Old video shared as vote rigging in ongoing West Bengal elections - Alt News

 A video of a woman rigging votes was shared by BJP member Keya Ghosh with the claim that the incident took place during the ongoing elections in West Bengal. The...Read more: ...... Read More
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False conspiracy about 'love jihad' in Noida spun based on 2017 image from Lucknow - Alt News

 Around the first week of April, several social media users posted an image of a policeman interrogating a couple, while passers-by record the incident on phone cameras. The image has...Read more: ...... Read More
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Filming of Russian music video viral with hoax claim that COVID is a conspiracy - Alt News

 As COVID cases surge in several countries, social media users have shared a 10-second TikTok clip that shows a man inside a body bag, placed on a truck filled with...Read more: ...... Read More
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Old, unrelated news of BJP leader's Naxal connection falsely linked to Bijapur attack - Alt News

 A deadly Maoist attack in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh on April 2 left 22 soldiers martyred and 31 injured. In the backdrop of this, Chhattisgarh Youth Congress tweeted two newspaper clippings and...Read more: ...... Read More
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Mock drill of police apprehending terrorists at Dahod Railway Station believed to be true - Alt News

 A video of police officers arresting two people from a railway station is gathering a lot of traction on social media. It has been claimed police arrested terrorists in Gujarat’s...Read more: ...... Read More
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Video from 2016 viral as BJP MLA Nand Kishor Gurjar beaten at Ghazipur border - Alt News

 A video of policemen rescuing a man being thrashed by a mob has been shared as BJP MLA Nand Kishor Gurjar beaten with sticks at Ghazipur border where farmers have...Read more: ...... Read More
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Video of civilians lathi-charged for not wearing masks is from MP - Alt News

 A video shared on social media shows a man in civilian clothes and a cop beating those not wearing masks. It has been shared on two different claims. CLAIM 1:...Read more: ...... Read More
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News Nation misidentifies shop as samadhi in Malanggad, accuses Muslims of trespass - Alt News

 On March 28, several news outlets including News Nation reported that Muslim men entered a Hindu place of worship and interrupted aarti in Maharasthra’s Malanggad. At 4:13 minutes into a...Read more: ...... Read More
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Bijapur Maoist attack: Dainik Bhaskar publishes images of film set as Naxal camp - Alt News

 On April 3, 22 security personnel were killed in an encounter with Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur. Hindi newspaper Dainik Bhaskar published an article on April 5 with the headline, “Video...Read more: ...... Read More
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Still from 2014 Bhojpuri movie shared as violence against Hindu woman in West Bengal - Alt News

 West Bengal elections have become a hotspot for communal misinformation as claims suggesting that the Mamata Banerjee government is unsympathetic towards the state’s Hindu population are widespread. In the latest...Read more: ...... Read More
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Image of 2013 Bangladesh riots shared as violence against Hindus in West Bengal - Alt News

 A photograph of a rioting mob has been shared amid West Bengal elections with the claim that it depicts violence against Hindus in Hooghly. #StandWithBengalHindus is the hashtag used along...Read more: ...... Read More
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Is Siddhivinayak Temple trustee Muslim & president of Tirupati Balaji Christian? False claim viral - Alt News

 Recently, a claim has been making the rounds on social media that the trustee of Mumbai’s famous Siddhivinayak Temple is a man named Salim, while the president of the Tirupati...Read more: ...... Read More
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Old sexual assault video from Andhra revived with false communal spin - Alt News

 A disturbing video of a man sexually assaulting a girl while another records the act has been shared with the claim that a Muslim woman ‘handed over’ her Hindu friend...Read more: ...... Read More
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2019 photo of Delhi CM distributing masks is viral falsely relating it to the COVID pandemic.

 A photo of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal helping a kid wearing a mask is viral claiming why he, Manish Sisodia and one more aren't wearing the mask themselves. &Read more: ...... Read More
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Video from MP shared as Durg, Chhattisgarh collector beating civilians without masks - Alt News

 A video shared on social media shows a man in civilian clothes and a cop beating those not wearing masks. Twitter user Devesh tweeted this 20-second video and wrote, "Now...Read more: ...... Read More
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Photo of Delhi CM Kejriwal giving mask to school boy predates COVID-19 - Alt News

 An image of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal putting on an anti-pollution mask on a school boy has been shared on social media. Deputy CM Manish Sisodia can also be...Read more: ...... Read More
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Video of Yogi Adityanath using abusive word is NOT edited - Alt News

 On April 5, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s bite to ANI on COVID vaccination led to a Twitter storm after many pointed out that he used abusive language on...Read more: ...... Read More
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BJP Bengal shares clipped video to claim TMC candidate threatened women voters - Alt News

 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) West Bengal tweeted a video of Trinamool Congress (TMC) Krishnanagar North assembly constituency candidate actor Koushani Mukherjee claiming that she threatened voters. In the video, she...Read more: ...... Read More
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Chyawanprash lacks research against COVID-19, Dabur puts out misleading ad - Alt News

 The COVID-19 pandemic has given a big boost to the Ayurvedic and other alternative therapeutics industry. Despite limited evidence, several ayurvedic products are being endorsed by many including the health...Read more: ...... Read More
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Old images viral to falsely show cash, gold sized from MK Stalin's son-in-law in IT raid - Alt News

 The sixteenth legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu is scheduled to be held on April 6, 2021. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Madurai on April 2. On the same day,...Read more: ...... Read More
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