Kinjal Parmar holds a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology. However, her keen interest in journalism, drove her to pursue journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication. At Alt News since 2019, she focuses on authentication of information which includes visual verification, media misreports, examining mis/disinformation across social media. She is the lead video producer at Alt News and manages social media accounts for the organization.
A Twitter handle @NitaAmabani posted a tweet on January 11 which reads, “Reliance gifted a solar power plant to Ram Mandir that’s why these Mughal descendants don’t like us.” The…
An image of a purported page from a newspaper has two headlines that read, “Ram Temple will never be built: Amit Shah” and “To win the trust of Hindus, it…
On January 2, ABP News claimed that India would administer COVID-19 vaccine to 3 crore people for free in the first phase, while the US and UK are charging Rs….
A video of a group of policemen saluting Hazrat Pir Makhdoom Ali Mahim is circulating on social media with the claim that these are Mumbai cops paying their respects to…
On January 10, @RadioChinar tweeted a video claiming that it shows a protest rally allegedly held in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir’s (PoK) Gilgit-Baltistan against the atrocities inflicted on Pakistan’s Hazara community…
A viral claim suggests that the Government of India allegedly removed the ‘nationality’ column from Indian passports. Facebook user Mohammed Ishtiaq posted a screenshot of a WhatsApp forward with this…
An image of what appears to be a mosque on a railway platform has been widely circulating online. Several people have claimed that a mosque stands on the platform of…
A 50-year-old woman was recently gang-raped and murdered in Uttar Pradesh’s Badaun. All eyes are on the Uttar Pradesh administration once again with the news of yet another incident of…
A picture of a man holding a placard has recently been making rounds on social media. It reads, “Release all mainstream and pro-freedom Kashmiri leadership. Dal Khalsa Sad (Amritsar)”. Users…
A video on the COVID-19 vaccine has sent social media into a tizzy. In the 56-second clip, a man is heard saying that the coronavirus vaccine has a chip in…
