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).
A video depicting an individual damaging an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) unit is circulating on social media. It is being shared with claims linking it to the first phase of…
A video of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi was viral on social media recently. It was shared with the claim that he had promised to deposit Rs. 1 lakh annually and…
An X user named Swami Ramsarnacharya Pandey recently tweeted a video featuring a meat shop on a temple premises. It is claimed the video was shot at the Sita Ram…
Bhupendra Jogi, a man who rose to fame following a humorous interview that turned into a meme, was allegedly attacked by two masked assailants in Bhopal on May 7. According…
A letter has been doing the rounds on social media, featuring the letterhead of an organisation named The letter, purportedly issued by the “Association of Sunni Muslims” on its letterhead…
UK-based Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca recently admitted in a court that in “very rare cases”, its Covid-19 vaccine can cause low platelet count and a blood clot-related side effect – Thrombosis…
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma recently tweeted a comparison video showing the condition of Assam roads “before and after Modi government”. The clips of the potholed and waterlogged roads…
Following the controversy surrounding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s anti-Muslim hate speech in Banswara, Rajasthan, a clip of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s speech has gone viral. Several prominent Right Wing users…
A newspaper clipping from Hindi daily Dainik Bhaskar has been doing the rounds online in which an infographic claims that according to a survey jointly conducted by Dainik Bhaskar and…
A video playing out on a mobile screen showing drone camera surveillance footage of Ranchi police monitoring rooftops of houses has been circulating rapidly on social media. It is being…