Fact check: Did VD Savarkar write mercy petitions on Gandhi’s advice, as Rajnath Singh claimed?

There is no literature in the public domain to suggest this.

Pooja Chaudhuri, AltNews.in

· Oct 14, 2021 · 07:30 am

Ladakh clash: Times Now falls for fake WhatsApp list naming 30 dead Chinese soldiers

The channel cited China-based Global Times as its source.

Pooja Chaudhuri, AltNews.in

· Jun 18, 2020 · 03:45 pm

BJP IT Cell shares clipped video to claim activist Harsh Mander instigated violence in speech

The Supreme Court refused to hear a petition filed by the social activist, claiming that he made derogatory comments about it.

Pooja Chaudhuri, AltNews.in

· Mar 05, 2020 · 09:30 am

Jamia video controversy: Student had wallet in his hand, not stone as media reported

A frame-by-fame analysis of the footage aired by India Today.

Pooja Chaudhuri, AltNews.in

· Feb 18, 2020 · 09:28 am

Amit Malviya’s fake news fountain: 16 pieces of misinformation spread by the BJP IT cell chief

Since he is the official head of the Hindutva party’s online propaganda machine, his false claims have a dangerous ripple effect.

Pooja Chaudhuri, AltNews.in

· Feb 10, 2020 · 05:46 pm

Modi quotes satirical website ‘Faking News’ to attack former J&K CM Omar Abdullah in Parliament

On Thursday, Abdullah's detention was extended as he was booked under the draconian Public Safety Act.

Pooja Chaudhuri, AltNews.in

· Feb 07, 2020 · 07:34 am

20 times Pakistani-Canadian writer Tarek Fatah has tweeted fake news – often with a communal bite

He has often failed to delete misleading tweets, even after errors were pointed out.

Pooja Chaudhuri, AltNews.in

· Jan 27, 2020 · 07:33 pm

No, Deepika Padukone’s ‘Chhapaak’ does not portray Muslim acid attack convict as Hindu named Rajesh

Several publications and social media users made a false claim. One lawyer threatened to sue for defamation.

Pooja Chaudhuri, AltNews.in

· Jan 09, 2020 · 07:00 am

Fact check: Is this JNU attacker from the Left, as claimed by state-controlled Prasar Bharti?

Alt News has found that the assaulter, wearing red, is an ABVP member and the man who was assaulted, in green, is a member of AISA.

Pooja Chaudhuri, AltNews.in

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Pratik Sinha, AltNews.in

· Jan 07, 2020 · 06:30 pm

No, Rahul Gandhi did not say ‘women should be raped’, as minister Smriti Irani claimed in Parliament

The Congress leader had actually criticised the Modi government for the numerous incidents of sexual assault reported across India.

Pooja Chaudhuri, AltNews.in

· Dec 14, 2019 · 10:36 am

Meet the man behind Katta News, which scooped the big Maharashtra stories

The handle broke the news that Ajit Pawar would split the NCP two days before the event.

Pooja Chaudhuri, AltNews.in

· Nov 26, 2019 · 09:09 pm

How BJP leaders and media outlets gave Murshidabad triple murder a political and communal colour

Many claimed that Bandhu Prakash Pal was killed because he was an RSS worker. The police said the attack was a result of a financial dispute.

Pooja Chaudhuri, AltNews.in

· Oct 16, 2019 · 09:44 pm