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

Why you shouldn’t follow JK Rowling’s advice on beating coronavirus

The writer said a breathing technique helped her ‘fully recover’ from Covid-19-like symptoms.

Brian Oliver, The Conversation

· Apr 10, 2020 · 11:30 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

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

How much of the Indian media misreported that 3,350 tonnes of gold had been found in a UP mine

Several outlets, including Scroll.in, got the story wrong.

Sam Jawed, Altnews.in

· Feb 23, 2020 · 07:30 pm

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

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

Actor Paresh Rawal’s tweet defending CAA flubs geography, ignores 1,643 km India-Myanmar border

The former BJP MP blamed secular citizens for the fact that Rohingya refugees prefer India over China, which he claimed was closer.

Archit Mehta, Alt News

· Dec 22, 2019 · 04:02 pm

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

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

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