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    Archit Mehta

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    Archit is a fact-checking journalist at Alt News since November 2019. Previously, he has worked as a producer at a TV news channel and as a reporter at a leading English-language daily. In addition to work experience in media, he has also worked as a fundraising and communication manager at an NGO.

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    Morphed CNN report claims Taliban has banned sanitary napkins in Afghanistan

    Archit Mehta16th September 2021

    The Taliban has formed an all-male government after taking over control in Afghanistan. On September 14, at Kabul University, women were reportedly forced to hold placards in support of the…
    Politics

    Old video from Pak falsely viral as Taliban chief secy praising BJP, RSS

    Archit Mehta15th September 202115th September 2021

    A video of a Muslim man commenting on Maratha rulers, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Indian politics is viral with the claim that the video shows the Taliban admitting BJP…
    Media analysisNews

    Assam news outlets misreport 26 ‘Rohingya Muslims’ arrested in Guwahati

    Archit Mehta14th September 202114th September 2021

    Assam-based media outlets DY365, Asom Live 24, and NorthEast Now reported that 26 Rohingya Muslims were arrested in Guwahati with fake Aadhaar cards. “They were planning to move to Delhi,”…
    Religion

    Old video of Pak man stealing electricity and threatening to kill shared as India

    Archit Mehta3rd September 2021

    A 30-second video of a Muslim man admitting to stealing electricity and threatening to kill if the connection is disrupted has been shared on social media in India. “I will…
    PoliticsReligion

    Yati Narsinghanand falsely claims his derogatory remark against women in politics were edited

    Archit Mehta3rd September 20213rd September 2021

    On August 28, Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair tweeted a 2:19-minute video recording of a Facebook (FB) Live of Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati, head priest at Ghaziabad-based Dasna Devi temple. The…
    Media analysis

    Republic Bharat airs image of BSP leader Yaqoob Qureshi as Taliban leader

    Archit Mehta1st September 20211st September 2021

    On August 31, several users on Twitter and Facebook shared an image of a Republic Bharat broadcast, pointing out that the channel erroneously aired a photograph of BSP leader Yaqoob…
    Politics

    No, this wasn’t the first time Janmashtami was celebrated in Kashmir in 32 years

    Archit Mehta31st August 202131st August 2021

    On the occasion of Janmashtami this year, several social media users tweeted visuals of celebrations at Srinagar’s Lal Chowk in Kashmir. Gujarat in charge of Hindu Yuva Vahini Yogi Devnath…
    Media analysisReligion

    Sudarshan News adds false communal spin to UP incident where a man was attacked

    Archit Mehta30th August 202130th August 2021

    On August 26, a video of four men mercilessly thrashing a man was shared on social media. A Twitter user posted the video and wrote, “Raju was beaten mercilessly by…
    HistoryNewsPolitics

    Does Neeraj Chopra have Maratha lineage? – Alt News Investigation

    Archit Mehta28th August 202130th August 2021

    On August 7, Neeraj Chopra’s javelin throw of 87.58m bagged him a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. At the age of 23, Chopra is the youngest-ever Indian gold medalist…
    Society

    Haryana youth denies Bajrang Dal behind mob attack; false communal spin added online

    Archit Mehta26th August 2021

    A set of three videos, in which a group of men assault a man with rods, is widely circulating on WhatsApp. The accompanying message reads, “This is the incident of…

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