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).
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 —…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The murder of a young woman named Nikki Yadav allegedly by her live-in partner Sahil in West Delhi recently made headlines. According to reports, the accused strangled his girlfriend with…
A video of a group of college students in uniform chanting slogans inside a bus is making the rounds on social media. It is claimed that the students raised pro-Pakistan…
