Police complaint against Alt News's Zubair over tweets on Arshdeep Singh
2 years, 6 months ago

Police complaint against Alt News's Zubair over tweets on Arshdeep Singh

Hindustan Times  

As Arshdeep Singh became the target of vicious online trolling after he dropped a crucial catch in the death overs resulting in the defeat of India against Pakistan in the Asia Cup game on Sunday, BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa has filed a police complaint against fact-checker and co-founder of Alt News website Mohammed Zubair, accusing him of "spreading hate" against the cricketer and the Sikh community with his tweet. In his complaint filed at the Parliament Street police station, the BJP leader cited a tweet by Zubair where he had shared screenshots of tweets against Arshdeep posted on various handles. “Mohammed Zubair acting in connivance with anti-national elements across the border has cleverly taken screenshots from Twitter of various Twitter handles after searching with the word- Khalistani and has then posted a tweet at 00:05 hours on September 5, 2022, combining all these tweets,” he alleged. Sirsa alleged that Zubair was "trying to portray that such abusive and malicious tweets were posted by Indian Twitter handles, whereas the reality is that most of these Twitter accounts are Pakistani accounts".

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HC extends stay on arrest of Alt News co-founder Zubair
3 weeks, 2 days ago

HC extends stay on arrest of Alt News co-founder Zubair

Hindustan Times  

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday extended the stay on the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair until March 3 in connection with an FIR lodged against him over alleged ‘X’ Post on Yati Narsinghanand’s ‘derogatory’ speech. The bench comprising Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice YK Srivastava passed the order in a petition filed by Zubair challenging an FIR …

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair built narrative, added fuel to fire, provoked people: UP govt In Allahabad HC
1 month ago

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair built narrative, added fuel to fire, provoked people: UP govt In Allahabad HC

Op India  

On Tuesday, 18th February, during the hearing of the case against Mohammed Zubair in Yati Narsinghanand case, Uttar Pradesh government said that the state police had taken action against Yati Narsinghanand, and that the courts had granted him bail. The argument was presented in the Allahabad High Court in response to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair’s appeal against the state …

Allahabad High Court criticises Mohammed Zubair for posting on X and not taking legal remedies in Yati Narsinghanand case
3 months ago

Allahabad High Court criticises Mohammed Zubair for posting on X and not taking legal remedies in Yati Narsinghanand case

Op India  

On 18th December, the Allahabad High Court questioned Alt-News co-founder and propagandist Mohammed Zubair about his intent behind the social media posts he made regarding the alleged speech by Yati Narsinghanand. ‘Creating unrest instead of filing an FIR’ A division bench comprising Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra observed that Zubair’s actions appeared to foster social disharmony. …

UP police book fact-checker Mohammed Zubair for 'endangering sovereignty of India'
3 months, 3 weeks ago

UP police book fact-checker Mohammed Zubair for 'endangering sovereignty of India'

New Indian Express  

The Ghaziabad police in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday informed the Allahabad High Court that the First Information Report against Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair includes "endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India." According to reports, the officer investigating the case informed the High Court that the FIR filed against the fact-checker include the offence of endangering the sovereignty, unity and …

X post on Narsinghanand: Allahabad HC likely to hear Zubair’s petition next week
4 months ago

X post on Narsinghanand: Allahabad HC likely to hear Zubair’s petition next week

Hindustan Times  

The Allahabad high court is likely to hear a petition next week filed by Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, challenging an FIR registered against him by Ghaziabad police last month. Zubair is accused of promoting enmity among religious groups, along with other charges, following a complaint lodged by Udita Tyagi, general secretary of the Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati Trust. Zubair’s post …

Delhi HC orders man to apologise to Md. Zubair for offensive comment
7 months ago

Delhi HC orders man to apologise to Md. Zubair for offensive comment

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed a man named Jagdish Singh to apologise to Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair for his “offensive” comment against him on social media platform X. The court asked Mr. Singh to publish his apology on his handle on X in one week while “giving context to the offensive tweet” and retain the post for …

Uttarakhand Police busts fake claims of Quran-burning incident by Mohammed Zubair
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Uttarakhand Police busts fake claims of Quran-burning incident by Mohammed Zubair

