BJP MP Arjun Singh shares video of bleeding Muslim men as Hindus attacked in West Bengal - Alt News

 Reports of clashes between two communities in Telinpara and Bhadreswar area of Hoogly district emerged on May 11. Soon after West Bengal BJP MP Arjun Singh posted a video which allegedly showed visuals of the communal violence. Posting the video, Singh targeted CM Mamta Banerjee and said, “ ...... Read More
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TV9 Bharatvarsh reports an unknown "Tiranga" virus linking to the existing Coronavirus.

 TV9, a Hindi language news broadcasting channel on May 13th ran a story where it claimed that a new virus has been detected in tomatoes grown in Maharshtra andRead more: ...... Read More
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Did the US FDA sanction the widespread use of Remdesivir for treating COVID-19?

 Multiple Facebook and Twitter posts claim that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sanctioned the antiviral medicine named Remdesivir for tRead more: ...... Read More
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Another WhatsApp Scam: Is Cadbury giving away free chocolate baskets? No.

 A viral message is being shared on Whatsapp and various other social media platforms claiming Cadbury is giving away 500 free chocolate baskets. The message reaRead more: ...... Read More
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CBSE has not released new dates yet, will be out on 18th May 2020

 Claim: An image of a document is going around social media platforms claiming to be the date sheet of examination of 12th class. According to the document, theRead more: ...... Read More
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Gopalganj case: Boy drowns in river, OpIndia claims he was sacrificed in a mosque - Alt News

 In an article published on May 9, right-wing propaganda website OpIndia claimed that a mosque sacrificed a Hindu boy in Bihar’s Gopalganj. “A new mosque had been built in the village and it is being alleged that there was a belief that if a Hindu was 'sacrificed', the mosque would become powerful [&hel...... Read More
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Video of mother sitting between train carriages with infant is from Bangladesh - Alt News

 Thousands of labourers and their families from across the country have embarked upon a journey on foot to their native villages because they are out of jobs and have run out of money. The restriction on public transportation has forced them to walk. Many have died on the way. On May 11, […]Read more: ...... Read More
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Fake message claims labourers working between 1990 to 2020 will get ?1.2 lakh benefits - Alt News

 On May 12, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an economic package of Rs 20 lakh crores to support the nation gripped with the coronavirus crisis. The PM informed that the details of the plan would be shared by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman the next day. Since then Sitharaman has made an announcement […]...... Read More
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Jack Ma never said 2020 is the year of just staying alive

 A post claims that the English teacher-turned-billionaire Jack Ma of Alibaba Group has said that 2020 is not the year of thinking about your dreams or plans, buRead more: ...... Read More
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Barabanki police's mock drill video is being wrongly used as a coronavirus case

 A video is going viral on various social media platforms showing how doctors and nurses tackle positive coronavirus patients. This clip clearly demonstrates somRead more: ...... Read More
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Fake message claims citizens working between 1990 to 2020 will get ?1.2 lakh benefits - Alt News

 On May 12, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an economic package of Rs 20 lakh crores to support the nation gripped with the coronavirus crisis. The PM informed that the details of the plan would be shared by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman the next day. Since then Sitharaman has made an announcement […]...... Read More
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Bulandshahr Police is not sending notices to people helping labourers, it is being shared with false context

 A photograph of a police notice, undersigned by the Bulandshahr Police of Uttar Pradesh has been doing the rounds on social media. It has drawn criticism from uRead more: ...... Read More
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Central government is not giving Rs. 1,20,000 to workers who worked between 1990 and 2020

 Claim: A fake message has been going around on social media with a link to register yourself if you have worked between the years 1990 and 2020 because then youRead more: ...... Read More
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Fact-check: Did TN govt direct temples to pay Rs 10cr to fund 5,450 tonne free rice to mosques? - Alt News

 On April 29, OpIndia (archive link) published an article with the headline -- ‘5,450 tonnes of free rice to 2,985 mosques, 47 temples have to pay rupees 10 crores: Tamil Nadu government order,’ giving the impression that mosques in Tamil Nadu were directed to pay for free rice to be supplied to […]...... Read More
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Old, unrelated video shared as brutality on Hindus in West Bengal - Alt News

 Twitter user Akash RSS, a member of Madhya Pradesh unit of BJP’s youth wing ABVP, shared a video of a man ruthlessly beating two men with a stick while a crowd of spectators encourages the violence. He claimed that the video depicts brutality against Hindus in West Bengal. “The day Muslim population [&hell...... Read More
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Saudi Arabians are not celebrating the lifting of COVID-19 lockdown, the video is of Dubai

 Claim: "Alhamdulillah Saudi has announced the end of the lockdown period which means the gate of umrah and hajj would be reopened." A video of a street parRead more: ...... Read More
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Is Sri Lanka government dumping tomatoes because it is unable to help local farmers sell their produce?

 An image of a truck emptying out tomatoes onto a field is being shared thousands of times on Facebook with claims that it shows the inability of Sri Lankan goveRead more: ...... Read More
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Old image of a Rohingya refugee girl shared by poet to criticize PM Modi

 The photo of a young teary eyed girl, carrying heavy luggage on her head was recently shared by Urdu poet Imran Pratapgarhi on twitter, taking a dig at the receRead more: ...... Read More
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Are these images of migrant workers that were stranded amidst the COVID-19 lockdown?

 Images of feet are being circulated that allegedly belongs to migrant workers stranded amidst the COVID-19 lockdown and are trying to make it back home on foot.Read more: ...... Read More
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