About: Devika is a Fact Checker and Media Literacy Trainer with Vishvas News. With an extensive experience of 14 years in reputed media organisations like Zeenews, Bhaskar, News Nation, Microsoft News and Jagran, Devika intends to use her knack for adaptive technology to build the future of credible and progressive journalism in India.
Qualification:She is a Postgraduate (Masters in Broadcast Journalism) from Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism, Bhopal and is pursuing Ph.D. in 'Artificial Intelligence and Indian Journalism' from Amity University, Noida
Certification: Advanced Web Search by AFP.
•Fact Checking made easy and AI, Algorithms, Journalism by Udemy
•Fundamentals of Digital Marketing and Introduction to Machine Learning by Google
Fact Check Stories By : Devika Mehta
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Fact Check: Old video of Lulu Mall in Kochi shared as crowd gathered for the movie ‘Pathaan’
Devika Mehta January 30, 2023New Delhi Vishvas News Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan’s new release ‘Pathaan’ has been embroiled in many viral controversies lately a new social media post on Facebook claims that the opening...
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Fact Check: Video showing clouds with folded hands in Uttarakhand skies is edited
Devika Mehta January 30, 2023New Delhi Vishvas News If you have ever imagined clouds taking different shapes in the sky this report will feel close to the heart A viral post on social media claimed that a cloud formation...
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Fact Check: Viral but bogus advice attributed to Pilhibit doctor on social media, full of misleading claims
Devika Mehta January 13, 2023New Delhi Vishvas News 2022 saw a reported rise in many deaths in India due to sudden heart attacks Unless one closely follows authentic medical news there are bound to be misconceptions about...
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Fact Check: Viral claim of hanging tree is misleading; formation is the result of ‘prop root’ phenomenon
Devika Mehta January 3, 2023New Delhi Vishvas News In India sometimes religion and superstitions go hand in hand now a Facebook post is claiming that there is a tree hanging in the premises of Samdha temple Haryana...
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Fact Check: Viral post on Covid XBB variant is misleading
Devika Mehta December 22, 2022New Delhi Vishvas News India is again grappling with the fear of the pandemic amid rising COVID cases in the country news reports suggest In such times misdisinformation spreads at lightning...
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Fact Check: Man demonstrating hand exercises is not Dr Bajaj from Batra Hospital; viral video is misleading
Devika Mehta December 21, 2022New Delhi Vishvas News Nowadays several health professionals and practitioners suggest ways to stay fit and healthy However a viral video on social media turned out to be misleading when...
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Fact Check: ‘Daily aspirin’ and ‘water before bed’: Misleading claims on Heart health going viral
Devika Mehta December 12, 2022New Delhi Vishvas News India has one of the highest burdens of cardiovascular disease CVD worldwide It is reported in accordance with the World Health Organization India accounts for one...
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Fact Check: Viral post with purported AAP Gujarat election manifesto is fake
Devika Mehta December 2, 2022New Delhi Vishvas News Polling in the first phase of the Gujarat elections 2022 was held on December 1 89 of the total 182 Assembly seats went to polls with the remaining 93 going to polls in...
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Fact Check: Viral job vacancies in the name of Donyi Polo Airport and other Assam airports are fake
Devika Mehta December 1, 2022New Delhi Vishvas News Arunachal Pradesh’s world class Donyi Polo Airport was inaugurated at Hollongi in Itanagar on November 19 2022 while the first flight was flagged off from Itanagar to...
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Fact Check: Morgan Freeman did not convert to Islam during FIFA opening ceremony, viral post is fake
Devika Mehta November 23, 2022New Delhi Vishvas News American actor Morgan Freeman is a renowned Hollywood personality worldwide On November 20 he was part of the grand opening ceremony of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar...
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Fact Check: Altered and unrelated pictures of Jawahar Lal Nehru are viral again on his birth anniversary
Devika Mehta November 14, 2022New Delhi Vishvas News Children’s Day is celebrated every year on November 14 on the birth anniversary of the first Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and during this time many...
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Fact Check: Arvind Kejriwal’s viral rally image is from South Korea’s candlelight march, post is misleading
Devika Mehta November 11, 2022New Delhi Vishvas News After contesting elections in other states Aam Aadmi Party AAP is now eyeing the Gujarat Assembly elections Party President Arvind Kejriwal is continuously holding...
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Fact Check: Rahul Gandhi did not blame BJP for unemployment, viral video is altered and fake
Devika Mehta November 9, 2022New Delhi Vishvas News Ahead of the assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh a video clip of Rahul Gandhi’s speech is going viral on social media It is being claimed that during his...
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Fact Check: Rishi Sunak did not make a viral statement about former PM Manmohan Singh, viral post is fake
Devika Mehta November 1, 2022New Delhi Vishvas News After becoming the new Prime Minister of Britain Rishi Sunak has been in the news for many reasons Now there is a viral post on social media claiming that Rishi Sunak has...
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Fact Check: Viral photo of Akhilesh Yadav wearing shoes during his father’s funeral is misleading
Devika Mehta October 18, 2022New Delhi Vishvas News Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav passed away on October 10 2022 and his cremation was performed by his son Akhilesh Yadav on October 11 with full state honours...
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Fact Check: Viral post claiming to be Tanishq Diwali giveaway is a scam
Devika Mehta October 17, 2022New Delhi Vishvas News Diwali is around the corner and many companies are offering festival gifts But a post on social media is claiming that Tanishq a TATA product and a jewellery brand is...
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Fact Check: Viral video does not show Pakistan’s national flag but IUML flags, post is fake
Devika Mehta October 6, 2022New Delhi Vishvas News A viral post on social media claims that a group supporting Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ were seen carrying Pakistan’s national flag during a political rally in...
