Abhishek Kumar, Author at Alt News

Did a boy from Bihar ‘hack’ Google and receive job offer from the company?

Abhishek Kumar9th February 20229th February 2022

As per a viral claim making the rounds on social media, Rituraj Chaudhary, a student living in Bihar’s Begusarai purportedly hacked Google for 51 seconds, after which the tech giant…

Politics

UP govt’s fact-checking wing falsely claims photos of unemployed workers not from state

Abhishek Kumar19th January 2022

On January 16, news agency ANI UP/Uttarakhand posted a tweet about migrant workers facing distress due to COVID-19. It quoted one worker as saying, “We don’t have any work as…

Politics

No, Yogi Adityanath did not chide UP Dy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya in this video

Abhishek Kumar6th December 2021

A video of a man coming up on stage to whisper something into Yogi Adityanath’s ear is making the rounds online. The video shows the UP chief minister promptly scolding…

News

False claim: New Meta policy allows Facebook to use your photos in court trials

Abhishek Kumar4th December 20214th December 2021

On October 28, Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company’s name has been changed to Meta. Since then, a post has been circulating widely on Facebook about certain changes…

News Religion

Noida police catches robbers gang, false anti-Muslim spin and links to Durga Puja added online

Abhishek Kumar29th October 2021

A video of police officers escorting a man who has been shot in his leg has been shared on social media with the claim that the man’s name is Adil,…

Society

Fake account posts tweets against Muslims and women in UPSC topper Shubham Kumar’s name

Abhishek Kumar30th September 2021

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) released the results for the 2020 Civil Services Examination on September 24. Shubham Kumar from Bihar’s Katihar district secured the first rank. He was…

News

Old video falsely linked to Barauni Refinery blast in Bihar; no deaths

Abhishek Kumar20th September 2021

On September 16, 19 people, including five refinery workers and 14 contract workers, were injured when a furnace in the AVU-1 unit exploded at the Barauni Refinery in Begusarai. Following…

Politics

Fake quote ascribed to Ratan Tata claims he said liquor buyers shouldn’t get subsidies

Abhishek Kumar7th September 2021

An alleged statement attributed to Ratan Tata has been making the rounds on social media. It is being claimed that Tata suggested that the government should stop offering subsidies to…

Politics

Decade-old photo morphed to show women in Afghanistan walking with feet chained

Abhishek Kumar19th August 2021

A photo of a man walking in front of three women in burqas has been shared on social media. He has a chain in his hand which is tied around…

Media analysis

Media, journalists fall for fake account in Arshad Nadeem’s name thanking Neeraj Chopra

Abhishek Kumar13th August 2021

A name that began dominating news headlines following Indian athlete Neeraj Chopra’s historic gold medal win in javelin throw at Tokyo Olympics was Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem who finished 5th in…