Jignesh is a writer and researcher at Alt News. He has a knack for visual investigation with a major interest in fact-checking videos and images. He has completed his Masters in Journalism from Gujarat University.
A mob, frustrated with stringent lockdown rules, pelted stones at policemen in Ahmedabad’s Shahpur area on May 8. The clashes reportedly erupted when cops and paramilitary forces tried to enforce…
On May 7, it was reported in the media that 24-year-old accused Mohammed Shakeel was arrested by Chaderghat police for allegedly raping a minor Dalit girl. Several outlets claimed that…
News agency Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) published a report titled, “Imran Khan reads chart upside down, claims Covid curve flattening.” The report claimed that Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan made…
A video of passengers in a train throwing food packets on railway platform is being shared with the claim that migrants discarded the food provided to them by the government…
On May 4, Finacial news website Moneycontrol.com quoted Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banjeree saying, “The real problem in the short run is that the weak UPA policies were embraced by the…
On April 28, Twitter user Rishi Rajput posted a screengrab of Hindi news channel News Nation with the claim that over 100 nurses in Rajasthan’s Jhalawar resigned because members of the…
A video of a dead body placed inside a coffin surrounded with flowers is doing the rounds on social media. It is being claimed that this video confirms the death…
A video of a large group of people mostly wearing a skull cap has gone viral on social media with the claim that these are scenes from Delhi’s Daryaganj locality…
A video of a car running over pedestrians after suddenly swerving to the roadside is going viral. It is being shared with the claim that a Muslim woman and her…
