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    Archit Mehta

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    Archit is a graduate in English Literature from The MS University of Baroda. He also holds a post-graduation diploma in journalism from the Asian College of Journalism. Since then he has worked at Essel Group's English news channel at WION as a trainee journalist, at S3IDF as a fundraising & communications officer and at The Hindu as a reporter. At Alt News, he works as a fact-checking journalist.

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    Politics

    Morphed: Poster of CM Kejriwal congratulating Delhi for a speed breaker

    Archit Mehta24th June 2021

    On June 16, Delhi MLA Shiv Charan Goel tweeted images of inaugurating a speed breaker in Moti Nagar which became a subject of online trolling. Since then several social media users…
    News

    False news that Dr Fauci has been sacked as chief medical adviser to US President viral

    Archit Mehta24th June 2021

    Several Facebook and Twitter users have shared a video of a press conference in the US and claimed Dr Anthony Fauci, America’s top infectious diseases expert and chief medical adviser…
    Society

    Satirical article claiming mosquitos injected with Viagra escape from Wuhan lab viral

    Archit Mehta16th June 202117th June 2021

    A report by World News Daily Report claiming, “thousands of genetically modified mosquitoes inoculated with Viagra have potentially escaped from a high-security laboratory in Wuhan, China,” is widely circulating on…
    PoliticsReligion

    Old video falsely viral as ‘United Malappuram’ carved out of Kerala as separate Muslim nation

    Archit Mehta14th June 202116th June 2021

    A video of several youths taking a pledge in Malayalam is being shared on social media with the claim that “United Malappuram” — consisting of six districts in Kerala —…
    News

    UP CM presents study incorrectly attributed to Harvard to PM Modi, Amit Shah, JP Nadda

    Archit Mehta12th June 2021

    There have been reports of a growing political tussle between the central government and the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh which goes to poll next year. Speculations of a…
    Media analysisNews

    Did PM Modi table new vaccine plan prior to Supreme Court criticism?

    Archit Mehta11th June 202111th June 2021

    Since January, the COVID-19 vaccination drive in India has been taking place in three phases. The third phase began on May 1 for adults aged between 18 to 44. PM…
    Politics

    Morphed image shows PM Modi bowing down to Nita Ambani

    Archit Mehta7th June 2021

    Several Facebook and Twitter users have shared a photograph that allegedly shows Prime Minister Modi bowing down and folding his hands in front of Reliance Foundation chairwoman Nita Ambani. गुलामों…
    Politics

    Morphed: Book titled ‘How to convert India into Christian nation’ behind Sonia Gandhi

    Archit Mehta1st June 20212nd June 2021

    An image of Congress President Sonia Gandhi has been shared on social media and it allegedly shows that the bookshelf behind her has the ‘Holy Bible’, a statue of Jesus…
    Media analysis

    Dainik Jagran’s misleading reports portray mass burials in Prayagraj haven’t risen due to COVID

    Archit Mehta & Prashant Singh30th May 20212nd June 2021

    The second wave of the coronavirus pandemic in India did not only overwhelm an unprepared healthcare system but also choked crematoriums unaccustomed to performing mass funerals. Many of those unable…
    News

    Morphed BBC article links black fungus with cow urine

    Archit Mehta26th May 2021

    A screenshot of an alleged BBC article headlined ‘Black fungus: Indian scientist find link with cow urine 9,000 cases of rare infection [sic]’ is widely circulating on WhatsApp. The byline…

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