Op India  

Alt News cofounder and self-described fact-checker Mohammed Zubair was once again caught peddling lies after Uttarakhand Police refuted claims of a Quran-burning incident in the state. Mohammed Zubair tweets disinformation about the alleged burning of the Quran However, realising the sensitivity of the matter, Haridwar Police swung into action and came out to dispel mistaken notions that Zubair’s tweet was …

'No criminality': Delhi Police gives clean chit to POCSO complainant who called Alt News co-founder Md Zubair a 'jihadi'
10 months, 3 weeks ago

'No criminality': Delhi Police gives clean chit to POCSO complainant who called Alt News co-founder Md Zubair a 'jihadi'

Op India  

The Delhi Police has informed the Delhi High Court that no case has been filed against the person who called Alt News co-founder and ‘fact-checker’ Mohammed Zubair a “Jihadi” in a tweet in 2020. The Delhi Police has stated that nothing incriminating has emerged for further action against Singh, who commented “Once a jihad is always jihadi” on Zubair’s tweet …

Lawyer files complaint against Md Zubair accusing him of spreading misinformation and communal unrest
1 year ago

Lawyer files complaint against Md Zubair accusing him of spreading misinformation and communal unrest

Op India  

On Sunday, advocate Chandni Shah wrote a complaint letter to the Delhi Police Commissioner seeking legal action against Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair “for spreading misinformation and inciting communal unrest”. Shah has alleged that Zubair attempted to incite communal unrest by deliberate dissemination of misinformation and incomplete facts concerning the Gujarat University clash over namaz in a public place. Taking …

Venkatesh Prasad’s media manager gets death threats after Zubair twists his old tweets
1 year, 6 months ago

Venkatesh Prasad’s media manager gets death threats after Zubair twists his old tweets

Op India  

Days after Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair unleashed his troll army on digital strategist and consultant Amritanshu Gupta for ‘managing’ the Twitter handle of ex-Indian cricketer Venkatesh Prasad, Gupta has said that he has started getting threats. I have been on Twitter for 14 years & he could find 3 tweets with “Muslim”keywords search and 1 of them was a …

Mohammed Zubair casts aspersions on Indian govt's dismissal of Chinese claims on Xi-Modi meeting
1 year, 6 months ago

Mohammed Zubair casts aspersions on Indian govt's dismissal of Chinese claims on Xi-Modi meeting

Op India  

Alt News co-founder and professional dog-whistler Mohammed Zubair recently appeared to further Chinese propaganda talking points and undermine the Indian government’s dismissal of Beijing’s claims on Xi Jinping-Modi’s informal meet on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit underway in South Africa. The Alt News cofounder, notorious for dog-whistling against those seeking to expose Islamists, also shared a tweet from ANI …

What Action Has Been Taken Against Man Who Allegedly Made Hate Speech Against Mohd. Zubair? High Court Pulls Up Delhi Police
1 year, 9 months ago

What Action Has Been Taken Against Man Who Allegedly Made Hate Speech Against Mohd. Zubair? High Court Pulls Up Delhi Police

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Friday pulled up the Delhi Police over no action taken against the man who allegedly made hate speech and posted offensive tweets against Mohammed Zubair in August 2020. As the Delhi Police informed court that it is conscious of the directions of the Supreme Court on the action to be taken in hate speech cases, …

What Action Has Been Taken Against Man Who Posted Offensive Tweets Against Mohd Zubair? High Court Asks Delhi Police In POCSO Case
2 years ago

What Action Has Been Taken Against Man Who Posted Offensive Tweets Against Mohd Zubair? High Court Asks Delhi Police In POCSO Case

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Delhi Police what action has been taken against the man who posted offensive tweets against Alt News Co-founder Mohammed Zubair in August 2020 after which an FIR was registered under POCSO Act against the fact-checker.“My question is you found nothing against this man and did not put his name in chargesheet. The …

Retweeting photo of minor contributes to identity disclosure, was exposed to sexual harassment: NCPCR opposes plea of Alt News’ Zubair for quashing POCSO FIR
2 years, 5 months ago

Retweeting photo of minor contributes to identity disclosure, was exposed to sexual harassment: NCPCR opposes plea of Alt News’ Zubair for quashing POCSO FIR

