Abhishek Kumar, Author at Alt News

Tweet by parody account believed to be Dainik Bhaskar’s statement on IT raids

Abhishek Kumar29th July 2021

On July 22, the Income Tax Department raided several offices of the Dainik Bhaskar Group, a leading Hindi daily in India. In its response to the raid, the media outlet…

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Photo of 19-year-old married in Bihar shared with false child marriage claims

Abhishek Kumar31st May 202131st May 2021

A photograph of a girl in bridal attire is widely circulating on social media with users claiming that she is an 8-year-old who was married off to a 28-year-old man…

Politics

Image morphed to falsely claim AP reporter donned Hamas headband

Abhishek Kumar24th May 2021

On May 18, an Israeli airstrike bombed the high-rise building housing Al Jazeera and The Associated Press’ offices in Gaza City. A screenshot of an article reporting the incident has…

Politics

Old video of symbolic protest in Egypt viral as Palestinians faking deaths

Abhishek Kumar20th May 2021

A video of people covered in shrouds lying on the ground is circulating on social media with the claim that Palestinians are faking casualties and shooting videos of the same…

Politics

Old video from Syria viral as Israel bombing Palestinian mosque

Abhishek Kumar18th May 2021

Amid the ongoing escalation of violence between Israel and Palestine, a video has been shared with the claim that the third-holiest mosque in Islam was bombed down by Israel. मक्का…

Politics

Imposter Twitter handle created in Tripura DM Shailesh Yadav’s name

Abhishek Kumar15th May 2021

A Twitter user has posted a tweet in the name of West Tripura District Magistrate Shailesh Kumar Yadav and has gained likes and retweets in the thousands. Yadav recently made…

Politics

False claim of Yati Narsinghanand’s arrest shared online

Abhishek Kumar1st May 2021

BJP supporter Sanjay Dixit (@Sanjay_Dixit) recently tweeted, “Yeti Narasimhananda Saraswati has been arrested by police” while Maulana Saad roams free. The tweet garnered 1,900 retweets and more than 4,000 likes…

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This is NOT the video of man beaten in MP’s Neemuch, police deny caste/ communal angle

Abhishek Kumar15th April 202116th April 2021

[Warning: The video shows violence and may be distressing for some readers.] A gruesome video is being circulated on social media with the claim that a young Muslim labourer was…

Politics

Morphed images show PM Modi and Amit Shah in Sonagachi

Abhishek Kumar14th April 202115th April 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah were in West Bengal to campaign for the BJP in the ongoing assembly elections. Photographs of the two leaders have been…