Archit Mehta, Author at Alt News

How BJP MP Tejasvi Surya communalised BBMP bed scam with misinformation

Archit Mehta7th May 20218th May 2021

On May 4, BJP MP from South Bangalore constituency Tejasvi Surya entered the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) South zone COVID war room during work hours (around 3 pm) and…

News

PMJJBY offers coverage against COVID-19 deaths, not PMSBY

Archit Mehta7th May 2021

A WhatsApp text claims families of those who succumbed to COVID-19 are eligible for Rs 2 lakh insurance under the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and Pradhan Mantri…

Politics

Old photo of woman injured in Bangladesh linked to West Bengal post-poll violence

Archit Mehta & Rohan Datta5th May 20216th May 2021

A photograph of a woman with a head injury has been shared on social media with the claim that the incident took place in West Bengal. Viral claims have blamed…

Politics

Photo from 2019 Vidyasagar college violence linked to post-poll violence in West Bengal

Archit Mehta4th May 2021

Since post-poll violence erupted in West Bengal, old and unrelated images have been circulating on social media. Twitter user @Hindu_2_o shared a set of images where one of the pictures…

Politics

Old video shared as TMC celebrating poll victory with guns and swords

Archit Mehta4th May 20214th May 2021

After the TMC retained power in West Bengal, the State has been gripped with violence. At least 14 people have died as a result of the election results. While the…

Politics

Mob attacking police in Odisha shared as post-poll violence in West Bengal

Archit Mehta4th May 2021

All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) won the recently-concluded assembly elections on May 2. The results revealed AITC won 213 seats while the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) won 77 seats. Post-poll…

Media analysis

Media falsely reports Ramayana, Mahabharata to be taught in Saudi Arabian schools

Archit Mehta3rd May 20214th May 2021

Since the third week of April, several media organisations reported that Ramayana and Mahabharata will be taught in Saudi Arabia as part of their ‘Vision 2030’ initiative. East Coast Daily,…

Society

Video of Reliance stickers installed on oxygen tankers viral with false claim

Archit Mehta1st May 2021

The second wave of COVID-19 in India has taken a heavy toll on health care infrastructure. In response, several countries have committed to supply raw materials required for vaccines, oxygen…

Science

No, your surgical masks don’t have worms!

Archit Mehta29th April 2021

A two-minute video of a man burning disposable surgical face masks in the presence of policemen has gone viral. According to the man, such masks contain black coloured microscopic worms…

Science

No, ‘Air Marshal Ashutosh Sharma’ DID NOT recommend steam inhalation to kill COVID

Archit Mehta29th April 202129th April 2021

A message widely circulating on WhatsApp claims that Indian Air force Air Marshal Ashutosh Sharma, based at Bengaluru’s Command Hospital, recommended steam inhalation to kill coronavirus and end the pandemic…