Arjun Sidharth, Author at Alt News

Screenshots of Aaj Tak fact-check shared to claim RBI has scrapped Rs 2000 note

Arjun Sidharth21st October 2019

Screenshots of a broadcast by the Hindi news channel Aaj Tak have been circulated along with the claim that the RBI is going to discontinue the Rs 2000 currency note….

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Video shared with false claim that man sets his own car ablaze over Rs 35,000 fine

Arjun Sidharth19th October 2019

“35000\- का चालान करने पर लडके ने अपनी कार में आग लगा दी और बीवी बच्चो को सडक पे पिस्तौल देके बिठा दिया । आगे पूरा विडियो देखे ।” (A…

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Did Abu Dhabi Crown Prince chant ‘Jai Siya Ram’? Old video, false claim

Arjun Sidharth18th October 2019

“Abu Dhabi Crown Prince chanting Jai Siya Ram and Muslim lady from UAE carried Ramayana on her head Worshipped by millions of Hindus, This is how Lord Ram is worshipped…

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Viral message falsely claims RBI has introduced new Rs 1000 note

Arjun Sidharth17th October 2019

Images of what appears to be a rupee note of 1000 denomination, have gone viral on social media. It has been claimed that this new currency note has been launched…

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Has India’s Global Hunger Index ranking fallen from 55 in 2014 to 102 in 2019? A fact-check

Arjun Sidharth17th October 201917th October 2019

According to the latest Global Hunger Index (2019), India ranks a lowly 102 out of 117 nations, categorized as a nation with ‘serious’ levels of hunger. India’s GHI score stands…

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Old video of Congress MLA clipped to suggest he said ‘Pakistan Zindabad’

Arjun Sidharth15th October 20197th February 2020

A 20-second video clip of a person speaking at a rally, has gone viral on social media. The clip begins with the speaker shouting ‘Pakistan Zindabad’. It has been shared…

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Narendra Modi vs Manmohan Singh on foreign visits: Fact-checking Amit Shah’s claim

Arjun Sidharth11th October 201913th October 2019

Union Home Minister Amit Shah recently spoke at a public function, where he claimed that former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh went on more foreign trips than PM Narendra Modi…

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Mock drill video from Vidisha, MP shared as terrorists captured by security forces

Arjun Sidharth11th October 2019

“मध्य प्रदेश के विदिशा जिला कलेक्ट्रेट के भवन की निर्माणाधीन बिल्डिंग में चार आतंकवादी घुसे जिसे जिला पुलिस बल विदिशा द्वारा रेस्क्यू कर जिंदा पकड़ने में सफलता प्राप्त की बधाई…

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Old video from Pakistan shared as Tamil girl found at Nagpur railway station

Arjun Sidharth10th October 201910th October 2019

A video clip wherein a person in uniform has held a young girl in his arms has been circulated on social media with the narrative that the child can only…

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September 2019: Misinformation around Chandrayaan-2 and MVA; media misreports add to the clutter

Arjun Sidharth10th October 2019

September 2019 was characterized by ‘diversity’ of misinformation, from photoshopped images to videos which were either mischievously clipped or circulated out of context. Like always, prominent news developments became the…