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 set of images circulating on social media attempts to show Congress leaders embracing the same elderly woman in all the three photographs “ये अम्मा कांग्रेस की रजिस्टर्ड दुखियारी है।…
An image of a Congress banner is circulating across social media platforms. It shows Rahul Gandhi’s last name replaced with an abusive word. A Twitter user Chowkidar Pooran Bajaj Bjp,…
BJP MP and actor Paresh Rawal retweeted a purported newspaper clipping (archive) according to which an Indian politician was arrested in Boston airport for possession of drugs. The politician was…
A screenshot of a Twitter exchange between senior journalist Barkha Dutt and union minister for minority affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi is viral across social media channels. The screenshot first shows…
A video clip circulated on social media is being shared with the claim that it represents a massive crowd of people that gathered in support of prime minister Narendra Modi…
The Kashi Vishwanath Corridor Project is an ambitious initiative of the prime minister Narendra Modi-led BJP government, which aims to provide direct access to pilgrims between the Kashi Vishwanath Temple…
A purported newspaper clipping from 2001 that has the headline ‘Indian Politician Arrested’ is circulating widely on social media. As per the clipping, an Indian politician was arrested at the…
“#न्यायपालिका के साथ #कार्यपालिका पर #चुनाव आयोग पर भी ब्राम्हणोका कब्जा #संघ कार्यालय मे चुनाव अधिकारी/कर्मचारी चुनाव की सेटिंग करके बाहर निकलते हुये और सवाल करणे पर जवाब ना देते हुये निकल भाग पडे…
“*Beware* Fake fingers being made for casting votes, I don’t know where we are going?” is a message viral on social media. A Facebook group We Support Republic was among those…