Pooja Chaudhuri is a researcher and trainer at Bellingcat with a focus on human rights and conflict. She has a Master's in Data Journalism from Columbia University and previously worked at Alt News.
Air India Express flight IX-1344 crashed at Kozhikode International Airport on August 7. Eighteen people died in the mishap and over 150 others were injured. Malayalam channel Manorama News, during…
Air India Express’ flight IX-1344 overshot the runway at Karipur airport with 190 passengers on board on August 7. Captain Deepak Vasant Sathe, the pilot in command of the aircraft,…
A video of priests embroiled in a verbal altercation and toppling the donation box in a temple has been shared on social media. Twitter user @DMadiso68932229 shared this video claiming…
Malayalam daily Mathrubhumi published a story on August 8 claiming that 40 victims of the Air India Express plane crash at Kozhikode International Airport tested positive for coronavirus. The article…
A video of vehicles driving over a huge pothole on the road has been shared with the claim that it is from Mumbai. #vehicles suspension testing in #Mumbai #RoadSafety #MumbaiRains…
A video that shows jets emerging behind a large building and leaving a dazzling display of orange, green and white colours in the sky is widely circulating on social media….
A video of a temple exquisitely decorated is doing the rounds on social media. It is being claimed that the video shows the decoration of the pandal for Ram Mandir…
A video of policemen escorting a man from the basement of a building has been shared on social media as “terrorist” caught in Delhi’s Gaffar market. The person recording the…
A bizarre piece of news made headlines on July 27 — a goat was “arrested” by Kanpur police for not wearing a mask. An IANS feed republished by National Herald,…
A viral WhatsApp forward claims that COVID experts at Mumbai’s Nanavati Hospital have informed that the following four “treatments” are given to coronavirus positive patients — warm water with lemon,…