Op India  

On October 10, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights opposed Alt News’ co-founder Mohammed Zubair’s plea to quash FIR against him in the POCSO case in Delhi High Court. BREAKING: Mohammed Zubair neither deleted tweet about minor girl, nor informed the concerned authorities about users indulging in sexual harassment of minor girl, @NCPCR_ tells Delhi High Court opposing …

Alt News' Md Zubair tries to defend himself after FIR, had amplified 'Khalistani' comments against Arshdeep Singh
2 years, 6 months ago

Alt News' Md Zubair tries to defend himself after FIR, had amplified 'Khalistani' comments against Arshdeep Singh

Op India  

On September 7, Alt News’ co-founder and alleged fact-checker Mohammed Zubair published a long thread to counter the FIR registered against him by Bharatiya Janata Party leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa for propagating that Indians called Indian Cricketer Arshdeep Singh a ‘Khalistani’. Source: Twitter Sinha had pointed out that Kings XI Punjab’s official handle was cheering for the Pakistani team, but …

No summons from Indian government over Arshdeep Singh’s Wikipedia page, says Wikimedia Foundation
2 years, 6 months ago

No summons from Indian government over Arshdeep Singh’s Wikipedia page, says Wikimedia Foundation

The Hindu  

Responding to allegations from Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar of “deliberate efforts to incitement,” the Wikimedia Foundation, which runs Wikipedia, said cricketer Arshdeep Singh’s Wikipedia page had been corrected and secured, with only “trusted editors” now allowed to modify it. Indian cricketer Arshdeep Singh’s page on the Wikipedia platform was vandalised after he dropped …

Weeks after Alt news co-founder got out on bail, #ArrestZubair trends again on Twitter; here’s why
2 years, 6 months ago

Weeks after Alt news co-founder got out on bail, #ArrestZubair trends again on Twitter; here’s why

Firstpost  

Zubair was arrested by the Delhi Police on 27 June under charges of hurting religious sentiments through one of his tweets. He was released after 24 days New Delhi: Former BJP MLA Manjinder Singh has filed a written complaint with the Delhi police commissioner against the Alt news cofounder Mohammad Zubair alleging he fueled the hate campaign against Indian Cricketer …

Arshdeep Singh 'trolled': Anatomy of a dropped catch and a hate campaign
2 years, 6 months ago

Arshdeep Singh 'trolled': Anatomy of a dropped catch and a hate campaign

India Today  

Did Pakistan-based state- The campaign against Singh was not limited to Twitter as his Wikipedia page was also edited. Word cloud of changing conversation around Arshdeep Singh’s Twitter handle. Sample of tweets from ‘#INDvsPAK2022 + Khalistan’ campaign The initial conversation was also driven by Pakistan-based information operators, many of them had mentioned their location in Pakistan. The IP address used …

Arshdeep Singh 'trolled': Anatomy of a dropped catch and a hate campaign
2 years, 6 months ago

Arshdeep Singh 'trolled': Anatomy of a dropped catch and a hate campaign

India Today  

Did Pakistan-based state- The campaign against Singh was not limited to Twitter as his Wikipedia page was also edited. Word cloud of changing conversation around Arshdeep Singh’s Twitter handle. Sample of tweets from ‘#INDvsPAK2022 + Khalistan’ campaign The initial conversation was also driven by Pakistan-based information operators, many of them had mentioned their location in Pakistan. The IP address used …

IT Ministry summons Wikipedia officials over Arshdeep Singh’s bio tweak after Pakistan match
2 years, 6 months ago

IT Ministry summons Wikipedia officials over Arshdeep Singh’s bio tweak after Pakistan match

The Hindu  

The Union IT Ministry has summoned executives of Wikipedia after cricketer Arshdeep Singh’s page on the online encyclopedia was edited following the match against Pakistan in the Asia Cup. Singh's Wikipedia page on Sunday said the Sikh cricketer, born in Punjab, had been selected to play for Khalistan, referring to the independent Sikh state sought by some groups but which …

Police complaint filed against Alt News’ Mohammed Zubair over working in tandem with Pakistan to build “Khalistan” narrative
2 years, 6 months ago

