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    Home / Archives for Pooja Chaudhuri / Page 15

    Pooja Chaudhuri

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    Pooja Chaudhuri is a senior editor at Alt News.

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    The year that was: Misinformation trends of 2020

    Pooja Chaudhuri5th January 20218th January 2021

    The word ‘unprecedented’ only mildly captures the year 2020. The coronavirus pandemic did more than confine the privileged inside their homes and leave the destitute to their fates. It has…

    NewsScience

    India TV’s Rajat Sharma falsely claims 190 countries pre-book India-made Covaxin

    Sam Jawed & Pooja Chaudhuri4th January 2021

    Editor-in-Chief and Chairman of India TV Rajat Sharma tweeted on January 3 that 190 countries have pre-booked COVID-19 vaccine developed by India. “The vaccine produced in our country is effective,…

    Politics

    Video of land dispute in Haryana viral as NCP’s Arbaaz Khan beaten for abusing Hindus

    Pooja Chaudhuri26th December 202028th December 2020

    A video of mob violence has been shared on social media with the claim that Nagpur residents thrashed NCP’s local leader from Nagpur Arbaaz Khan for abusing Hindus on Facebook and…

    Politics

    BJP uses protester’s image to depict ‘happy’ farmer; OpIndia’s failed attempt to defend

    Pooja Chaudhuri23rd December 202023rd December 2020

    BJP Punjab recently used a photograph of a ‘happy farmer’ on an advertisement for farm laws. But the person whose image was picked up wasn’t happy about the feature. Harpreet…

    Politics

    Viral message targeting PM Modi’s family is a work of fiction

    Archit & Pooja Chaudhuri20th December 202022nd December 2020

    A message widely circulating online alleges that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s siblings and cousins have had massive financial benefits owing to the PM’s stature. The message has been shared on…

    Politics

    Govt fact-checks its own fact-checking arm PIB on false news about IB recruitment

    Pooja Chaudhuri19th December 202019th December 2020

    A now-deleted tweet by government-run PIB Fact Check claimed that an Intelligence Bureau (IB) recruitment circular floating online has not been issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and…

    Politics

    Congress leaders falsely claim Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Airport renamed to ‘Adani Airports’

    Pooja Chaudhuri15th December 202015th December 2020

    “Ahmedabad airport has been renamed from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel to Adani,” tweeted MP Congress with a photograph of a billboard that says ‘Adani | Airports’. The tweet drew over 3,000…

    Politics

    Twitter fails to enforce policy for suspended users as many pro-BJP accounts reappear

    Pooja Chaudhuri & Pratik Sinha12th December 2020

    A hashtag celebrating the revival of a suspended account took Twitter by storm on November 27. ‘#TrueIndologyIsBack’ was used to welcome a handle by the same name, permanently suspended by…

    PoliticsReligion

    Farmers’ protest: Pak users share old video of man posing as army officer demanding for Khalistan

    Pooja Chaudhuri9th December 2020

    A video of a man dressed in Indian army fatigue, claiming to be a Sikh officer, has been shared amidst the farmers’ protest. “21 sikh regiment of the indian army…

    Politics

    Fact-check: “Hindu” option removed from Maharashtra board exam forms?

    Pratik Sinha & Pooja Chaudhuri5th December 202029th November 2021

    A registration form for admission to Maharashtra SSC and HSC examinations for class 10 and 12 students has been making the rounds on social media. Below is a tweet retweeted…

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