'Mera Abdul Aisa Nahi Hai': How the 'Abdul' trope has been mainstreamed to demonise Muslim Men - Alt News

 'Uska Abdul alag tha' (Translation: Her Abdul was different), wrote verified Twitter user Arpita Shaiva earlier this month while tweeting an image of a man on a motorcycle apparently carrying...Read more: ...... Read More
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Muskan Khan in London? RJ Sayema's photo used to attack hijab-ban protester - Alt News

 The Hijab row erupted in Karnataka in February 2022 after an educational institution stopped students wearing hijabs from entering its premises. As protests against the government’s backing of the hijab...Read more: ...... Read More
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Bleeding woman breastfeeding baby: Image not from Manipur, at least 2-year old - Alt News

 An image of an injured woman bleeding from her head and breastfeeding her child in that condition is being shared on social media with the claim that the visual is...Read more: ...... Read More
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ED raid on Lalu Yadav-linked premises: Old, unrelated photos shared as seized articles - Alt News

 On March 10, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided a premises linked to former Bihar chief minister and RJD leader Lalu Yadav. The agency claimed that it seized evidence revealing “proceeds...Read more: ...... Read More
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Did Hindu woman disrupt prayers in US mosque? No, she's Muslim and mentally ill - Alt News

 A purported video of a Hindu woman barging into a mosque and disrupting Eid prayers in Virginia, USA, is being circulated widely on social media platforms. It is being claimed...Read more: ...... Read More
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Manipur woman shot dead on road? Viral video is actually from Myanmar; misreport by Assam newspaper - Alt News

 [The story only uses screenshots and not the entire video in view of the violent nature of the content.] A video of a woman being tortured and killed by a...Read more: ...... Read More
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Manipur woman shot dead on road? Viral video is actually from Myanmar; misreprot by Assam newspaper - Alt News

 [The story only uses screenshots and not the entire video in view of the violent nature of the content.] A video of a woman being tortured and killed by a...Read more: ...... Read More
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Hindu woman beheaded 6 Muslims in Varanasi after rape threat? Fake report viral; no such incident, confirm police - Alt News

 An image of an apparent report by UP Tak (a Lucknow-based media outlet from India Today’s ‘Tak’ cluster) is viral in which it is claimed that a Dalit woman is...Read more: ...... Read More
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Shivam from UP beat up wife over dowry, video shared with 'Abdul' jibe to communalise crime - Alt News

 Trigger warning: Violence A video of a man beating a woman is being widely shared on social media. In the video, this man first hits the woman with a stick...Read more: ...... Read More
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Ghaziabad: 2022 incident of woman's murder by suspecting lover shared with false 'Love Jihad' claims - Alt News

 Several users have claimed on social media that a young woman named Asha, a resident of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, was brutally assaulted and murdered by her lover, Nadeem when she...Read more: ...... Read More
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Fact check: Viral Manmohan Singh tweets praising Narendra Modi are fake - Alt News

 An image of two apparent tweets by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is viral on social media. The text in the viral image shows that the former PM is praising...Read more: ...... Read More
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Fact check: Telangana collectorate inauguration was attended by Hindu, Muslim & Christian priests - Alt News

 A video is being shared widely on social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter in which a group of people are seen standing next to a man who appears...Read more: ...... Read More
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Gujarat cyclone: Unrelated videos flood social media, ex-DD News boss shares several such clips - Alt News

 Cyclone Biparjoy hit the coastal areas of Saurashtra and the Gulf of Kutch in Gujarat around 7 pm on Thursday, June 15, in the form of a very severe cyclonic...Read more: ...... Read More
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Kedarnath pilgrims assaulted by mule operators: Video viral with false communal claim, all accused Hindu - Alt News

 A video is viral on social media with the claim that in Kedarnath a few horse and mule operators had assaulted some devotees with sticks. The users also claimed that...Read more: ...... Read More
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Cyclone Biparjoy: Republic anchor's antics symptomatic of everything that's wrong with Indian TV media - Alt News

 Even before cyclone Biparjoy (literally, ‘disaster’) made landfall in Gujarat, news anchor Sweta Tripathi took Indian television news by storm on Wednesday night. Republic Bharat, the channel where she works,...Read more: ...... Read More
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Fact check: Viral video of woman torturing child is from Central America - Alt News

 Trigger Warning: Descriptions of abuse A video circulating on social media has gained widespread attention. It lasts for approximately 3 minutes and 20 seconds and shows a child being tortured...Read more: ...... Read More
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Namaz atop electricity tower? Old video from Colombia falsely shared mocking Muslims - Alt News

 Trigger warning: Suicide A video of a person falling off an electricity tower is being circulated on social media with the claim that the man climbed up the transmission tower...Read more: ...... Read More
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Conspiracy to damage rail tracks? Old video of 'Agnipath' protesters falsely viral after Odisha tragedy - Alt News

 A video of a group of men tampering with and uprooting the ‘rail clip’ and ‘fish plate’ on a train track was recently viral on social media. The clip is...Read more: ...... Read More
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Conspiracy to damage rail tracks? Old video of 'Agneepath' protesters falsely viral after Odisha tragedy - Alt News

 A video of a group of men tampering with and uprooting the ‘rail clip’ and ‘fish plate’ on a train track was recently viral on social media. The clip is...Read more: ...... Read More
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Clip of Karnataka football team waiting outside CM house is from March, when BJP was in power - Alt News

 A video of the Karnataka state football team is viral with the claim that they were made to wait on a pavement outside the chief minister’s house after ‘recently’ winning...Read more: ...... Read More
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