Police complaint filed against Alt News’ Mohammed Zubair over working in tandem with Pakistan to build “Khalistan” narrative

Op India  

BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Monday said that a police complaint has been filed against Alt News’ Mohammed Zubair for allegedly working in tandem with Pakistan agencies and setting a ‘Khalistan’ narrative against cricketer Arshdeep Singh over India vs Pakistan match. He was a part of planned conspiracy agnst Sikhs pic.twitter.com/wtQAdr8May — Manjinder Singh Sirsa September 5, 2022 In …

IT Ministry seeks explanation from Wikipedia for vandalaism of Arshdeep Singh's page and addition of 'Khalistani' connection
2 years, 6 months ago

IT Ministry seeks explanation from Wikipedia for vandalaism of Arshdeep Singh's page and addition of 'Khalistani' connection

Op India  

On September 5, following the vandalism of Indian Cricketer Arshdeep Singh’s Wikipedia page, the Ministry of Electronics and Information and Technology summoned Wikipedia executives in India. The high-level panel, likely to be led by IT Ministry secretary, will question Wikipedia executives on checks & balances in place to avoid such edits, may also issue them a show-cause notice. @EconomicTimes @SurabhiA_ET …

Ind vs Pak: Pakistani bots pretending to be Indians abuse Arshdeep as 'Khalistani' on Twitter
2 years, 6 months ago

Ind vs Pak: Pakistani bots pretending to be Indians abuse Arshdeep as 'Khalistani' on Twitter

Op India  

On September 4, India lost a match to Pakistan in Asia Cup by five wickets in Dubai in a neck-to-neck finish. Interestingly, this ‘Arshdeep getting hate for dropping catch’ conspiracy was started and amplified by none other than Alt News cofounder Mohammed Zubair from India side. Twitter user Anshul Saxena pointed out that Pakistani handles were also running propaganda to …

Rana Ayyub lies about Mohammed Zubair’s arrest on Amanpour and Company
2 years, 8 months ago

Rana Ayyub lies about Mohammed Zubair’s arrest on Amanpour and Company

Op India  

Journalist’ Rana Ayyub, an accused of committing financial fraud to the tune of crores of rupees, recently peddled disinformation on Amanpour and Company by PBS over the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair by Delhi Police. Speaking in support of Zubair, who instigated Islamists against former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, triggering widespread unrest and bouts of violence that led …

Alt News' Mohammed Zubair sent to 14-day judicial custody in Lakhimpur case
2 years, 8 months ago

Alt News' Mohammed Zubair sent to 14-day judicial custody in Lakhimpur case

Op India  

On Monday, Alt News co-founder and alleged ‘fact checker’ Mohammed Zubair was sent to 14-day judicial custody by the Mohammadi Session Court. Uttar Pradesh | Mohammadi Sessions Court sends Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair to 14-day judicial custody. pic.twitter.com/Pz1LtWpl5n — ANI UP/Uttarakhand July 11, 2022 Earlier, an arrest warrant was issued against the Alt News co-founder in the Lakhimpur Kheri …

Warrant issued against Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair in Lakhimpur Kheri
2 years, 8 months ago

Warrant issued against Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair in Lakhimpur Kheri

Op India  

A day after the Supreme Court granted interim bail to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair in a case filed in the Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh, an arrest warrant has been issued against him in Lakhimpur Kheri district of the State. After Delhi and Sitapur police, now the Lakhimpur police have initiated proceedings against Zubair.” He also informed that the …

‘Uninformed Comments Unhelpful’: India Rebuts Germany’s Remarks on Mohammed Zubair’s Arrest
2 years, 8 months ago

‘Uninformed Comments Unhelpful’: India Rebuts Germany’s Remarks on Mohammed Zubair’s Arrest

News 18  

India on Thursday rejected Germany’s criticism of fact-checker Mohammed Zubair’s arrest, saying the independence of the country’s judiciary is well recognised and that “uninformed” comments are “unhelpful” and should be avoided. External affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi made the rebuttal a day after a German foreign ministry official said journalists should not be “persecuted and imprisoned” for what they say …

Alt News Co-founder Mohammed Zubair Sent to 14-day Police Custody
2 years, 8 months ago

