Arjun Sidharth, Author at Alt News

October 2019: Mainstream media at the forefront of misinformation

Arjun Sidharth5th November 20195th November 2019

In October 2019, several instances of misinformation emanating from mainstream media organizations were observed. Key events were misreported, deliberately or otherwise. The month also witnessed the usual attempts on social…

Politics

Videos from Oman showing tidal waves lashing coast shared as Marine Lines, Mumbai

Arjun Sidharth4th November 2019

A set of video clips showing massive waves lashing the coast has been shared on social media with the claim that the visuals represent the Marine Lines area in Mumbai….

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Old video from Bangladesh shared as fictional BJP MLA Anil Upadhyay killing deer

Arjun Sidharth1st November 201928th July 2022

A video showing a man shooting a deer inside an enclosure is viral on social media with the claim that the man in the yellow shirt is BJP MLA, Anil…

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Photoshopped image shared as floating lanterns over Varanasi ghats

Arjun Sidharth31st October 201931st October 2019

An image has been shared widely on Facebook with the claim that it represents the ghats of Varanasi. Varanasi Ghats 🚩🕉 Posted by The Saffron Chariot on Friday, October 25, 2019 The…

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Video from Pakistan falsely shared as armed robbery of Hindu family

Arjun Sidharth30th October 201930th October 2019

“Hindu women in car. #DesertGOats caught Hindu man, they started threatening the family Horror situation, 4-5 #GOats, one hindu man and hindu woman, fear of murder of Hindu man and…

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Neither Mumbai nor Japan; digital creation shared as fireworks display

Arjun Sidharth30th October 2019

“1 min, 45 seconds of fireworks in Borivali West, Mumbai. This show is the first of its kind in the world (spherical pyrotechnics) Worth seeing …one of the World’s best…

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Old video shared as BJP MP Manoj Tiwari visiting mosque after Haryana election result

Arjun Sidharth26th October 2019

“हरियाणा में बीजेपी की खस्ता हालत देख मस्जिद का रुख करते मनोज तिवारी” (“After seeing BJP’s plight in Haryana Manoj Tiwari visits a mosque”- translation). The above message has been…

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No, Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal does not have six children; misinformation by NDTV

Arjun Sidharth25th October 201926th October 2019

Recently, the Assam government announced that with effect from January 1, 2021, persons with more than two children will not be eligible for government jobs. Reporting on the development, an anchor…

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Edited video shared as Chinese martial artists performing to the song ‘Jai Ho’

Arjun Sidharth23rd October 2019

A video depicting elaborate choreography by hundreds of artists has been shared on social media with the narrative that these are Chinese artists performing to the song ‘Jai Ho’ from…

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Old video shared as cross-border firing between Indian and Pakistani army along LoC

Arjun Sidharth22nd October 2019

Cross-border firing broke out between the Indian and Pakistani armies on October 20 along the Line of Control in Kashmir. Soon after, a video began to circulate on social media….

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