Abhishek Kumar, Author at Alt News

Old video of tornado in Pune viral as clouds carrying water from the Ganges at Allahabad Sangam

Abhishek Kumar4th August 2022

A video of a tornado-like phenomenon surrounded by dense smoke of clouds and strong winds is viral on social media. The footage features the voice of a bystander who is…

Religion

Fact-Check: Muslim youth with a knife threatens a Hindu woman for marriage in Indore?

Abhishek Kumar1st August 2022

A video of a man threatening a young woman with a knife while another stands behind her crying is viral on social media. She tries to reason with the perpetrator…

Politics

Old video of Hima Das’s 2018 IAAF World Championship win viral as CWG Birmingham 2022

Abhishek Kumar1st August 2022

The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games commenced on July 28 and will continue till August 8. Indian sprinter Hima Das will represent the country in the 200 m and 4 x…

Politics

Old video of people being swept away in flood water viral as recent clip from Rajasthan

Abhishek Kumar29th July 2022

Recently, the Meteorological Center Jaipur issued a yellow alert in Rajasthan as heavy rainfall continued to lash several parts of the state. Against this backdrop, a video of a dramatic…

Politics

Fact-Check: PM Modi did not insult former President Ram Nath Kovind

Abhishek Kumar26th July 2022

On July 23, a farewell ceremony for President Ram Nath Kovind was held at Parliament’s Central Hall, a day before the last day of his tenure. Members of both the…

Politics

News channels air old video of Muslim youth raising provocative slogans in Jaipur as recent incident

Abhishek Kumar23rd July 202223rd July 2022

A video of a group of Muslim youth putting up posters threatening Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati is making rounds on social media. The men in the video can be seen calling for…

Media analysis

Media channels air an old clip of a landslide as recent visuals from Nashik

Abhishek Kumar22nd July 2022

On July 13, media outlets reported a landslide occurrence near Gujarat’s Saputara region. As per the reports the landslide occurred on July 11 and disrupted the road connectivity to the…

Media analysis

Sudhir Chaudhary on his new show on Aaj Tak featured a quote often falsely credited to Mark Twain

Abhishek Kumar21st July 202222nd July 2022

Two weeks ago, journalist and news anchor Sudhir Chaudhary announced his resignation from his post as CEO of Zee Media to start his own venture. Following this, it was revealed…

Media analysis

Media outlets air scripted video of drunk groom offering varmala to sister-in-law as real incident

Abhishek Kumar20th July 202220th July 2022

A video purportedly from a wedding has gone viral on social media. In the video, the groom, who appears to be in an inebriated state, offers the wedding garland (varmala)…

Media analysis News Politics

Media misreports link 2021 IAF rescue operation in Andhra to recent Telangana floods

Abhishek Kumar19th July 2022

On July 13 media reports stated that the rise in water level of the Godavari river triggered widespread floods in Telangana. The low-lying areas are facing the brunt of the…