Alt News Co-founder Mohammed Zubair Sent to 14-day Police Custody

News 18  

A court here on Thursday granted the custody of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair to the UP Police till July 14. The Delhi Police brought Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair to Sitapur in connection with a case registered against him at the Khairabad police station for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through a tweet. Zubair's advocate Mukul Mishra told media persons …

Left-liberal portals and media houses profile Zubair to prove him innocent
2 years, 8 months ago

Left-liberal portals and media houses profile Zubair to prove him innocent

Op India  

On July 3, Alt News co-founder Muhammed Zubair was sent to 14-days of judicial custody by Patiala House Court. Interestingly, Zubair himself ran a parody page where he “satirically” spread misleading information using the name of BJP leader Subramanyam Swamy. However, OpIndia documented ‘the tip of the iceberg’ by making a list of 20 instances where Zubair was caught red-handed, …

Over 100 concerned citizens demand immediate release of Mohammed Zubair
2 years, 8 months ago

Over 100 concerned citizens demand immediate release of Mohammed Zubair

The Hindu  

Over 100 concerned citizens have demanded immediate release of Mohammed Zubair, the co-founder of AltNews, welcoming the Delhi High Court’s notice to the Delhi Police seeking a response on a petition challenging the legality and propriety of his four-day police remand and the seizure of his digital devices. “We believe that Mr. Zubair is being targeted maliciously for performing the …

Twitter accounts supporting Zubair after his arrest were mostly from Pakistan, Kuwait: Delhi Police
2 years, 8 months ago

Twitter accounts supporting Zubair after his arrest were mostly from Pakistan, Kuwait: Delhi Police

Op India  

Delhi Police on Saturday revealed that Twitter accounts supporting Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair after his arrest for hurting religious sentiments, destroying evidence, and other charges, majorly belonged to Pakistan, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, and other middle-east nations. According to social media analysis, Twitter users who posted in support of Mohammed Zubair were mostly from the middle-east countries and Pakistan after …

Mohammed Zubair's Alt News got donations from Pakistan, Syria: Delhi Police
2 years, 8 months ago

Mohammed Zubair's Alt News got donations from Pakistan, Syria: Delhi Police

India Today  

While urging the court to reject Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair’s bail plea, Delhi Police on Saturday said his company had received donations from Pakistan, Syria and other Gulf countries. Counsel for the Delhi Police informed the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate that Pravda Media, the parent company of Alt News, of which Zubair is also a director, received over Rs 2 …

Twitter account that led to Zubair’s arrest back online
2 years, 8 months ago

Twitter account that led to Zubair’s arrest back online

The Hindu  

The Twitter account that led to the Delhi Police filing FIR against Alt-News co-founder Mohd. The account’s June 19 tweet, which was the first post made since its creation in October 2021, formed the basis for the Special Cell’s FIR against Mr. Zubair. An analysis of the tweet of @balajikijaiin that the police said revived Mr. Zubair’s post from 2018, …

Alt News Co-founder Mohammed Zubair Moves Delhi HC Against Police Remand
2 years, 8 months ago

Alt News Co-founder Mohammed Zubair Moves Delhi HC Against Police Remand

News 18  

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair on Thursday approached the Delhi High Court challenging his police remand in a case related to an alleged objectionable tweet he had posted in 2018 against a Hindu deity. The petition, which challenges the trial court’s June 28 order granting four days of custody of Zubair to the Delhi Police was mentioned by his lawyer, …

Delhi High Court to hear Mohammed Zubair's plea challenging police remand tomorrow
2 years, 8 months ago

Delhi High Court to hear Mohammed Zubair's plea challenging police remand tomorrow

Firstpost  

The Alt News co-founder was arrested on 27 June for posting an ‘objectionable’ tweet and ‘hurting religious’ sentiments Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair on Thursday moved the Delhi High Court challenging the police remand granted by Patiala House Court to the Delhi Police Special Cell. The developments so far The Delhi Police on Wednesday wrote to multiple banks seeking information …

Theatre of the absurd: The Hindu Editorial on Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair’s arrest
2 years, 8 months ago

Theatre of the absurd: The Hindu Editorial on Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair’s arrest

