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Subir Purkayastha
How Did We Get to This Sad State in US Politics ?
13 Jan 2021
For decades the Republicans resorted to ‘dumbing down’ the base of the Republican party so that the Republican elite could get away with their pet policies. The conundrum that created gave rise to…
Ajith Pillai
Modi Regime’s Vision for Media: Go from Pliant to Totally Aligned
04 Jan 2021
But as the farmers’ agitation shows, propaganda has its limits, and real journalists will also keep exposing falsehoods.
Smruti Koppikar
Will India Challenge the Fake News Ecosystem and its Key Manipulators?
25 Dec 2020
Raps on the knuckles of Republic Bharat and Amit Malviya by Twitter and OfCom expose India’s massive propaganda and disinformation cabal.
Pooja Chaudhuri
BJP Uses Protester’s Image to Depict ‘Happy’ Farmer; OpIndia’s Failed Attempt to Defend
23 Dec 2020
Singh’s objection to the BJP’s misrepresentation of his picture did not sit well with right-wing website OpIndia.
Aqib Pathan
Photo Predating Farmers Protest Viral as Muslim man ‘Disguised’ as Sikh Farmer During Protests
29 Nov 2020
The photograph being circulated was posted by Nazeer Mohd on his Facebook profile on April 8, 2020.
Aqib Pathan
Video from Romania Falsely Shared as Muslims Spitting Inside Paris Metro Train
16 Nov 2020
Alt News broke down this video into multiple frames by using InVID and a reverse search of one of the frames led us to a Romanian news article published on October 2, 2020.
Pooja Chaudhuri
Do JNU, Jamia Provide ‘free’ Hostel Accommodation to J&K Muslim Students? False Claim Viral
13 Nov 2020
Former provost of Jamia’s J&K Hostel Dr Sabiha Zaidi confirmed to Alt News that the facility does not accommodate students on the basis of state or religion.
Ajaz Ashraf
Media Coverage of Mohan Bhagwat Speech Fails Test of Truth
28 Oct 2020
It is time the Indian media stops obsessing about ‘objectivity’ and calls out leaders for their lies.
Pooja Chaudhuri
Most Facebook Fact-checking Partners in India Fail to Fact-check BJP-led Misinformation
26 Oct 2020
Facebook has a rampant misinformation problem. False news on the platform is believed to be true by regular users who, when emotionally triggered, amplify these claims.
Newsclick Report
Attempts to Defame Muslim Soldiers Are Acts of Treason: Former Civil Servants Say in Open Letter
23 Oct 2020
They demand that an investigation should be carried out to find the antecedents of individuals who have made ‘Muslim Regiment’ post and they should be charged for anti-national activities.