DeTect: Video of minor’s death in UP shared with false narrative

A video went viral in which police personnel and the public can be seen crowding around the mortal remains of a minor. The clip claimed that the girl had been assaulted and murdered. The video received more than 3.3 lakh views and over 8,500 shares. Alt News ran a fact check and found a tweet by Aligarh police which said the girl had actually died in a road accident on November 4 in Akrabad. The police went on to clarify the social media claims were completely baseless.