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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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    Images of NH signboards vandalised in 2017 viral with farmers’ protest spin

    Archit10th January 202111th January 2021

    A collage of eight images of men censoring Hindi and English text from traffic signs is being widely shared on the internet. As per the social media claim, this was…

    Society

    Audio clip discrediting CAA protestors falsely attributed to Supreme Court advocate Harish Salve

    Archit9th January 20219th January 2021

    An audio clip gone viral on WhatsApp is attributed to senior supreme court lawyer Harish Salve. The five-minute audio discredits the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) held across…

    Society

    Ex-army man criticizing PM Modi is an imposter? Navbharat Times amplifies false claim

    Archit7th January 20218th January 2021

    A video of Sikh man criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi on how Sikh men have been branded ‘Khalistanis’ for participating in the farmers’ protest has created quite a stir online….

    Politics

    Conceptual Nat Geo magazine cover with protestor from farmers’ agitation believed to be true

    Archit5th January 2021

    Thousands of farmers continue their agitation for the repeal of the three farm laws and legal backing for a minimum support price. Hindustan Times reported that the seventh round of…

    Science

    Doctors advice COVID-19 vaccine jabs in penis for men? Hoax CNN article viral

    Archit4th January 2021

    An alleged screenshot of CNN website where the headline reads, “Doctors encourage covid-19 vaccine injections in penis” has gone viral. Additionally, the following can also be read on the screenshot,…

    Politics

    No, Reliance Jio has not entered agricultural sector after farm bills were passed

    Archit28th December 202029th December 2020

    In the backdrop of ongoing farmers’ protests against the centre’s three new farm bills that promote privatisation in the agricultural sector, multiple images of ‘Jio’ wheat have gone viral. Jio…

    Politics

    Video from 2019 falsely viral as Ambanis throw baby shower without COVID protocols

    Archit26th December 2020

    On December 10, Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani’s son Akash Ambani and daughter-in-law Shloka Ambani were blessed with a baby boy. In the backdrop of this, a three-minute video has been…

    Politics

    Image from 2018 shared as farmer deceased during ongoing protests

    Archit26th December 2020

    Several social media users have posted an image of a Sikh man lying on the ground, claiming that he died during farmers’ protests in Delhi. The image has been shared…

    NewsReligion

    Video of man attacking woman with machete given false communal spin

    Archit25th December 202025th December 2020

    A 30-second video of a man attacking a woman with a machete has been shared with ‘love jihad’ claim on Twitter and Facebook. The viral messages suggest that Ismail murdered…

    PoliticsScience

    Hoax photo of Pfizer ‘vape’ COVID vaccine made in China goes viral

    Archit24th December 2020

    Since December 20, several social media users have been posting an image of a sealed pack of a Pfizer coronavirus vaccine that says “Made in China”. Twitter user @anaamika_tiwari shared…

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