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5 Signs That WhatsApp Forward Is Fake and the 60-Second Verify Check That Settles It

Sign 1: The Message Tells You to Forward ItAny message that ends with "forward this to 10 people" or "share before it's deleted" is engineering urgency, not reporting news. Legitimate government advisories, hospital notices, and news alerts do not come with forwarding quotas. The instruction to share is itself the…

Times Life · Sep 9

As CJP protest wrapped up, media found its ‘villains’ and buried all victims

July 20, 2026, is a day that will be remembered for a long time. Not just because of the massive response to the call given by the Cockroach Janta Party to march to Parliament. Not just because of the recorded evidence of police brutality on young, mostly peaceful protestors. But…

Newslaundry · Aug 6

Tamil Nadu honour for Mohammed Zubair | Recognising a fact-checker

Tamil Nadu has sent out a message by conferring an award on AltNews founder Mohammed Zubair

The Hindu · Jan 28, 2024

Journalist bodies express concern over cases registered against many scribes

NEW DELHI

The Hindu · Jul 4, 2022

Over 100 concerned citizens demand immediate release of Mohammed Zubair

“We apprehend that police may tamper with the seized material and build a false conspiracy to implicate him”

The Hindu · Jul 2, 2022

Denied bail, Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair sent to 14 days in judicial custody

Delhi Police update media about order before court ruling

The Hindu · Jul 2, 2022

Twitter account that led to Zubair’s arrest back online

The account’s June 19 tweet, its first since its creation in Oct. 2021, formed the basis for the FIR

The Hindu · Jun 30, 2022

Chronicling the online campaign to jail Mohammed Zubair

On June 27, Alt News cofounder Mohammed Zubair was arrested for allegedly hurting Hindu religious sentiments. The supposed reason: a satirical post from four years ago that a now-deleted Twitter account called Hanuman Bhakt apparently found offensive and flagged to the Delhi police on June 19.

Newslaundry · Jun 29, 2022

Journalist bodies demand Alt News co-founder Zubair’s immediate release

Alt News’ alert vigilance was resented by those who used disinformation as a tool to polarise society: Editors Guild of India

The Hindu · Jun 28, 2022

Why Prasar Bharati’s tweet-rebuttal to Alt News is lame and lazy

If reality spoke for itself, Prasar Bharati would probably dispute it.

Newslaundry · Jan 8, 2020