Archit Mehta, Author at Alt News

Bajrang Dal members apprehend two adults traveling in a train, falsely claim ‘love jihad’

Archit Mehta20th January 2022

On January 16, a Hindi-language website called Humlog published an article that claimed Bajrang Dal apprehended Aatif, a Muslim man, who attempted to abduct a married Jain woman. This post…

Politics

Congress misrepresents Sonu Sood’s interview with Barkha Dutt ahead of Punjab polls

Archit Mehta19th January 202219th January 2022

On January 17, the Indian National Congress (INC) shared a 30-second promo video for Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi. The video opens with actor Sonu Sood’s comments. He can…

Politics

Teleprompter snafu? No, PM’s speech interrupted because of a technical glitch

Archit Mehta18th January 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) online Davos Agenda 2022 summit on January 17. However, the headlines and social media trends about the event revolved around…

Politics

Fake poster claims Akhilesh Yadav said SP will build 2000 mosques in UP

Archit Mehta14th January 2022

A poster claimed to have been made by the Samajwadi Party (SP) is widely shared on social media. The poster attributes the following quote to SP president Akhilesh Yadav —…

Science

Misleading video claiming dry ginger can cure Omicron is scientifically baseless

Archit Mehta13th January 202214th January 2022

In a 2-minute video, a man recommends a “technique” to prevent infection from Omicron, the latest COVID variant. He recommends snorting dried ginger. He even claims that he has sold…

Politics

Congress uses morphed image to show Hindu-Muslim support for the party

Archit Mehta13th January 202213th January 2022

Various social media handles of the Indian National Congress (INC) shared an image of two men from the Hindu and Muslim communities holding a poster of the party. The image…

Politics

Congress uses photos of BJP-led Assam govt’s initiative for Punjab poll promise

Archit Mehta12th January 2022

Multiple social media accounts of the Indian National Congress (INC) have shared a graphic that consists of an image of women taking a selfie in front of pink buses. The…

Society

Staged child kidnapping video believed to be true on social media

Archit Mehta30th December 202131st December 2021

Several social media users have posted a video that shows multiple people allegedly apprehending a man who kidnapped a minor girl in a suitcase. Twitter users @iPSingh_CE, @Rana_Jasvir_007, @abufawaz24 were…

Politics

Video of BJP leader assaulting differently abled man for criticising BJP is from 2018

Archit Mehta30th December 2021

National spokesperson of the Samajwadi Party IP Singh posted a 41-second clip of a broadcast by ABP News. In the video, the anchor reports that a BJP leader attacked a…

Religion

Fact-check: Did the richest man in America ‘John Ford’ convert to Islam?

Archit Mehta30th December 202130th December 2021

Since the last week of November, several social media accounts have been posting two images of a caucasian man. In one of the images, he appears to be crying. The…