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On March 28, several news outlets including News Nation reported that Muslim men entered a Hindu place of worship and interrupted aarti in Maharasthra’s Malanggad. At 4:13 minutes into a six-minute broadcast, News Nation showed two structures and claimed that the dargah on left is Baba Malag’s tomb while on the right (pointing at a…More

A video of a crowd brutally attacking a man is circulating on WhatsApp as an incident from West Bengal. The clip shows the man lying in a pool of his own blood. One of the fact-check requests we received said that a Muslim mob had thrashed a Hindu man. Since post-poll violence in West Bengal,…More

Alt News Home / Politics / Video from Bangladesh viral as Muslims in West Bengal obstruct army jeeps13TH APRIL 2021 / 9:04 PM / LAST UPDATED: 19TH MAY 2021 Video from Bangladesh viral as Muslims in West Bengal obstruct army jeeps  BY KINJAL Visuals of a crowd armed with sticks trying to stop army vehicles from moving forward have gone…More

Two videos have surfaced on social media that show a heated confrontation between Muslim and Hindu communities at a place of worship. The videos show them arguing near two enshrined tombs. The Muslim group can be heard chanting “Allah Hu Akbar”. In one of the video chants of “Jai Shree Ram” are also heard. These clips were…More

A video of a densely packed marketplace has gone viral on social media as New Delhi’s Jafrabad and Seelampur areas. It has been claimed that the video shows Muslims who flocked to the markets for Eid shopping. The people seen in the clip are not wearing masks and clearly flouting social distancing norms. Facebook user…More

 BY ANURADHA PRASAD A one-minute video that shows a long queue of women in burqas is viral with the claim that they had gathered to collect free ration distributed by the government. Sudarshan News editor-in-chief Suresh Chavhanke tweeted, “Pay your taxes on time. Look at the queue for free ration, recognise them and open your eyes.”https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=stoic_annu&dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3R3ZWV0X2VtYmVkX2NsaWNrYWJpbGl0eV8xMjEwMiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJjb250cm9sIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1397738359200514048&lang=en-gb&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.altnews.in%2Fvideo-of-women-queued-up-to-withdraw-money-from-the-bank-shared-as-people-gathered-to-collect-free-groceries-fom-the-govt%2F&sessionId=e96abaff707c91574ffa538e8cc4db7141d14e2a&siteScreenName=AltNews&theme=light&widgetsVersion=82e1070%3A1619632193066&width=550px…More

Alt News Home / Religion / 2011 video of domestic help lacing food with urine, spit viral with false communal spin2ND MARCH 2021 / 2:09 PM 2011 video of domestic help lacing food with urine, spit viral with false communal spin  BY PRIYANKA JHA A clip from a news broadcast by channel News 24 has gone viral on social media…More

Against the backdrop of Shringi Yadav arrested from Ghaziabad for mercilessly beating a Muslim boy for drinking water from a temple, a video of a man urinating on a shivling has been shared with the claim that he hails from the Muslim community. The video was posted by Twitter users Gopal Goswami @gopugoswami, Ramesh Solanki @Rajput_Ramesh, @Dharmicbaba, @YamrajFromHell, and @P_Katyayan.…More

Video footage of a mob beating two policemen has gone viral on social media. It also shows the crowd attacking another officer who tried to save his colleague. The video has been shared with the viral claim, “The incident is from Bareilly. Civil Lines News police were beaten for giving a ticket. This is a…More

A video of a mob chasing and beating two policemen with lathis has been shared with a message in Telugu that claims a Muslim mob attacked police in Hafeezpet in Kondapur, Hyderabad.https://www.facebook.com/v2.8/plugins/video.php?app_id=298431377239806&channel=https%3A%2F%2Fstaticxx.facebook.com%2Fx%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2F%3Fversion%3D46%23cb%3Df3f5e459ee8c88c%26domain%3Dwww.altnews.in%26origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.altnews.in%252Ff1790b91d4e9a%26relation%3Dparent.parent&container_width=300&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F100051413240021%2Fvideos%2F335727801484325%2F&locale=en_US&sdk=joey&show_text=true&width=500 A user named ‘Ranjith’ who identifies as a BJP worker shared the video as well.https://www.facebook.com/v2.8/plugins/video.php?app_id=298431377239806&channel=https%3A%2F%2Fstaticxx.facebook.com%2Fx%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2F%3Fversion%3D46%23cb%3Dff31dc13a46b2%26domain%3Dwww.altnews.in%26origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.altnews.in%252Ff1790b91d4e9a%26relation%3Dparent.parent&container_width=300&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fbaindla.ranjithnani%2Fvideos%2F3026515561005213%2F&locale=en_US&sdk=joey&show_text=true&width=500 It was also shared on the Facebook page Mission Modi and a Hindutva…More