Palghar lynching: Prominent social media users falsely gave the crime a communal angle

The accused people and victims are both from the same faith, the officer said.

Jignesh Patel, AltNews.in

· Apr 21, 2020 · 10:50 am

Delhi violence: Shooter misidentified as part of mob supporting CAA

And are those saffron flags in the background?

Jignesh Patel, AltNews.in

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Pratik Sinha, AltNews.in

· Feb 25, 2020 · 09:57 am

Fact check: Did AMU students really shout anti-Hindu slogans, as senior BJP leaders claim?

The chant was about fighting the ideology of Hindutva, not Hindus.

Jignesh Patel, AltNews.in

· Dec 16, 2019 · 09:44 am

Several Twitter users change identities to claim to be Muslims who support citizenship law

Alt News finds that many of these handles had in previous tweets declared themselves to be Hindu.

Jignesh Patel, AltNews.in

· Dec 15, 2019 · 10:38 am

Video of woman brutally thrashing her daughter is from Jammu – not Pakistan

Tarek Fatah, the Canadian columnist of Pakistani origin, is among those who shared the clip.

Jignesh Patel, AltNews.in

· Nov 17, 2019 · 09:07 am

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