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The viral video of the Chief of Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi where he is heard making controversial remarks about the Indian Army & claiming that by 2028, the number of non-Hindu soldiers would be cut by half, is actually a deepfake. @prantik_ali
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A video of the Chief of Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi, making controversial remarks about the Indian Army and claiming that by 2028, the number of non-Hindu soldiers would be...
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After CCTV footage showed a man shooting a woman in broad daylight in Faridabad, communal claims that he was Muslim and shot a Hindu woman for refusing his advances were viral. Police told Alt News that the attacker and victim were both Hindu. @OishaniB_
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A 37-second-long clip, seemingly CCTV footage, where a man is seen shooting a woman, is viral on social media with communal claims that a girl was attacked by a ‘Muslim...
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Viral communal claims that a Muslim man shot a Hindu woman in Faridabad for refusing his advances are false and baseless. The police told Alt News that the attacker was, in fact, Hindu. @OishaniB_
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A 37-second-long clip, seemingly CCTV footage, where a man is seen shooting a woman, is viral on social media with communal claims that a girl was attacked by a ‘Muslim...
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EXCLUSIVE: A day after a car-bomb explosion killed at least 13 in Delhi, hateful graffiti such as “Muslims and dogs should not enter the premises” were found written at several places in the main boys’ hostel in ISI Kolkata. @Indra_Calcutta reports. https://t.co/7qIuAikq1x
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A day after a car-bomb explosion killed at least 13 people in the heart of the national capital, anti-Muslim graffiti saying “Muslims and dogs should not enter the premises” and...
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No, Delhi police's special commissioner Ravindra Yadav did not issue any statement that the cause of the Delhi blast that killed 13 was a CNG cylinder. Social media claims citing the police are false and baseless. @OishaniB_
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After 13 people were killed in a high-intensity blast near Delhi’s Red Fort on the evening of November 10, speculation about the plausible reasons behind the explosion flooded social media....
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What happened after iconic actor Dharmendra was hospitalised will be remembered as another embarrassing day for media. In the race to be the first to publish news of his 'death' and populate the web with tributes, they forgot to verify. @AbhishekSay
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After iconic Bollywood actor Dharmendra was hospitalised on November 11, several major media outlets published obituaries and reported that the legend was no more. Several journalists, celebrities...
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Within minutes of the Delhi explosion, in which 13 were killed, social media platforms were flooded with vile, Islamophobic remarks. Worse, the narrative was propagated by several senior journalists. Watch
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Soon after the deadly explosion in Delhi that killed 13, several social media users claimed that the police had said the vehicle's CNG cylinder caused the blast. However, the police told Alt News it issued no such statement. @OishaniB_
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After 13 people were killed in a high-intensity blast near Delhi’s Red Fort on the evening of November 10, speculation about the plausible reasons behind the explosion flooded social media....
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An AI-generated video is being shared on social media as genuine CCTV footage showing a tiger pouncing on a man and dragging him away in Brahmapuri, Maharashtra. @onkeyta_
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CCTV footage of a tiger pouncing on a man and dragging him away is viral on social media and is being shared as an incident from Brahmapuri, in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur...
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At his recent press conference, Rahul Gandhi did not say that a woman voted 223 times in the 2024 Haryana elections, unlike what BJP's Amit Malviya claimed he said. The Cong leader said that the same woman's image was used by 223 voters. @shinjineemjmdr
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Soon after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s press conference alleging massive voter fraud in the 2024 Haryana assembly elections, BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya dismissed these charges, calling them...
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Amit Malviya mocked Rahul Gandhi for stating that a woman voted 223 times in the 2024 Haryana elections during an 11-hour window, calling it highly unlikely to go unnoticed. However, the Cong leader did not say that. Here's what he said. @shinjineemjmdr
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Soon after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s press conference alleging massive voter fraud in the 2024 Haryana assembly elections, BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya dismissed these charges, calling them...
