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Alternative News and Views in the Post-Truth World | Hindi fact-checks: @AltNewsHindi | Donate at: | contact @altnews .in

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Our statement on the brazen and selective targeting of our friend and colleague Mohammed Zubair.
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Our statement regarding the recent allegations:
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Our statement on Razorpay:
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It is clear that Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair is being targeted for reporting the victim's version in the Ghaziabad case. The social media 'influencers' and trends singling out Zubair are a testimony to the impact he has. The Alt News team stands with Zubair.
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Jamia CCTV Footage: The most crucial evidence of police brutality against Jamia students till now
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WATCH: How Tajinder Bagga, Suresh Nakhua and Major Surendra Poonia misrepresented a video of Umar Khalid sloganeering during protests in Mumbai against JNU violence. They falsely claimed he chanted "Hinduo se azadi"
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Zee News's Sudhir Chaudhary had falsely claimed that TMC MP Mahua Moitra had plagiarised her maiden Parliament speech. WATCH: How a controversy created by a leading media platform turned out to be a dud.
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BJP spokesperson Tajinder Bagga shared a video claiming that protesters including Umar Khalid raised "Hinduo se azadi" slogan in Mumbai during a protest against the violence at JNU. #AltNewsFactCheck found the claim to be false. | @thisisjignesh @zoo_bear
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Kindly donate to Alt News. We need your support to continue the work we are doing. Donation link: If you need receipts for 80g exemption, then send an email with your PAN card details to donation @altnews .in
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We are hiring! If you fit the bill, send your CV to jobs @altnews .in.
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Hello folks, Alt News completes 3 years today! You're the reason we have been able to sustain ourselves. Your desire for the truth keeps us motivated. Continue to be a part of this fight against misinformation. Donate to Alt News at: Thank you!
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An update for those who have reached out to us regarding sending donations:
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WATCH: The fake news industry has often tried to malign India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in every way possible - via false claims and photoshopped images. Here we look at some of the viral instances and the truth behind the false claims.
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Rihanna's photo holding a flag in support of West Indies during 2019 Cricket World Cup was morphed with Pakistan's flag. The singer has been targetted as a 'Pakistani' after she tweeted in support of farmers' protest. #AltNewsFactCheck | @Pooja_Chaudhuri
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Nearly every Indian media outlet reported that Pakistani diplomat Zafar Hilaly admitted that 300 people were killed in the Balakot airstrike. The reports were based on a clipped and doctored video. Hilaly made no such admission. #AltNewsFactCheck | @akhmxt
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A video of vandals planting a saffron flag atop a mosque, shared by journalist Rana Ayyub, was claimed to be either fake or old. Alt News has verified that the incident took place on February 25 in Ashok Nagar, Delhi. | @Pooja_Chaudhuri @zoo_bear
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Sambit Patra shared photos of a signboard at Dehradun railway station that show Urdu language replaced with Sanskrit. But he failed to mention that the board was later changed back to its original form. #AltNewsFactCheck | @Badka_Bokrait @Pooja_Chaudhuri
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AAP's Tahir Hussain was named in the murder of IB staffer Ankit Sharma and has since been absconding. A video where he appeals for police's help is being claimed to have been recorded post Delhi riots. WATCH: Alt News investigate the claim | @Badka_Bokrait
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A Muslim man with partial paralysis in his hand accidentally dropped currency notes at a petrol pump. The video was shared by ABP News's Vikas Bhaduria and TV9 Gujarati falsely connecting it with coronavirus. #AltNewsFactCheck | @zoo_bear @HereisKinjal
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Sambit Patra, BJP's most visible spokesperson, repeatedly broadcasts misinformation to his 4 million followers on Twitter. #AltNewsFactCheck has compiled 18 prominent instances of misinformation shared by Sambit Patra. | @Pooja_Chaudhuri
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Be it farmers' protest or CAA protest, Alt News has been at the forefront of debunking misinformation that seeks to delegitimise citizen movements. Do consider donating to Alt News so that we can keep working to bring authenticity to the discourse. **
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After Deepika Padukone's visit to JNU, a claim went viral on social media that her upcoming film 'Chhapaak' portrays acid attack perpetrator 'Naeem Khan' as 'Rajesh'. #AltNewsFactCheck found this claim to be false. | @Pooja_Chaudhuri
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Alt News has been able to sustain itself as an independent organisation because of your support. And here are a few reasons to continue this fight against misinformation as our allies. Donate to Alt News at: Thank you!
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WATCH! The link between the Director of a Gujarat-based IT firm & a fake news factory.
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WATCH: How to investigate satellite imagery? In this video, Alt News shows how Zee News had used old and unrelated satellite images as destroyed JeM camp in Balakot.
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The wait is over! The Alt News fact-checking App is here! DOWNLOAD NOW: Please watch the video below to see how you easy it is to fact-check images and videos you receive on WhatsApp using this App! Please share your feedback at app @altnews .in
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Rahul Gandhi & Aloo-Sona Machine: The most viral misinformation that is now truth for many
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Alt News is now open to donations! :-) Please consider donating to Alt News and become a part of this fight against fake news. Donations via online banking can be sent here: Please share!
