Aiswarya Sriram

Aiswarya Sriram is a budding multimedia journalist and is currently working for NewsMeter as a "Factcheck Freelancer". A graduate from Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media (IIJNM) Bangalore, Aiswarya has earlier worked with The Logical Indian and has interned with Republic TV. Aiswarya, a Tamilian who was born and brought up in Mumbai, loves to do rural reporting. She has visited Byadgi Taluk of Karnataka, to write about the issues faced by chilli factory workers there, earlier in 2019. A craft enthusiast, Aiswarya also does quilling, painting and glass work. On her off-days, she loves to read crime-thrillers and watch anime. She primarily reports on civic issues, GHMC, human-interesting features, and fact-checking video stories.

    Aiswarya Sriram

    Fact Check: Bird in the viral video was not carrying a shark
    Fact Check: Bird in the viral video was not carrying a shark

    Hyderabad: A video showing a bird flying over a beach carrying a fish with its legs has gone viral on social media. The video claims that the fish was...

    By Aiswarya Sriram  Published on 9 July 2020 12:27 PM GMT


    Fact Check: Old video of dogs roaming around in Osmania Hospital wards resurfaces amid pandemic
    Fact Check: Old video of dogs roaming around in Osmania Hospital wards resurfaces amid pandemic

    Hyderabad: In Hyderabad, Osmania General Hospital is among the major centres dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic. A video has been going viral on...

    By Aiswarya Sriram  Published on 8 July 2020 9:22 AM GMT


    Fact Check: Did a Hyderabad school Principal misbehave with a parent when questioned about fee charged?
    Fact Check: Did a Hyderabad school Principal misbehave with a parent when questioned about fee charged?

    Hyderabad: A video is viral on social media according to which the principal of DAV Public School in Kukatpally, Hyderabad, misbehaved with a parent,...

    By Aiswarya Sriram  Published on 7 July 2020 1:50 PM GMT


    Fact Check: Did Nepal soldiers gun down 7 Indian soldiers for ceasefire violation?
    Fact Check: Did Nepal soldiers gun down 7 Indian soldiers for ceasefire violation?

    Hyderabad: After Nepal incorporated three Indian territories in its map, the relations have been bitter between India and Nepal. Though there have...

    By Aiswarya Sriram  Published on 6 July 2020 7:14 AM GMT


    Fact check:  Viral image of `worlds largest Tulsi turns out to be mango tree.
    Fact check: Viral image of `world's largest Tulsi' turns out to be mango tree.

    Hyderabad: An image has become viral on social media that the world's tallest Tulsi has been found in Karnataka's Biligirangana Betta. "The largest...

    By Aiswarya Sriram  Published on 4 July 2020 6:27 AM GMT


    Fact Check: Video showing Pak, Chinese soldiers dancing after martyrdom of 20 Indian soldiers is old one
    Fact Check: Video showing Pak, Chinese soldiers dancing after martyrdom of 20 Indian soldiers is old one

    Hyderabad: After the Galwan Valley face-off, Indian and Chinese authorities are holding military talks to de-escalate the tension on the border. In...

    By Aiswarya Sriram  Published on 1 July 2020 9:06 AM GMT


    Fact Check: No, union home minister Amit Shah didnt tweet that Internet will be snapped in J&K
    Fact Check: No, union home minister Amit Shah didn't tweet that Internet will be snapped in J&K

    Hyderabad: A screenshot of a purported tweet of union home minister Amit Shah has gone viral on social medi"Fixed Line, Broadband and Mobile Internet...

    By Aiswarya Sriram  Published on 30 Jun 2020 7:12 AM GMT


    Fact Check: Video showing Indian soldiers fleeing after misfiring gun not from the recent Galwan Valley stand-off
    Fact Check: Video showing Indian soldiers fleeing after misfiring gun not from the recent Galwan Valley stand-off

    Hyderabad: Around 20 soldiers were killed in Ladakh's Galwan Valley in a recent standoff with the Chinese soldiers. A video allegedly showing Indian...

    By Aiswarya Sriram  Published on 29 Jun 2020 12:35 PM GMT


    Fact Check: Is there actually a Human-Sized Bat?
    Fact Check: Is there actually a 'Human-Sized' Bat?

    Hyderabad: The Internet is crazy over an image of a 'human-sized' bat going viral. NewsMeter team was approached by many asking to check if the image...

    By Aiswarya Sriram  Published on 28 Jun 2020 7:51 AM GMT


    Fact Check: Does the UN in its world map recognize J&K as a separate country?
    Fact Check: Does the UN in its world map recognize J&K as a separate country?

    Hyderabad: The status of Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir has always been doubtful and most of the foreign...

    By Aiswarya Sriram  Published on 27 Jun 2020 7:52 AM GMT


    Fact Check: Two-year-old news of Zainab Merchant forced to show blood-stained sanitary pad at Boston airport resurfaces 
    Fact Check: Two-year-old news of Zainab Merchant forced to show blood-stained sanitary pad at Boston airport resurfaces 

    Hyderabad: Amid #BlackLivesMatter' campaign, several social media users are sharing an old image of a Muslim woman who was forced to pull down her...

    By Aiswarya Sriram  Published on 25 Jun 2020 4:35 AM GMT


    Fact Check: Buy 1 Get 2 Thali free message of Sagar Ratna and other restaurants is fraudulent
    Fact Check: 'Buy 1 Get 2 Thali free message' of Sagar Ratna and other restaurants is fraudulent

    Hyderabad: During the nationwide lockdown, all hotels and restaurants were shut. As people fear to visit restaurants, a message is going viral on...

    By Aiswarya Sriram  Published on 24 Jun 2020 6:29 AM GMT


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