force (IAF) released a promotional video on Balakot airstrike which was carried out in February this year in the aftermath of the Pulwama terror attack. Subsequently, several media outlets reported the representational video as “real” footage or “evidence” of the IAF’s airstrike in Pakistan.......
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Amid recent allegations of rape against some ruling party leaders, a controversial statement attributed to BJP MP Maneka Gandhi is going viral on the Internet.Read more at ......
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A photo of some people in Saudi Arabia protesting against PM Narendra Modi has gone viral, with the claim that they were demonstrating regarding the abolition of triple talaq in India and atrocities against Muslims. But did the protest really happenRead more at ......
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