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.
An incident of a monk beaten up by two Muslims was reported by two leading Hindi dailies this week. With a photograph of a badly bruised monk, it was reported…
A message regarding the availability of an online voting facility for Non-Indian Residents (NRIs) in 2019 general elections is doing the rounds on social media. The message says, “Hello All,…
On March 19, fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, a prime accused in the $2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case was arrested in London. Next day, a London court…
A video of Gujarat Congress leader Alpesh Thakor’s rally, where he can be heard asking the crowd to cheer for Congress President Rahul Gandhi, and the crowd responding with “Modi…
“नहीं दिया वोट तो बैंक अकाउंट से कटेंगे 350 रुपए: आयोग” (If you don’t cast your vote, Rs 350 will be deducted from your bank account: Election Commission), reads the…
A video of a large stash of old and new Indian currency notes piled up at an unknown place was tweeted by @Noor_Chaudhari. According to the message posted along with the…
On March 19, the official Twitter handle of Madhya Pradesh Congress tweeted a video of a woman beating a man with slippers and a corresponding news report. The tweet has…
On March 15, at least 49 people were killed in a horrific massacre at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. Two days later, a claim started circulating on social media…
Major Gaurav Arya, an army veteran and host of Republic TV’s show, ‘Patriot’, tweeted a video on March 14. In the video, a group of blindfolded soldiers, whose hands are…
A photograph of a Muslim woman holding a placard that reads, “Shia and Sunni could never become brothers within the Muslim community and some foolish Hindus say Muslims and Hindus…
