Rahul Adhikari is a Fact Checker at NewsMeter with five years of experience in verifying news and debunking misinformation. An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), he has previously worked with Fact Crescendo and Logically Facts.

Rahul Adhikari

Rahul Adhikari is a Fact Checker at NewsMeter with five years of experience in verifying news and debunking misinformation. An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), he has previously worked with Fact Crescendo and Logically Facts.

    Rahul Adhikari

    Fact Check: CRPF detain protestors in West Bengal ahead of polls? No, video is from Bangladesh
    Fact Check: CRPF detain protestors in West Bengal ahead of polls? No, video is from Bangladesh

    A video circulating online claims to show the CRPF detaining miscreants in West Bengal ahead of the Assembly polls.

    By Rahul Adhikari  Published on 8 April 2026 5:14 PM IST


    Fact Check: Kerala polls–PM Modi brought film crew on campaign? No, viral image is AI-generated
    Fact Check: Kerala polls–PM Modi brought film crew on campaign? No, viral image is AI-generated

    An image circulating online claims to show a film crew conducting a photoshoot for PM Modi in Kerala.

    By Rahul Adhikari  Published on 7 April 2026 4:22 PM IST


    Fact Check: West Bengal police lathicharge Mamata supporters in Bengal? No, video is from Dhaka
    Fact Check: West Bengal police lathicharge Mamata supporters in Bengal? No, video is from Dhaka

    A video circulating online claims to show police beating supporters of Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal.

    By Rahul Adhikari  Published on 6 April 2026 3:59 PM IST


    Fact Check: Modi stages tea garden visit in Assam? No, image is AI-generated
    Fact Check: Modi stages tea garden visit in Assam? No, image is AI-generated

    An image circulating online claims to show Prime Minister Narendra Modi shooting with a film crew in Assam tea gardens.

    By Rahul Adhikari  Published on 5 April 2026 1:11 PM IST


    How pro-BJP accounts are using AI videos of Dhruv Rathee to push political messaging
    How pro-BJP accounts are using AI videos of Dhruv Rathee to push political messaging

    Several AI-generated videos of Dhruv Rathee have appeared on social media, showing him praising the PM Modi-led government and the BJP.

    By Rahul Adhikari  Published on 3 April 2026 6:48 PM IST


    Fact Check: PM Modi visits Sonia Gandhi in hospital? No, AI-generated image goes viral
    Fact Check: PM Modi visits Sonia Gandhi in hospital? No, AI-generated image goes viral

    An image circulating on social media claims to show PM Modi visiting Sonia Gandhi in the hospital.

    By Rahul Adhikari  Published on 1 April 2026 4:58 PM IST


    Fact Check: Iran captures 43 US soldiers? No, video clip is AI-generated
    Fact Check: Iran captures 43 US soldiers? No, video clip is AI-generated

    A video circulating online claims to show Iran capturing 43 American soldiers during the conflict escalations at the Strait of Hormuz.

    By Rahul Adhikari  Published on 31 March 2026 6:13 PM IST


    Fact Check: US-Iran war– Mine explosion kills Israeli soldiers? No, here are the facts
    Fact Check: US-Iran war– Mine explosion kills Israeli soldiers? No, here are the facts

    A video circulating online claims to show Israeli soldiers dying in a mine explosion.

    By Rahul Adhikari  Published on 31 March 2026 3:29 PM IST


    Fact Check: Iran attacked US from 17 directions? No, Trump’s statements misinterpreted
    Fact Check: Iran attacked US from 17 directions? No, Trump’s statements misinterpreted

    A video circulating online claims that Donald Trump said Iran attacked the US from 17 directions.

    By Rahul Adhikari  Published on 29 March 2026 3:01 PM IST


    Fact Check: Muslim man fakes disability? No, scripted video goes viral with communal spin
    Fact Check: Muslim man fakes disability? No, scripted video goes viral with communal spin

    A video circulating on social media claims to show a Bengali Muslim man faking blindness and loss of limbs for money.

    By Rahul Adhikari  Published on 26 March 2026 4:43 PM IST


    Fact Check: LPG booking gap increases to 35 days? Govt clarifies claim is false
    Fact Check: LPG booking gap increases to 35 days? Govt clarifies claim is false

    A post circulating on social media claims that the gap between LPG bookings has increased from 25 days to 35 days.

    By Rahul Adhikari  Published on 25 March 2026 5:14 PM IST


    Fact Check: STs to lose reservation after religious conversion? No, here’s what Supreme Court said
    Fact Check: STs to lose reservation after religious conversion? No, here’s what Supreme Court said

    A post circulating on social media claims that members of the ST community will lose their reservation following religious conversion

    By Rahul Adhikari  Published on 25 March 2026 4:05 PM IST


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