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    Aqib Pathan

    Aqib Pathan
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    Aqib is monitoring and researching mis/disinformation at Alt News

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    Society

    At least 3-yo photo viral as child serving food during farmers’ protest

    Aqib Pathan21st December 2020

    On December 17, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) member Bhupender Chaudhary shared an image of a child serving chapatis to people. The image was shared with hashtags #FarmersProtest and #LangarSewa (archived…

    Politics

    No, this is not PM Modi and Jashodaben’s wedding photograph

    Mohammed Zubair & Aqib Pathan16th December 202016th December 2020

    On 15 December, journalist Swati Chaturvedi tweeted an image of PM Modi with the caption, ”Does this look like a forced child marriage took you? Yet, Modi never declared this…

    Politics

    Image from 2014 viral as PM Modi meets Ambani’s grandchild at hospital

    Aqib Pathan14th December 202014th December 2020

    Industrialist Mukesh Ambani and Reliance Foundation chairwoman Nita Ambani recently became grandparents. An image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with the couple is massively viral on social media. It…

    Politics

    Pro-Pak, pro-Khalistan chants at 2019 anti-Modi rally in US revived amid farmers’ protest

    Archit & Aqib Pathan11th December 202011th December 2020

    Canadian-Pakistani author Tarek Fatah posted a video of Sikh men chanting pro-Pakistan and pro-Khalistan slogans and wrote, “Sikhs in London chant Allah-O-Akbar. Kashmir banega Pakistan, Punjab banega Khalistan.” The video…

    Politics

    Old, unrelated images viral as vandalism by farmers during Bharat bandh

    Aqib Pathan & Kinjal9th December 20209th December 2020

    An image of vegetables scattered on the road is being widely shared on social media against the backdrop of Bharat bandh called by protesting farmers on December 8. The image…

    PoliticsReligion

    Old photo from UK falsely shared as Indian flag desecrated during farmers’ protest

    Aqib Pathan7th December 2020

    Amidst protests led by farmers from Punjab against the centre’s new agricultural bill, a photograph of a Sikh man holding his shoe over the Indian national flag, while many others…

    Politics

    Old video from UK viral as farmers raising pro-Pak and Khalistan slogans during protests

    Aqib Pathan30th November 2020

    The ongoing farmers’ protests have led to a barrage of misinformation promoted on social media to discredit the movement. In the latest spree, in-charge of social media for BJP Mahila…

    Politics

    Photo predating farmers protest viral as Muslim man ‘disguised’ as Sikh farmer during protests

    Aqib Pathan28th November 202028th November 2020

    Farmers have been protesting against the union government’s three new agricultural laws. Thousands of protesters from Punjab and Haryana were finally allowed to enter Delhi on Friday after heavy police…

    News

    CGI clip and old video shared as devastation caused by Cyclone Nivar

    Aqib Pathan26th November 202027th November 2020

    Parts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry witnessed heavy rainfall and storm due to Cyclone Nivar. Three people have died in the torrential downpour. Since then, social media is ripe with…

    Media analysis

    Prasar Bharati, DD News tweet 2017 video as flooding due to Cyclone Nivar in Chennai’s Marina beach

    Aqib Pathan26th November 2020

    Tropical Cyclone Nivar made landfall near Puducherry in the early hours of November 26, bringing heavy downpour to the union territory and neighbouring Tamil Nadu where three people have died….

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