Abhishek is a senior fact-checking journalist and researcher at Alt News. He has a keen interest in 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).
Voting for the Karnataka Assembly elections concluded on May 10. The Karnataka Election Commission issued a press note on May 7 containing some guidelines before the election. Guidelines for electronic…
In an in-depth report published on April 3, Alt News exposed how 23 websites hosted on a single IP address (13.232.63.153) spent crores of rupees creating ‘disclaimers’ to run political…
For the last few years, political propaganda on social media has been a part and parcel of electoral politics across the world. Alongside that, advertising has become an important tool…
On March 31, a blast rocked a house in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, leaving several people dead. Sharing the news, many media outlets, Right Wing influencers and journalists tweeted that the…
From time to time, different types of claims regarding the Jain community circulate on public forums, online communities and social media. The reach of these claims is so wide that…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 —…
