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Oishani Bhattacharya
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Journalist, Alt News
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Fact Check: Claims of Saraswati Puja not being allowed at Kolkata's Jadavpur University entirely false
By Oishani Bhattacharya| Alt News Verified Against the backdrop of a video of an Iftar party at Kolkata’s Jadavpur University (JU) going viral, Union minister and BJP West Bengal president Sukanta Majumdar on March 26 took to X to vent his anger at what he called the communal double standard of the West Bengal government. Majumdar wrote: “We don’t have a problem with Iftar, but if Iftar is allowed why is Saraswati Puja not?
Holi 2025: Consent goes for a toss again, violence against women, religious minorities takes front seat
By Oishani Bhattacharya, Shinjinee Majumder| Alt News Verified On Holi this year, Congress-ruled Telangana became an easy target for the Opposition. Leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party went all guns blazing after the Hyderabad and Cyberabad police issued directives on March 13 prohibiting “throwing colours or coloured water on unwilling persons, places and vehicles or smearing unwilling people with colour, on public roads and public places”. They also imposed restrictions on the movement of vehicles in groups.
By Oishani Bhattacharya| Alt News Verified वायरल वीडियो में सुधा मूर्ति कहती हैं: “ये प्लेटफ़ॉर्म लोगों को सिर्फ 21 हज़ार रुपये के निवेश के साथ प्रति माह 15 लाख रुपये कमाने में सक्षम बनाता है. ये पूरी तरह से कानूनी है और तत्काल इस्तेमाल के लिए उपलब्ध है. मैं आपको परिणामों की गारंटी देती हूं. आपको बस आज 21 हज़ार रुपये का निवेश करना है और सिर्फ 30 दिनों में पैसा कमाना शुरू करना है. परियोजना पूरी तरह से लाइसेंस प्राप्त है. इसके अलावा, हमने और विश्लेषण किया और पाया कि कार्यक्रम के वर्तमान प्रतिभागी प्रति घंटे लगभग 4 हज़ार रुपये कमा रहे हैं.
Company Info
Alt News
Alt News is an Indian fact-checking organization founded in 2017 by Pratik Sinha and Mohammad Zubair. As a non-profit and crowd-funded initiative, it focuses on debunking misinformation and disinformation across social media and mainstream news. Headquartered in Ahmedabad, Alt News operates independently, relying on public contributions to maintain its editorial freedom. The organization specializes in fact-checking viral claims and misleading narratives using open-source intelligence tools. By 2024, it had debunked over 4,000 instances of fake news, including doctored videos and false quotes. Alt News also promotes media literacy through articles, workshops, and social media engagement, helping the public improve their critical thinking skills. Additionally, it maintains a public database of fact-checks for reference, contributing to a better understanding of historical disinformation patterns.
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