Archit Mehta, Author at Alt News

No, this isn’t TN man arrested for issuing death threats to Karnataka judges

Archit Mehta28th March 2022

On March 23, The Indian Express reported that Bengaluru police brought a man from Tamil Nadu to Karnataka for issuing death threats to high court judges over the hijab verdict….

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Claim by BJP members that Hindus were killed in Birbhum violence is false

Archit Mehta24th March 2022

On March 21, Bhadu Sheikh, a TMC’s deputy pradhan in Bogtui village of West Bengal’s Birbhum district, died after four men on two motorcycles allegedly lobbed crude bombs at him….

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Old video clip of temple renovation from Vijaywada shared with a false, communal claim

Archit Mehta23rd March 2022

Several social media users have shared a short video clip allegedly from Vijaywada that shows a JCB operating on the first floor of a building that looks dilapidated. In the…

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Sexual abuse case of minor in Pune shared with false anti-Muslim spin

Archit Mehta23rd March 2022

[Trigger warning: Report related to sexual abuse] On March 19, ANI tweeted about sexual abuse case in Pune. The tweet reported [sic], “An 11-year-old girl was sexually abused by four…

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Video from March 5 falsely shared as post-poll violence by AAP Punjab

Archit Mehta15th March 2022

[Disclaimer: Violent video. Viewer discretion is advised.] On March 10, Aam Aadmi Party’s landslide win in Punjab was one of the key takeaways from the 2022 Vidhan Sabha elections. Chief…

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Old video from Bihar falsely shared as BJP goons assaulting man after UP win

Archit Mehta11th March 2022

[Disclaimer: Video depicts violence and has not been embedded in the report.] After the BJP regained Uttar Pradesh in the recently-concluded assembly polls, a one-minute clip that shows a man…

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Fake tweets ascribed to journalists after BJP’s win in UP

Archit Mehta11th March 2022

The results for the 2022 assembly elections in five states have been announced and BJP has won in four states namely, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa. In the backdrop…

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Fight between customers and staff in Harayana dhaba falsely communalised

Archit Mehta9th March 2022

A CCTV clip of a clash at a restaurant is being shared online with the claim that the incident took place at a dhaba in Haryana owned by a Muslim….

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Old, clipped video falsely viral as UP govt officials ignoring CM Adityanath’s calls

Archit Mehta9th March 2022

A week prior to the counting of votes in the UP assembly elections, an 11-second video clip of CM Yogi Adityanath speaking about phone call etiquette gained over two million…

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Tasteless post mocking Mysore student stuck in Ukraine viral online

Archit Mehta4th March 20227th March 2022

Since March 2, an image of a young woman who had made a distress video from Ukraine has been shared with a false quote attributed to her. The quote attempts…