Mohammed Zubair
zoo-bear.bsky.social
Mohammed Zubair
@zoo-bear.bsky.social
Fact-Checker | OSINT | Co-founder @AltNews | Analysing misinfo/disinfo | E-mail: zubair@altnews.in
X id : @zoo_bear
BJP MP's in Parliament today.
December 19, 2024 at 9:34 AM
Reposted by Mohammed Zubair
JUST IN: Hussain's career spanned over five decades, during which he was revered as both a national treasure in India and admired worldwide.
Zakir Hussain, legendary tabla virtuoso who defied genres, dies at 73
Hussain's career spanned over five decades, during which he was revered as both a national treasure in India and admired worldwide.
www.npr.org
December 16, 2024 at 12:29 AM
News agency ANI shared screenshots of several politicians condoling Zakir Hussain's death. Almost every News Channel ran the fake news. They now say Official confirmation from family, hospital is still awaited. Isn't it your responsibility to first confirm from Family and then tweet?
December 15, 2024 at 8:51 PM
On Sunday night, several Indian media outlets and the I&B ministry prematurely reported that tabla maestro #ZakirHussain had passed away without confirmation from kin. His family says the musician is critical but fighting for life still.
www.altnews.in/critically-i...
Critically ill tabla maestro Zakir Hussain has not passed away; reports, posts by Indian media, I&B ministry false - Alt News
On the night of Sunday, December 15, India’s ministry of information and broadcasting (MIB) posted on X (formerly Twitter) that tabla maestro Zakir Hussain was no more. Within minutes, news...
www.altnews.in
December 15, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Reposted by Mohammed Zubair
#India - Proud to have coordinated this statement of solidarity for the courageous journalist & fact checker Mohammed Zubair (@zoo-bear.bsky.social) whose been threatened with sedition for his work www.indexoncensorship.org/2024/12/huma...

@hrw.org @rsf-inter.bsky.social @indexoncensorship.org
Human rights organisations condemn criminal complaint lodged against award-winning journalist Mohammed Zubair - Index on Censorship
Index on Censorship and other organisations highlight the continued use of sedition to target independent reporting and public interest speech
www.indexoncensorship.org
December 10, 2024 at 9:47 AM
Reposted by Mohammed Zubair
#India: I'm proud of @indexoncensorship.org's role in supporting @zoo-bear.bsky.social. He does essential work, calling out those behind hate crimes in a nation where too often they go unpunished (& appear to be growing). All charges against him must be dropped.

www.thehindu.com/news/nationa...
International human rights bodies condemn criminal case against Mohammed Zubair
Human rights organizations support Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair against criminal charges, demanding freedom of expression in India.
www.thehindu.com
December 10, 2024 at 8:22 AM
Reposted by Mohammed Zubair
After co-founding the leading #India fact-checking platform Alt News, #MohammedZubair has faced significant threats for challenging misinformation and disinformation propagated by influential members of the ruling party: www.indexoncensorship.org/2024/12/huma... 1/2 @zoo-bear.bsky.social
December 10, 2024 at 9:32 AM
Reposted by Mohammed Zubair
Now, @zoo-bear.bsky.social faces further charges including sedition. Today, Index releases a statement signed by 11 organisations including
@amnestyuk.bsky.social, @hrw.org, and @pressfreedom.bsky.social, calling for all charges to be dropped: www.indexoncensorship.org/mohammed-zub...
December 10, 2024 at 9:32 AM
A video of cattle being beaten is viral on social media with a claim that the incident is from a Goushala in ISKCON Bangladesh.

Fact : This video is of an old incident from Jalandhar, Punjab.
December 7, 2024 at 8:08 AM
Reposted by Mohammed Zubair
The Allahabad High Court petition said UP police officers went to @zoo-bear.bsky.social's home in Bengaluru on 27 Oct, entered his courtyard & appeared to be searching for him. They searched Zubair’s neighbour’s residence/devices. They questioned his father on 28 Oct article-14.com/post/-i-m-us...
December 5, 2024 at 7:09 AM
Reposted by Mohammed Zubair
Mohammed Zubair has long been targeted for his fact-checking and journalism. In 2022, he was trapped in a 24 day cycle of arrest, bail and re-arrest. Now he faces another FIR, this time threatening charges based on Sedition: article-14.com/post/-i-m-us...
‘I’m Used To It But ‘Endangering Sovereignty’ Is Too Much’: Fact Checker Mohd Zubair Faces Gravest Criminal Case Yet
More than two years after the Supreme Court granted bail, Mohammed Zubair faces his gravest criminal case yet, “endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity” of India, which carries a maximum punishme...
article-14.com
December 2, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Citing a misleading report by Times Now, BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya has claimed that the Andhra Pradesh govt abolished the Waqf Board. This is entirely FALSE. The Chandrababu govt has only revoked a YSRCP-regime order.
www.altnews.in/no-chandraba...
No, Chandrababu govt has not abolished Waqf in Andhra; it only revoked a YSRCP-regime order - Alt News
Several social media users have recently claimed the Chandrababu Naidu government in Andhra Pradesh has abolished Waqf Board. The claims have gone viral in the backdrop of the contentious Waqf...
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December 4, 2024 at 5:38 PM
Hello Blue Sky! 👋🏽
December 4, 2024 at 4:30 PM