Abhishek Kumar, Author at Alt News

Amit Malviya says earth rotates clockwise, makes false claim about Rahul Gandhi’s Narmada Ghat aarti

Abhishek Kumar28th November 2022

Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi recently performed aarti at the Narmada Ghat in Madhya Pradesh’s Omkareshwar as part of the ongoing ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’. Following this, Amit Malviya, the in-charge of…

Media analysis

Aaj Tak, India TV, Jagran fell for Elon Musk’s joke; Twitter didn’t hire back two fired employees

Abhishek Kumar23rd November 202223rd November 2022

Right after Elon Musk took over the reins of microblogging site Twitter, the organization carried out large-scale lay-offs. While many social media users made memes poking fun at the development,…

Politics

Did Modi halt Ukraine war for evacuating Indians? BJP leaders’ claim was refuted by MEA

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Recently, several prominent BJP leaders claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had intervened to stop the war between Russia and Ukraine for some hours so that Indian students caught in…

Politics

Ex-I&B minister, other BJP leaders share clipped video of Ashok Gehlot with misleading claim

Abhishek Kumar7th November 2022

A short clip of chief minister Ashok Gehlot speaking to the media from his car is viral on social media. Responding to a question about various leaders giving statements, he…

Politics

Morphed image of Pakistani men with banner demanding Virat Kohli viral on social media

Abhishek Kumar28th October 2022

India defeated Pakistan in the ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup on October 23 by four wickets thanks largely to a brilliant knock by Virat Kohli. Expectedly, he dominated the…

Politics

Congress leaders share Andhra festival crowd video as Bharat Jodo Yatra gathering

Abhishek Kumar26th October 202226th October 2022

A video of a massive procession moving through a road has been making rounds on social media. The video also shows onlookers on rooftops video-recording the rally on their mobile…

Politics

Kejriwal, AAP supporters share doctored ABP News video highlighting party’s chances in Gujarat

Abhishek Kumar22nd October 2022

Sharing a purported ABP News report, Aam Aadmi Party leader and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal recently tweeted, “Watch this video to feel the pulse of Gujarat”. In the video,…

News Society

Video of German cop action against football fans viral as assault on price-rise protesters

Abhishek Kumar20th October 202220th October 2022

A video of police personnel pinning down protesters on the ground is being widely shared on social media. It has been claimed that protesters staging a demonstration against high inflation…

Politics

Congress leaders share old pic from Nigeria as Bharat Jodo Yatra crowd in Karnataka

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A picture of a gigantic crowd is viral on social media with the claim that it is a picture from the Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Congress leader and MP…

Politics

Congress handles share doctored graphic to claim Rahul ahead of Modi in popularity

Abhishek Kumar18th October 2022

A graphic from news channel Aaj Tak’s show ‘Desh Ka Mijaz’ is viral on social media, in which the figure ‘52%’ is shown along with Rahul Gandhi’s name and ‘34%’…