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    Jignesh Patel

    About the Author

    Jignesh is a writer and researcher at Alt News. He has a knack for visual investigation with a major interest in fact-checking videos and images. He has completed his Masters in Journalism from Gujarat University.

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    Old video, fake tweet viral as Muslims spit on food served to farmers in Muzaffarnagar

    Pooja Chaudhuri & Jignesh Patel13th September 202113th September 2021

    A set of two images, an alleged tweet and a video has been shared on social media to promote the claim that Muslims spat on the food served during the…

    Society

    Fact-check: Are circuit boards with ‘COV 19’ engraving being installed on 5G towers?

    Jignesh Patel3rd June 20213rd June 2021

    A video of a man presenting himself as a telecom engineer and showing equipment labelled ‘COV-19’ to be installed in 5G towers is doing the rounds on WhatsApp. The man…

    Religion

    Old images shared to falsely claim Jain monk attacked by Muslims in Karnataka

    Jignesh Patel1st June 202128th December 2021

    A photograph of a man with a wound on his arm has been circulating with the claim that a Jain monk was attacked by Muslims in Karnataka. The claim adds…

    Politics

    Government wrongly claims no country is vaccinating children, clarifies later

    Jignesh Patel27th May 202127th May 2021

    The Central government has come under heavy criticism for the mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic and shortage of life-saving vaccines despite India being one of the largest manufacturers. The government…

    Politics

    NYT did not carry image of a crocodile in tears after PM Modi’s address

    Jignesh Patel22nd May 2021

    After Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a video conference where he got emotional remembering those who succumbed to COVID-19, an image supposedly of The New York Times international edition published…

    News

    Punjab: Drug Control Officer says Remdesivir vials found in Bhakra canal are fake

    Jignesh Patel8th May 2021

    A video of medicines and vials of injections floating in Punjab’s Bhakra canal is doing the rounds on social media. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra tweeted the video and rebuked the…

    Politics

    BJP passes off India Today journalist’s photo as slain BJP worker in West Bengal

    Jignesh Patel & Priyanka Jha6th May 2021

    In the wake of reports of the death of at least 14 people in political violence that broke out after the results of West Bengal assembly elections were declared, BJP…

    Science

    No, 5G ‘radiation’ has NOT caused the second wave of COVID-19 in India

    Jignesh Patel28th April 20218th May 2021

    A graphic demanding a ban on ‘5G testing’, claiming that it has led to the second wave of the coronavirus in India, is circulating on WhatsApp. “The epidemic, that has…

    News

    Video of woman pushing empty syringe without vaccine is from Mexico

    Jignesh Patel27th April 202127th April 2021

    A video of a woman administering a COVID vaccine jab on an elderly man with an empty syringe is circulating in India. The message advises people to keep an eye…

    Politics

    PM Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ airs debunked video on nebuliser as oxygen substitute

    Jignesh Patel26th April 202126th April 2021

    In the 76th edition ‘Mann Ki Baat’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the COVID pandemic and advised people to consult doctors for medical help. At 0:28 minutes into the talk,…

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