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.
In a recent ‘breaking news’ segment, India Today claimed that Ahmad Massoud, head of the National Resistance Force of Afghanistan (NRFA), tweeted a photo claiming that a Pakistani Air Force…
A video is viral on social media with the claim that the police in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra caught robbers in Indian Overseas Bank, Shendi branch. The bank was closed but the…
Several news channels recently aired a viral video claiming it shows a bride slapping her groom after she saw him chewing gutkha (tobacco) during the wedding ceremony. Aaj Tak aired…
Alt News has received several requests to verify a video on our WhatsApp number. The footage shows a row of people crouching with their hands tied as they are being…
On August 26, Kabul was rocked by two blasts outside the airport. According to reports, more than 100 people died in the bombing attacks and many of the injured have…
News channel TV9 Digital uploaded a video on August 25 claiming it depicted the recent situation in Afghanistan. One of the clips was shown in the beginning few seconds was…
Discussing the recent events in Afghanistan on its primetime segment ‘Yeh Bharat Ki Baat Hai’ on August 23, Republic Bharat featured alleged visuals of attacks on the Taliban in Panjshir….
Kalpana Srivastava, national president of the Shankaracharya Gurukul Trust, tweeted a controversial cartoon and claimed it was designed by e-commerce website Myntra. It depicts the disrobing of Draupadi, a character…
Abhishek Kumar, a sub-editor at The Lallantop, recently shared an image claiming it shows security check procedure underway at Afghanistan’s airport. (Archive link) #afghanistan एयरपोर्ट पर सिक्योरिटी चेक की मनोरम…
Twitter user @SangeetSagar13 recently shared a picture and wrote, “Safiya Firozi, one of the four lady pilots of the Afghan Air Force. Stoned to death in public this morning.” (Archive…