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.
A video depicting police lathi-charge on unarmed students inside Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) university began circulating on social media since February 15. The lathi-charge took place on December 15 –…
On February 12, National General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Ram Madhav tweeted in celebration – “US classifies India as developed nation” – drawing close to 13,000 likes….
A screenshot of an alleged tweet by AAP MLA Amanatullah is circulating on social media. The purported tweet portrays the politician dedicating his win in the 2020 assembly polls in…
“An enraged crowd attacked Zee News officer for terming the people of Delhi freeloaders and traitors. Heard this, is it true?” wrote one Sunik Kumar on Facebook, drawing close to 900…
On January 15, 2020, Amit Malviya, national in-charge of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) IT cell, shared a video of a random group of persons insinuating that the women of…
On February 8, 2020, filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri tweeted a screenshot which says, ‘Breaking News: Weed kills coronavirus.’ Posting the image, which looks like a ‘news’ broadcast, Agnihotri made a case for legalising…
Prime minister Narendra Modi addressed the Lok Sabha in an over hour-long speech on February 6. Amidst the attacks on Congress and the Left, discussions on the controversial Citizenship Amendment…
A video of Chinese president Xi Jinping visiting a mosque is widely circulating on social media with the claim that he requested the Muslim community to pray for the country…
A piece of ‘breaking news’ was flashed on television screens across the country on February 4. Leading channels claimed that the home ministry, in a written reply in the Lok…
A young man from Uttar Pradesh’s Jewar (Gautam Buddha Nagar district) turned up in New Delhi on Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary, January 30. He pulled out a gun amid a…