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Behind the communal attacks on cricketer Jemimah Rodriguez with rage-bait content on X: A platform that couldn't care less and a society vitiated by politics of hate. Report by @onkeyta_ and @shinjineemjmdr.
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Even as the country was celebrating India’s cricket World Cup triumph, the social media space saw a proliferation of rage-bait content through which a section of Hindutva flagbearers targeted...
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FSSAI's directive to ban companies from using 'ORS' on their labels for non-WHO formulations of electrolyte drinks comes after years of objections by medical professionals. @OishaniB\_ delves into why mislabelling of the product can be hazardous. https://t.co/mpMUXkkxHK
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On October 31, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) upheld its earlier ban on beverages misleadingly labelled as ORS (oral rehydration solution), calling it a public “health...
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FSSAI's directive to ban companies from using 'ORS' on their labels for non-WHO formulations of electrolyte drinks comes after years of objections by medical professionals. @OishaniB_ delves into why mislabelling of the product can be hazardous. https://t.co/mpMUXkkxHK
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On October 31, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) upheld its earlier ban on beverages misleadingly labelled as ORS (oral rehydration solution), calling it a public “health...
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What enabled the communal trolling of Jemimah Rodriguez using vile rage-bait contet? An atmosphere vitiated by politics of hate and the abject failure of X's policy. @onkeyta_ and @shinjineemjmdr report. https://t.co/a8L9Sxllse
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Even as the country was celebrating India’s cricket World Cup triumph, the social media space saw a proliferation of rage-bait content through which a section of Hindutva flagbearers targeted...
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What enabled the communal trolling of Jemimah Rodriguez using vile rage-bait contet? An atmosphere vitiated by politics of hate and the abject failure of X's policy. @onkeyta_ and @shinjineemjmdr report. https://t.co/a8L9SxkNCG
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Even as the country was celebrating India’s cricket World Cup triumph, the social media space saw a proliferation of rage-bait content through which a section of Hindutva flagbearers targeted...
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The latest FSSAI directive follows a long fight by medical professionals, particularly a paediatrician named Dr Sivaranjani Santosh, to ban sugary beverages being sold as ORS, which can be detrimental for diarrhoea patients, especially kids. @OishaniB_
https://t.co/mpMUXkkxHK
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On October 31, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) upheld its earlier ban on beverages misleadingly labelled as ORS (oral rehydration solution), calling it a public “health...
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दीवाली के जश्न के बाद दिल्ली की हवा हुई ज़हरीली. एक बार फिर पंजाब-हरियाणा के पराली जलाने वाले किसानों पर ठीकरा फोड़ा गया. 'राइट विंग' ने फिर से किसानों को निशाना बनाया लेकिन क्या इन आरोपों का कोई वैज्ञानिक आधार भी है? | @RPawan01 @Priyankajha0
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हर साल दिल्ली में दीपावली के बाद केवल वायु प्रदूषण नहीं बढ़ता बल्कि उसके साथ-साथ राजनीतिक बयानबाज़ी और आरोप-प्रत्यारोप भी तेज़ हो जाते हैं. कभी हरियाणा तो कभी पंजाब जैसे...
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An analysis of ad spending by parties in Bihar throws up a surprise: Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party, barely a year old & in poll fray for the first time, has spent more on digital ads than Congress, JD(U) & RJD taken together | @AbhishekSay
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An analysis of Meta ad spending by political parties in Bihar ahead of the elections throws up a surprise: Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party, a political newbie which is fighting...
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The viral video of Colonel Sofia Qureshi talking about the "saffronisation" of the Indian Army and saying that the Trishul exercises by the armed forces are a political gimmick ahead of the Bihar polls is FAKE and likely generated using AI. @prantik_ali
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A video of Colonel Sofia Qureshi calling out “saffronisation” in the Indian Army and saying that her job is to defend the country and not be an ideological vessel for...
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