There are several channels on YouTube known to peddle political propaganda, whether in support of the government or against it. In the past, Alt News has intimated the video platform about channels that have been using hate speech and inflammatory language in their videos in a bid to incite unrest. Taking cognizance of the matter, YouTube suspended these channels.
Inter-faith relationships between Hindu women and Muslim men have been a sore point for the Indian Right Wing for decades. The alleged defiance of traditional norms and customs by Hindu women has often led to moral policing and vigilantism. With the idea of 'love-jihad' making entry into public discourse, such vigilantism has seen exponential growth in recent years.
Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi recently performed aarti at the Narmada Ghat in Madhya Pradesh’s Omkareshwar as part of the ongoing 'Bharat Jodo Yatra'. Following this, Amit Malviya, the in-charge of BJP's national information & technology department and member of national executive, tweeted a short video clip of Gandhi performing the aarti.
Following Saudi Arabia's 2-1 win against Argentina in the ongoing FIFA World Cup, speculation about each member of the Saudi Arabian squad being awarded a Rolls Royce started circulating on social media.
In the wake of the alleged murder of Shraddha Walkar by his partner Aftab Amin Poonawala, the video interview of a man claiming to be Rashid Khan from Bulandshahr went viral on social media where he says that when a man is angry, "he can make 36 pieces (of another person) instead of 35", apparently suggesting that in a fit of rage, a man might lose control over himself.
Right after Elon Musk took over the reins of microblogging site Twitter, the organization carried out large-scale lay-offs.
Several Twitter users have shared a clip of a man narrating an assault on him inside a train. The users have alleged that the man was beaten up by people from the Muslim community.
Sagar Kumar, a journalist at pro-BJP propaganda channel Sudarshan News, shared this clip and wrote, “Jihadis brutally assault a Hindu brother on a train.” This video gained close to one lakh views and around 5,000 retweets.
The CCTV footage of a man violently flinging a child on the ground has created an uproar on social media.
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The video of a group of people stopping an e-rickshaw with BJP flags attached to it and assaulting the occupants is viral on social media. It has been linked to the campaign for the upcoming assembly elections in Gujarat.
A minute-long video clip of a woman being physically assaulted is viral on social media. It is being shared with the claim that this is the condition of a Hindu woman who is 'madly in love' with a Muslim man.
A Twitter account that claims to be affiliated with godman Kaalicharan Maharaj shared the clip on the platform.
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