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    Archit

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    He joined as an intern in 2019. Until June 2022, his work primarily focused on fact-checking. Now his primary responsibilities include catalysing all aspects of organisational growth — from fundraising to development of new projects at Alt News. He attended the Asian College of Journalism (2015-16) and The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (2012-2015). In past, he worked at The Hindu and Zee Media's WION.
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    ‘32000 Kerala women in ISIS’: Misquotes, flawed math, imaginary figures behind filmmaker’s claim

    Shinjinee Majumder & Archit8th November 20228th November 2022

    The teaser of a movie titled ‘The Kerala Story’ is being widely shared on social media in which a burqa-clad woman recounts her past as a Hindu named Shalini Unnikrishnan…
    News

    Social media conspiracy theories falsely suggest deliberate sabotage behind Morbi bridge collapse

    Archit & Kalim Ahmed2nd November 2022

    On October 30, while people were celebrating the Chhatt festival across the country, reports came in of a suspension bridge collapsing in Gujarat. The collapse of the 230-meter-long bridge located…
    Politics

    Govt decision to block 4 videos on YouTube channel ‘Mr Reaction Wala’ perplexing

    Archit28th October 2022

    The ministry of information & broadcasting (MIB) on September 26 announced the blocking of 45 videos from 10 YouTube channels. The MIB said in a statement: “Based on the inputs…
    HistoryPolitics

    Was Nehru a ‘citizen of London’? Video viral with misleading claim

    Archit21st September 202221st September 2022

    The UK’s longest-serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, passed away last week. In the backdrop of this, a clip of Jawaharlal Nehru at a public event is being shared on social…
    Religion

    News of Mysore engineering student’s murder viral with communal spin

    Kalim Ahmed & Archit8th September 20228th September 2022

    On September 2, Star of Mysore, an evening newspaper from the city of Mysuru, reported that a 21-year-old engineering student, Apoorva Shetty, was found murdered in a private hotel on…
    History

    Fact-check: Did Brahmins play a role in key events of Dr Ambedkar’s life?

    Archit11th August 2022

    In April 2021, user TrueIndology made a series of claims regarding Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar’s childhood, education, and how he gained the surname on the microblogging platform Koo, India’s alternative…
    Politics

    No, Dr Ambedkar did not say reservation should be abolished the day a tribal woman becomes President

    Archit & Kalim Ahmed26th July 2022

    Droupadi Murmu took the oath to become the 15th President of India on July 25. Ever since it was announced that Murmu won the presidential election by an overwhelming margin,…
    Religion

    Old video of Muslim man dying by suicide during Kanwar Yatra viral with communal spin

    Archit22nd July 202222nd July 2022

    [Disclaimer: Video contains self-harm. Reader discretion is advised.] A 20-second clip of a Kanwar procession is viral on social media. In the clip, a man jumps in front of a…
    Religion

    UP police debunks claim that Hindus offered namaz at LuLu Mall

    Archit21st July 202222nd July 2022

    On July 10, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated LuLu Mall in Lucknow. The grand opening witnessed a footfall of over one lakh people. Two days later, on July…
    Media analysisNewsReligion

    ‘Flood jihad’ – NewsX, other media outlets, journos communalise Silchar floods

    Archit11th July 202212th July 2022

    While reporting on the Assam floods in June, The Indian Express stated that Silchar — southern Assam’s biggest town and the gateway to the three districts on the bank of…

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