About: Abhishek Parashar is working as Chief Sub Editor at Jagran New Media and associated with Vishvas News as a fact-checker. He has around 8 years of experience in digital media. His total experience in journalism is more than 10 years. He has previously worked with Press Trust of India (PTI-Bhasha), Business Standard (Hindi), The Economic Times, Catch News (Rajsthan Patrika), and News Nation Digital. Abhishek is a trained Fact-Check Trainer and he has been working as a trainer at ‘Sack ke Sathi’ which is the media literacy campaign against fake news/misinformation.
Qualification: He is a Post Graduate in Journalism and Mass Communication from Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi.
Graduate in Journalism and Mass Communication from Delhi University.
Certification: • Crowdtangle training and Hands-on Fact-Checking: A Short Course – Poynter University’s eLearning course.
• Introduction to Digital Journalism By Reuters
• Crowdtangle For Instagram: How To Use City To Make Your IG Pop and First Draft Training- Vaccine Insight Flexible Learning Course
• Attended several other workshops on the subject organized by IFCN, GNI, Facebook, Crowdtangle, and ICFJ.
• He has attended a 5-day Fact-Check and News Verification training conducted by a Google certified trainer.
• He has completed the Data Journalism, Verification, Election, and Introduction to machine learning courses in the Google News Training Centre.
Correction:
1: Sept 16, 2019
Vishvas News received a claim on a story which was done on Sept 14 by Vishvas News Team member (Emp ID: PN0041)). Below is the story URL
https://www.vishvasnews.com/politics/fact-check-fake-tweet-of-congress-claiming-about-unemployment-in-auto-sector-being-viral-on-social-media/
Vishvas News received a mail from the admin of ‘Fir Ek Bar Modi Sarkar’ Facebook page claiming the rating given on its post by Vishvas News was incorrect. The author of the story didn’t get a required quote from Youth Congress. As per the IFCN guidelines and the SOP, Vishvas News made necessary correction in the story and changed the rating of the Facebook post from False to True.
2: December 18, 2020
The story done by team member (Employee ID PN0043) was updated on 18th Dec 2020 to remove an unnecessary paragraph which was not required in the story.
https://www.vishvasnews.com/politics/fact-check-post-claiming-about-change-in-name-of-mughal-garden-is-fake-2/
https://www.vishvasnews.com/english/politics/fact-check-govt-did-not-impose-tax-on-school-books-viral-claim-is-fake/
https://www.vishvasnews.com/english/politics/https-www-vishvasnews-com-english-politics-fact-check-post-claiming-about-renaming-mughal-garden-is-fake/
Fact Check Stories By : Abhishek Parashar
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Fact Check: Old Image of Muslims offering Namaz in Bangladesh shared as from Nainital
Abhishek Parashar May 26, 2022New Delhi Vishvas News A collage of two pictures is going viral on social media with the claim that the first picture seen in it is from Nainital in 2010 while the second picture is from 2022...
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Fact Check: Akhilesh Yadav said ‘Yogya’ not ‘Yogi’ while referring to the formation of the next govt in UP
Abhishek Parashar January 21, 2022Vishwas News New Delhi A video of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is going viral on different social media platforms with the claim that he addressed a public meeting and said...
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Fact Check: Dimple Yadav did not make this statement about the possibility of Yogi becoming UP CM again; edited breaking plate viral
Abhishek Parashar January 20, 2022New Delhi Vishvas News A picture of a breaking plate of a Hindi news channel is going viral on social media where it is being claimed that Dimple Yadav wife of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister...
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Fact Check: The man in this video isn’t Dr. Sushil Razdan; Covid 19 can not be prevented by snorting dry ginger powder
Abhishek Parashar January 14, 2022New Delhi Vishvas News In a viral video a man can be seen claiming that snorting dry ginger powder can prevent you from Covid 19 The post is also claiming that the man in the video is Dr Sushil...