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सोशल मीडिया पर वायरल हो रहे वीडियो में दावा किया जा रहा है कि न्यूयॉर्क के मेट्रो स्टेशन पर एक मुस्लिम व्यक्ति ने दूसरे यात्री पर थूका. असल में ये वीडियो पिछले साल है जिसमें एक नस्लभेदी अटैक देखा जा सकता है. पढ़िए #AltNewsFactCheck
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Assam BJP MLA Himanta Biswa Sarma shared a cropped image of an anti-CAA rally in the state to show a larger gathering at a pro-CAA rally. WATCH #AltNewsFactCheck
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India Today, Aaj Tak, Times Now, NewsX, ABP News and several journalists promoted old pictures of graves of Chinese soldiers with the false claim that these were "proof" of casualty in Galwan clashes. The images were of the 1962 war memorial in Kangxiwa.
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A video of UP CM Yogi Adityanath using abusive word on camera is viral. While ANI redacted the clip, propaganda websites declared it was edited. The video has NOT been edited. It was broadcast by several news channels. #AltNewsFactCheck | @Pooja_Chaudhuri
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Fake news from 2016 has been revived on social media, now targeting princess Hend Al Qassimi, a member of the UAE royal family. The fake report claims that a Qatari princess was caught in an orgy with seven men. #AltNewsFactCheck | @thisisjignesh
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West Bengal and CM Mamata Banerjee-led government has emerged as a prime target of misinformation in 2019 Lok Sabha elections. A road accident video was viral as Bangladeshis and Rohingyas attacking central forces in Bengal.
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WATCH: Priyanka Gandhi's photograph lifted and superimposed on a background of river Ganga to show her drinking water from a clean river. But the image of Ganga was shot during UPA regime.
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GoAir tweeted about the termination of an employee 'Asif Khan' after screenshots of hateful tweets by an account with the same name were viral. Turns out, the employee was terminated on the basis of an imposter account. #AltNewsFactCheck | @free_thinker
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The Palghar lynching has been falsely communalised by social media users including Suresh Chavhanke and Ashoke Pandit. The police have confirmed to Alt News that the victims and accused hail from the same community. #AltNewsFactCheck | @thisisjignesh
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After clashes between BJP and TMC in Kolkata's Vidyasagar College, several claims were made with regard to the violence that resulted in the demolition of Vidyasagar's statue. In this video, we fact-check these claims.
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The year 2021 kept fact-checkers busy. There was a proliferation of misinformation all around. But Alt News was equally relentless in debunking one falsehood after another. Watch a round-up of our work during the year.
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Prominent social media users like Suresh Chavhanke and Ashoke Pandit attempted to give the Palghar lynching incident a communal colour by falsely claiming that the accused were members of the Muslim community. #AltNewsFactCheck | @thisisjignesh
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Several BJP members, Sudarshan News and Zee News claimed Janmashtami celebrations were held in Kashmir for the first time in 32 years under PM Modi. This is false. The celebrations have been taking place at least since 2004. #AltNewsFactCheck | @ArchitMeta
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Does this video show a Muslim man hurling stones at a bus during #CAAProtest ? No, and there's more to the story. WATCH #AltNewsFactCheck the clip shared by many including British commentator Katie Hopkins and Vivek Agnihotri.
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Sonia Gandhi sitting on the lap of a man? Photoshop ka kamaal. In this day and age, anything and everything can be morphed/manipulated. Think before you share.
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A photoshopped image portraying Deepika Padukone as campaigning for BJP has resurfaced. The accompanying message mocks those terming the actor 'anti-national' for expressing solidarity with JNU students. | @thoughtbuoy
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Photoshopped image of Mahatma Gandhi circulates on social media
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Shefali Vaidya and author Renee Lynn shared a video from Rajasthan with the false claim that it shows Hindu women assaulted by Muslims in Pakistan. WATCH #AltNewsFactCheck
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BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya shares affectionate pictures of Nehru with his sister and niece, claims this is Hardik Patel’s DNA - Read about this and other pictures shared by Amit Malviya
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Times Now read out names of "30 dead Chinese soldiers" citing Chinese publication Global Times as the source. The anchors retracted soon after realising that the channel had fallen for a fake WhatsApp forward. #AltNewsFactCheck | @Pooja_Chaudhuri
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#AnyoneCanFactCheck : Investigating the images circulating around Bengal Elections - A tutorial
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Alt News had published a fact-check on an explicit image used to target JMI student Ladeeda Farzana. The woman whose image was used to target Farzana reached out to Alt News and requested the article to be taken down to protect her privacy. We have unpublished the said article.
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Led by BJP's Himanta Biswa and his channel News Live, News18, Asianet, Times Now claimed AIUDF supporters raised 'Pakistan zindabad' slogans. This is false. 'Aziz Khan zindabad' was chanted in reference to the AIUDF MLA. | @Priyankajha0 @free_thinker
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During the present phase of elections, everything that is green is being claimed to be from Pakistan. In this video, we will show that not every green flag is a Pakistani or an Islamic flag.
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