Archit Mehta, Author at Alt News

Fictional movie poster ‘The Omicron Variant’ believed to be true

Archit Mehta2nd December 2021

The World Health Organisation has declared the new SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.529 as a “variant of concern”. It has been named Omicron and its first incidence was reported to WHO from…

Politics

Old video of farmers dumping tomatoes during lockdown viral with pro-farm law claim

Archit Mehta2nd December 2021

A video of Malayalam news broadcast by Asianet News was shared online with the claim, “In southern India, middlemen aren’t paying the right price for tomatoes… offering 0.75 paise per…

Politics

BJP leaders share images from S Korea and China in a video on Noida Intl Airport

Archit Mehta26th November 2021

In the run-up to the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, the BJP government has inaugurated multiple infrastructure projects in the state. On November 25, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid…

Religion

Awareness video falsely viral as woman pepper sprays at Muslim harassers at bus stop

Archit Mehta24th November 2021

A video that appears to be CCTV footage shows three men harassing a woman at a bus stop. The two-minute clip ends with another woman pepper spraying the men. Several…

Politics Religion

Viral: False claim that Christian priest appointed in Tamil Nadu desecrates idol

Archit Mehta24th November 2021

Two images of Hindu priests have gone viral. The image on the left shows a priest drinking alcohol while the second shows a priest standing on an idol of a…

Politics

Video of petrol pump blast in Pakistan shared as Tripura violence

Archit Mehta23rd November 2021

A video of a petrol pump surrounded by debris has been shared with the claim that it is related to the recent violence in Tripura violence. The video shows bloodied…

Politics

Fact-check: Muslim company manufactures offering given at Sabarimala Temple?

Archit Mehta23rd November 202124th November 2021

Twitter user Indu Makkal Katchi shared a photo of Aravana Payasam packaged in a jar that reads ‘Al Zahaa Sweets’. Aravana Payasam is the traditional offering given out to devotees…

Politics

BJP leaders share photo of a dam in Andhra-Telangana as a new dam in Bundelkhand

Archit Mehta22nd November 202125th November 2021

In a three-day visit to Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and launched infrastructure projects worth more than Rs 6,000 crore in the Bundelkhand region. I will be in Mahoba…

Politics

Fear-mongering song targeting UP elections falsely claimed to be composed by Muslim community

Archit Mehta19th November 2021

A 29-second video clip of a Hindi-language song that indulges in fear-mongering of a takeover by the Muslim community if Samajwadi Party [SP] forms the government in UP Elections in…

News

Tripura police claims no mosque was torched in Panisagar but ground reality differs

Archit Mehta13th November 2021

A week after violence against the minority Hindu community was reported in Bangladesh, communal attacks targeting the Muslim community took place in Tripura. The Indian Express reported that the last…