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Fact Check: The news of death of Haryanvi dancer Sapna Choudhary is fake
Abhishek Parashar September 14, 2021New Delhi Vishvas News The fake post regarding the death of Haryanvi artist and dancer Sapna Chaudhary is going viral on social media It is being claimed that Sapna Chaudhary died in a road...
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Fact Check: Video of Israeli Airstrike Falsely Passed off As Kabul Airport Explosion
Abhishek Parashar September 1, 2021New Delhi Vishvas News After the Taliban seized control over Afghanistan various countries are running a campaign to evacuate their citizens safely through Kabul Airport Targeting this campaign...
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Fact Check: Picture of Fatima Girls Inter College in Azamgarh, UP falsely passed off as from Kerala
Abhishek Parashar August 12, 2021New Delhi Vishvas News A post going viral on social media shows a picture of some girls wearing burqa The post claims that it is the picture of Girls Engineering Degree College in Kerala...
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Fact Check: National Flag was not replaced by Khalistan Flag at Red Fort, viral claim is fake
Abhishek Parashar January 27, 2021Vishvas News New Delhi With India celebrating its 72nd Republic Day on 26 January many videos and photos about the disruptions during the farmer’s tractor parade are viral on social media A viral...
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Fact Check: This Is Not The Cover Page Of National Geographic Magazine, viral claim is fake
Abhishek Parashar January 17, 2021New Delhi Vishvas News A picture allegedly the cover page of National Geographic magazine is viral on social media with a claim that it is from the ongoing farmers movement in New Delhi...
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Fact Check: Edited photo of ‘Sardar with no mustache’ involved in farmers protest, viral with false claim
Abhishek Parashar December 26, 2020New Delhi Vishvas News There has been widespread propaganda on social media about the agitation of the farmers with the demand to withdraw farm laws One such picture is being widely shared on...
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Fact Check: Viral Picture of Protests Against CAA In 2019 Passed Off As Long Jam In Delhi Due To Farmer Agitation
Abhishek Parashar December 9, 2020New Delhi Vishvas News A picture going viral on social media claims to be from the recent farmers’ protest demanding the withdrawal of agricultural laws A long jam can be seen on the roads in the...
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Fact Check: Old Video Of people raising slogans against Pakistan in Ganapati idol Immersion ceremony Viral as from JNU
Abhishek Parashar November 23, 2020New Delhi Vishvas News A viral video of people with saffron flags shouting slogans against Pakistan is viral as from Jawaharlal Nehru University JNU Vishvas News investigation revealed the...
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Fact Check: This picture of Home Minister Amit Shah and Mamta Banerjee has no relation with Bengal Election, Old Picture Viral With Fake Claim
Abhishek Parashar November 21, 2020New Delhi Vishvas News In a picture going viral on social media Home Minister Amit Shah and Mamta Banerjee can be seen at the dining table It is being claimed that the two leaders met before the...
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Fact Check: PM Modi did not write this letter voting Union Minister Giriraj Singh as Bihar CM, viral claim is fake
Abhishek Parashar November 13, 2020New Delhi Vishvas News After the Bihar Assembly election results a letter allegedly from Prime Minister Narendra Modi voting for Union Minister Giriraj Singh as the Chief Minister of Bihar among...
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Fact Check: Old video of farmers protest in Haryana against Agricultural law passed off as Bihar
Abhishek Parashar November 10, 2020New Delhi Vishvas News A viral video of people protesting with black flags is shared with a claim that it is from Bihar and Bharatiya Janata Party BJP leaders are facing...
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Fact Check: Old video of attack on Priest In Fatehabad viral with fake claim as from Gujarat
Abhishek Parashar November 8, 2020New Delhi Vishvas News A video of a man attacking another man with cricket bat is viral on social media with a claim that he is thrashing the priest for molesting a girl at a temple in...
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Fact Check: Images of police violence in Uttar Pradesh viral with fake claim as assault on Arnab Goswami
Abhishek Parashar November 7, 2020New Delhi Vishvas News After the arrest of TV journalist Arnab Goswami some pictures of police violence with Goswami at the police station is viral on social media Vishvas News investigation...
