Arjun Sidharth, Author at Alt News

Did Priyanka Chopra wear a burqa while meeting Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh?

Arjun Sidharth9th July 2018

In May 2018, Priyanka Chopra’s visit to a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh’s Cox Bazaar as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador invited much slander and abuse. Now, a photograph showing Chopra…

Religion

The truth about Karnataka school making students recite verses from the Quran

Arjun Sidharth9th July 2018

A video is currently viral on social media which shows a school teacher teaching verses of the Quran to school children. It has been claimed that the incident took place…

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Hindu khatre mein hai? How the fake news ecosystem targets minorities to create a fear psychosis

Arjun Sidharth8th July 20189th July 2018

Social media has become a convenient medium for purveyors of misinformation. Fake news has grown manifold, a large proportion of which is dominated by information which is communal in nature…

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Postcard ‘News’ – A mega factory of fake news that continues to spew venom

Arjun Sidharth6th July 20189th July 2018

Postcard News, synonymous with misinformation in the garb of news, continues to post with impunity content which is communal in nature, provocative in tone and mostly untrue. In 2017, Alt…

Religion

Fake news about ‘Khalid and Irfan’ charged in Lucknow gangrape case circulates on social media

Arjun Sidharth3rd July 201812th July 2018

A minor girl was reportedly gangraped and the incident filmed by the perpetrators in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. According to a report by News 18 Hindi, the alleged perpetrators were apprehended…

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June round-up: Rampant child abduction rumours result in mob-lynching incidents across country

Arjun Sidharth3rd July 20189th July 2018

June turned out to be ominous insofar as the sinister impact of misinformation is concerned. Rumours of child abductors abounded in various states, shared via WhatsApp. The suspicion, mistrust and…

Politics

Kiren Rijiju tweets football video of Brazilian child prodigy to laud PM Modi’s emphasis on sport

Arjun Sidharth2nd July 201812th July 2018

Minister of State for Home and self-proclaimed football enthusiast Kiren Rijiju tweeted in praise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 30. His tweet was effusive in its admiration for…

Religion

Viral: Fake news of march by Muslims demanding release of Mandsaur rape accused

Arjun Sidharth2nd July 201812th July 2018

The brutal rape of an 8-year old in Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh in June 2018 is being given a brazenly communal spin on social media. Thousands of users are sharing a…

Politics

Did Kabir, Nanak and Gorakhnath ‘sit together’ and discuss spirituality as claimed by PM Modi?

Arjun Sidharth30th June 20189th July 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was at Maghar in Uttar Pradesh on June 28 to pay homage to Kabir on his death anniversary. Maghar is the place where Kabir breathed his…

Politics

Sambit Patra rubbishes rape allegation against him circulating on social media

Arjun Sidharth27th June 20189th July 2018

मरीज़ महिला के साथ बलात्कार करने पर एक डॉक्टर का लाइसेंस रद्द हो गया। अब वह दुनिया की सबसे बड़ी पार्टी का राष्ट्रीय प्रवक्ता है #पात्रा (A doctor’s license was…