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    Jignesh Patel

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    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 videos falsely shared as crocodiles spotted in Hyderabad during heavy rains

    Jignesh Patel15th October 202015th October 2020

    A video showing a crocodile in a water-logged residential area being pulled out by a man is doing the rounds on social media with the claim that the incident took…

    Politics

    Unrelated video shared as Hathras victim being felicitated for academic success

    Jignesh Patel6th October 20206th October 2020

    A video of a young woman walking amongst a group of people bowing to her, touching her feet and offering flowers is doing the rounds on social media. It is…

    Politics

    Old video of PM Modi’s mock funeral staged in Tamil Nadu shared as Haryana

    Jignesh Patel1st October 20201st October 2020

    A video of protesters staging a mock funeral of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has gone viral on social media. It is being claimed that the procession was carried out in…

    News

    Media misquotes Sunil Gavaskar on Virat-Anushka, social media erupts in outrage

    Jignesh Patel25th September 202027th September 2020

    The Indian Premier League (IPL) under way in the UAE garnered controversy after social media outrage that former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar made a ‘distasteful’ remark on Royal Challengers Banglore…

    Politics

    Amul ad featuring 1995 film ‘Rangeela’ shared as recent amidst Ranaut-Matondkar controversy

    Jignesh Patel18th September 202018th September 2020

    Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut became the epicentre of yet another controversy after terming Urmila Matondkar a “soft porn star” who is “not known for her acting”. Ranaut’s derisive comment was…

    Society

    Video of leopard roaming in a South African lodge shared as India

    Jignesh Patel16th September 202017th September 2020

    A video of a leopard roaming inside a lodge is circulating on social media with the claim that this happened in Taj, Ranthambore. In the video, the leopard can be…

    News

    Man thrashed on camera by Shiv Sena workers is indeed ex-Indian Navy serviceman

    Jignesh Patel16th September 202016th September 2020

    On September 11, a 65-year-old man was attacked by Shiv Sena activists for allegedly sharing a cartoon mocking Maharastra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on WhatsApp. A video of the incident…

    Politics

    Old video of Yogi Adityanath’s convoy blocked by student protesters shared as recent

    Jignesh Patel14th September 2020

    With India’s GDP contracting by 23.9 per cent, the rising levels of unemployment have come into sharp focus. The Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy has said that about 21 million…

    Politics

    BJP’s Sambit Patra revives false, debunked claim of ‘biryani fed to Kasab’ on national TV

    Jignesh Patel12th September 202012th September 2020

    On September 10, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Sambit Patra tweeted a video clip from Aaj Tak’s debate show Dangal. The clip showed him taking a jibe at fellow panellist…

    Society

    Staged video from Nepal viral as journalists callously filming accident victim

    Jignesh Patel18th August 202018th August 2020

    A video of a person fallen on the roadside, unable to get up as a two-wheeler has trapped one of their legs is widely circulating online. Two men, claimed to…

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