Staged videos of child-lifters go viral on YouTube – and justify mob violence

Mentally-challenged people have become the most common victims of the assaults.

Jignesh Patel, AltNews.in

· Sep 16, 2019 · 04:15 pm

Fact check: Did Rahul Gandhi chomp down on samosas as he did an aerial survey of flood-hit Wayanad?

BJP supporter Madhu Kishwar and others shared an old video of the Congress leader that was shot during the poll campaign in April.

Jignesh Patel, AltNews.in

· Aug 16, 2019 · 07:01 pm

Fact check: Did BJP candidate Gautam Gambhir use a body double during his election campaign?

A friend of the cricketer-politician stood on top of a campaign jeep, waving to the crowds. But it isn’t clear whether he intended to mislead the crowds.

Jignesh Patel, AltNews.in

· May 12, 2019 · 11:49 am

Fact check: Will all banks be closed every Saturday starting June 1?

This hoax has been circulating on social media since at least April 2017.

Jignesh Patel, AltNews.in

· Apr 17, 2019 · 03:30 pm

Fact check: Was a man with a BJP cap set up to garland Kanhaiya as anchor Ravish Kumar looked on?

A Twitter user posted pictures of the incident in reverse sequence to present an inaccurate version of events.

Jignesh Patel, AltNews.in

· Apr 14, 2019 · 04:37 pm

In wake of IAF strike on Balakot, welter of fake news circulates about Pakistani casualties

Images of heat-wave deaths, manufactured Whatsapp chat, staged video are shared widely.

Jignesh Patel, AltNews.in

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Pooja Chaudhuri, AltNews.in

· Mar 10, 2019 · 05:53 pm

NaMo App promotes fake news factory ‘The India Eye’ and users can’t block it even if they want to

The BJP seems unconcerned about the massive fake news problem in the prime minister’s personal app.

Jignesh Patel, AltNews.in

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Pooja Chaudhuri, AltNews.in

· Feb 07, 2019 · 07:09 pm

Fact check: Yogi Adityanath’s claim of no riots during his tenure is false and misleading

The home ministry report shows that in a total of 195 incidents of communal violence in 2017, 44 people died and 542 people were injured.

Jignesh Patel, AltNews

· Jan 05, 2019 · 06:35 pm

Fact check: As photo captures Advani with folded hands, was Modi really disrespectful to him?

The photo was shot when the leaders shared the dais on at an event to release a Rs 100 coin to commemorate former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Jignesh Patel, AltNews

· Dec 30, 2018 · 11:20 am

Fact check: Report claims ‘Rohingyas are eating Hindus’, uses image of Tibetan funeral ritual

The article appeared on the fake news website Dainik Bharat on December 18.

Jignesh Patel, AltNews

· Dec 19, 2018 · 09:00 pm