She specializes in information verification, examining mis/disinformation, social media monitoring and platform accountability. Her aim is to make the internet a safer place and enable people to become informed social media users. She has been a part of Alt News since 2018.
A photograph of a dead body of a priest hanging from a tree is viral on social media. Sudarshan News reporter Gaurav Mishra shared the picture and wrote (archive), “After…
On July 16, the country woke up to the news of Sattarghat bridge in Bihar collapsing a month after it was inaugurated. Flooding in Gandak river damaged the bridge reportedly…
An animated video showing Indian Prime Minister Narendra embroiled in a Kung Fu battle with Chinese President Xi Jinping is circulating on social media. The video shows Jinping losing to…
A photograph of a man desecrating an idol inside a temple has been shared with the claim that his name is Mohammad Ansari. One Avni Padeny’s June 24 post drew…
A two-minute video is viral where a woman is probing a purported staff member of a school about the institution’s policy on transportation charges, tuition fees and annual fees amidst…
Alt News has received multiple requests to fact-check a one-minute video on WhatsApp (+917600011160) and on our official Android application. The video is part of an India TV broadcast where…
A purported tweet of Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury is doing the rounds on social media. It shows Yechury referring to Communist-ruled China’s president Xi Jinping…
A video of scores of people running down elevated land has been shared claiming that these are hundreds of Indians rushing to block “illegal” Chinese construction along the border with…
A section of the media claimed that BJP leader and former union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has removed ‘BJP’ from his Twitter account and written ‘public servant’ and ‘cricket enthusiast’. Some…
A disturbing video of three men brutally assaulting a woman with sticks and pulling her by her hair was shared on social media. A message in Tamil claims that upper-castes…
