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    Abhishek Kumar

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    Abhishek is a journalist and researcher at Alt News. He has a keen interest in fact-checking, information verification and technology. He is always eager to learn new skills, explore new OSINT tools and techniques. Prior to joining Alt News, he worked in the field of content development and analysis with a major focus on Search Engine Optimization (SEO).

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    Old video of assault on Bhopal student viral with false communal claims

    Abhishek Kumar20th March 2023

    A video of a boy getting whipped and beaten up with lathi is viral on social media. The video is shared with the claim that the person who got thrashed…
    Religion

    OpIndia, Sudarshan News journalists give communal spin to Hyderabad honour killing

    Abhishek Kumar10th March 202310th March 2023

    The murder of a man named Harish in Petbasheerabad, Hyderabad, recently came to light, which was described as a suspected case of honour killing. Several media outlets, Right Wing propaganda…
    Politics

    Media falsely links deaths of two Bihari labourers to ‘attacks’ on migrant workers in Tamil Nadu

    Mohammed Zubair & Abhishek Kumar7th March 2023

    Recently, a number of videos have been shared widely on social media as attacks on Bihari labourers in Tamil Nadu. Alt News has already fact-checked five viral claims and found…
    Politics

    Umesh Pal murder: Did Yogi Adityanath smear himself with ashes from dead cop’s pyre? Old video viral

    Abhishek Kumar4th March 20234th March 2023

    A video of Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath is gathering a lot of traction on social media. In the clip, he can be seen applying ashes from the ground…
    Politics

    Violation of IFCN norms: Vishvas News response evades key charges brought by Alt News

    Archit & Abhishek Kumar3rd March 20233rd March 2023

    On February 20, Alt News reported that Jagran Media’s Vishvas News, a signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN), did not follow at least two IFCN codes of conduct —…
    Politics

    Queue of customers outside Bank of Baroda in UAE got nothing to do with Adani fiasco

    Abhishek Kumar2nd March 2023

    Recently, Bank of Baroda CEO and managing director Sanjeev Chadha announced that the bank was ready to issue a loan to the Adani Group if the lender met the bank’s…
    Politics

    No, Punjab did not issue order to monitor social media activities of govt staff

    Abhishek Kumar23rd February 2023

    A number of mainstream media outlets recently reported that the Punjab government had directed various departments to monitor the social media activities of their employees to check whether they criticized…
    Politics

    Yogi govt didn’t put out job ad for ganja smokers; false claim by SP media cell

    Abhishek Kumar22nd February 2023

    News of a job opening for marijuana smokers with a salary of more than Rs. 80 lakh has been making the rounds on social media recently. It is being claimed…
    Politics

    The Kashmir Files hasn’t bagged Dadasaheb Phalke Award; it won a prize at a private film fest with similar name

    Abhishek Kumar22nd February 202323rd February 2023

    The Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival 2023 was held in Mumbai recently, in which Varun Dhawan, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Rishabh Shetty, and the movie, The Kashmir Files, film were…
    Politics

    Doctored video viral; Kejriwal didn’t say electing Modi-Shah would destroy Pak

    Abhishek Kumar17th February 2023

    A video of a speech delivered by Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal is making the rounds on social media. It is being claimed that while…

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