Mounika Dasari

Mounika Dasari is currently working as a Freelance Fact checker at Newsmeter. She was also an independent contractor at Appen. She has previously worked with Manshuk Securities and Finance as a Derivative Trainee in Delhi. She has work experience of 18 months with Geojit Financial Services as an Equity Dealer in Hyderabad. She has certifications of NISM series V, NISM Series VII, and NISM Series VIII. Alumni from IILM Graduate School of Management in Finance, U.P. Alumni from FH-Dortmund University of applied science and arts in Managing Diverse Markets, Germany. Mounika loves to travel and has been to countries like Germany, Netherlands, Italy, and Switzerland.

    Mounika Dasari

    Fact Check: Picture of home minister Amit Shah sitting with sadhus is photoshopped
    Fact Check: Picture of home minister Amit Shah sitting with sadhus is photoshopped

    Hyderabad: An image of Amit Shah sitting next to Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa and some sadhus, has gone viral on social media. "Home...

    By Mounika Dasari  Published on 5 Sep 2020 12:00 PM GMT


    Fact Check: 2019 photo of Punjab railway employees protest shared with false claims
    Fact Check: 2019 photo of Punjab railway employees' protest shared with false claims

    Hyderabad: A photo allegedly showing a group of Railway employees protesting the privatization of the Railways has gone viral on social media along...

    By Mounika Dasari  Published on 4 Sep 2020 5:20 AM GMT


    Fact Check: PMO did not disable YouTube comments on Mann ki Baat to avoid backlash from NEET-JEE aspirants
    Fact Check: PMO did not disable YouTube comments on 'Mann ki Baat' to avoid backlash from NEET-JEE aspirants

    Hyderabad: The 68th episode of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Mann ki Baat' which aired on 30 August has garnered quite a lot of attention on social...

    By Mounika Dasari  Published on 3 Sep 2020 5:24 AM GMT


    FACT CHECK: Viral photo of Hindu-Muslim couple is not BJP leader Kapil Mishras sister and brother in law
    FACT CHECK: Viral photo of Hindu-Muslim couple is not BJP leader Kapil Mishra's sister and brother in law

    Hyderabad: Delhi BJP leader Kapil Mishra came under attack after communal riots erupted in North East Delhi in February. He had allegedly told the...

    By Mounika Dasari  Published on 1 Sep 2020 8:00 AM GMT


    FACT CHECK: Video of cows getting washed away in floods is from Mexico not Madhya Pradesh
    FACT CHECK: Video of cows getting washed away in floods is from Mexico not Madhya Pradesh

    Hyderabad: A video is viral where cattle can be seen being washed away in the floods. The SIASAT DAILY wrote in its report that "Several places in...

    By Mounika Dasari  Published on 31 Aug 2020 2:30 PM GMT


    Fact Check: AIIMS Nursing Officer Recruitment Common Eligibility Test 2020 postponed is TRUE.
    Fact Check: AIIMS Nursing Officer Recruitment Common Eligibility Test 2020 postponed is TRUE.

    Hyderabad: On Friday, a few WhatsApp forwards related to the examination date of AIIMS Nursing Officer Recruitment Common Eligibility Test (#NORCET)...

    By Mounika Dasari  Published on 31 Aug 2020 4:30 AM GMT


    Fact Check: Lokeshs claim on journo Kunchala picked up by cops for commenting against AP policies is FALSE
    Fact Check: Lokesh's claim on journo Kunchala picked up by cops for commenting against AP policies is FALSE

    Hyderabad: On Friday, former minister and TDP leader Nara Lokesh made an allegation on his Twitter handle claiming that AP police had kidnapped a...

    By Mounika Dasari  Published on 30 Aug 2020 8:13 AM GMT


    Fact Check: YouTube channels claim on power bill waiver is FALSE
    Fact Check: YouTube channel's claim on power bill waiver is FALSE

    Hyderabad: A YouTube channel by name, DL News, which has 1.38 million subscribers claimed that the government decided that any pending electricity...

    By Mounika Dasari  Published on 29 Aug 2020 7:00 AM GMT


    Fact Check: Kurnool SP did not issue any letter recently on Sugali Preethis death case
    Fact Check: Kurnool SP did not issue any letter recently on Sugali Preethi's death case

    Hyderabad: Sugali Preethi, a 14-year-old girl studying Class X in Cattamanchali Ramalinga Reddy School, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, was raped in 2017,...

    By Mounika Dasari  Published on 28 Aug 2020 8:11 AM GMT


    Fact Check: Online rumors that actress Alia Bhatt has been shunted out of Rajamoulis `RRR are False
    Fact Check: Online rumors that actress Alia Bhatt has been shunted out of Rajamouli's `RRR' are False

    Hyderabad: Actress Alia Bhatt is facing severe backlash from netizens ever since Sushant Singh Rajput's tragic death. Her Sadak 2 trailer is the...

    By Mounika Dasari  Published on 27 Aug 2020 10:30 AM GMT


    Fact Check: ABP journalists claims that viral video shows Moulvi kissing bride is FALSE
    Fact Check: ABP journalist's claims that viral video shows Moulvi kissing bride is FALSE

    Hyderabad: On 19 August, a Facebook user posted a video showing a man affectionately kissing a bride on her cheek. It was claimed that the man was a...

    By Mounika Dasari  Published on 27 Aug 2020 4:24 AM GMT


    Fact Check: Claim that installation of Ganesh idol led to Hindu-Muslim fight is FALSE.
    Fact Check: Claim that installation of Ganesh idol led to Hindu-Muslim fight is FALSE.

    Hyderabad: A video is circulating on Twitter claiming that Muslims stopped Hindus from installing a Ganesh idol and vandalised it. The video posted...

    By Mounika Dasari  Published on 25 Aug 2020 1:30 PM GMT


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