The Hindu  

Mohammed Zubair, co-founder of fact-checking website Alt News, is being made to pay for his role in drawing wide attention to the vile remarks made on live television by a ruling party spokesperson that caused international embarrassment to the Government. The inherent absurdity of the charge — that he sought to incite enmity between groups and insult religious feelings by …

BBC and NYT ignore Zubair's anti-Hindu posts, claim he is arrested for being a 'Modi critic'
2 years, 8 months ago

BBC and NYT ignore Zubair's anti-Hindu posts, claim he is arrested for being a 'Modi critic'

Op India  

On Tuesday, the British Broadcasting News published an article on the arrest of Mohammed Zubair, the co-founder of leftist propagandist portal Alt News and indicated falsely that Zubair was arrested for being a ‘vocal critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government’. In its article, the BBC reported, “Police in India have arrested the co-founder of a fact-checking website who has …

Mohammed Zubair arrest: Donations to Alt News also being probed, say police
2 years, 8 months ago

Mohammed Zubair arrest: Donations to Alt News also being probed, say police

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: A day after Mohammed Zubair, co-founder of fact-checking site Alt News, was arrested by the Delhi Police Special Cell, investigators said they were looking into donations to the website as some of these were being made from “across the border”. Alt News co-founder Pratik Sinha tweeted that it was “all lies” while sharing a screenshot of a news …

Alt News’ Mohammed Zubair punished for speaking the truth: Opposition parties
2 years, 8 months ago

Alt News’ Mohammed Zubair punished for speaking the truth: Opposition parties

The Hindu  

Opposition parties reacted sharply to the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair, calling out the Bharatiya Janata Party government at the Centre for its hypocrisy since the arrest came on a day Prime Minister Narendra Modi signed the “2022 Resilient Democracies Statement” at the G7 summit, committing to “protect freedom of expression and opinion online and offline”. Going a …

Mohammad Zubair's 'objectionable' tweet of 2018 led to Twitter storm with 'hate' speeches: Delhi Police
2 years, 8 months ago

Mohammad Zubair's 'objectionable' tweet of 2018 led to Twitter storm with 'hate' speeches: Delhi Police

Firstpost  

Zubair was arrested by the Delhi Police on Monday for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through one of his tweets posted in 2018 New Delhi: A day after fact-checking website Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair was arrested by the Delhi Police, officials said on Tuesday that his “objectionable tweet of 2018 led to a Twitter storm with hate speeches, detrimental to …

Liberal meltdown continues following arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair
2 years, 8 months ago

Liberal meltdown continues following arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair

Op India  

On Monday, Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair was arrested by the special cell of Delhi Police on the charges of hurting religious sentiments and promoting enmity. @DelhiPolice does nothing about anti-Muslim genocidal slogans but acts swiftly against “crime” of reporting hate speech & countering misinformation — Asaduddin Owaisi June 27, 2022 TMC MP Derek O’Brien went as far as referring …

Journo Zubair’s 2018 tweet against ‘particular community’, incites hatred: FIR
2 years, 8 months ago

Journo Zubair’s 2018 tweet against ‘particular community’, incites hatred: FIR

Hindustan Times  

The words and the picture journalist Mohammed Zubair used in a 2018 tweet “against a particular religious community are highly provocative and more than sufficient to incite a feeling of hatred among people”, according to the Delhi Police’s First Information Report against him. It says the complainant was monitoring social media when he came across Twitter user @balajikijaiin’s post seeking …

'Was Evasive on Ques Over Objectionable Tweet': Cops on Why Zubair of Alt News was Held
2 years, 8 months ago

'Was Evasive on Ques Over Objectionable Tweet': Cops on Why Zubair of Alt News was Held

News 18  

A Delhi court in a late night hearing on Monday sent Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair to one day police custody of the Special Cell’s Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations. Zubair was arrested in a case which the Delhi Police registered after receiving a complaint from a Twitter handle, wherein it was alleged that he had tweeted a questionable image …

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, who flagged Prophet remark, sent to 1-day police custody
2 years, 8 months ago

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, who flagged Prophet remark, sent to 1-day police custody

Hindustan Times  

Co-Founder of Alt News Mohammed Zubair was sent to one-day police custody late Monday night, hours after he was arrested by the Delhi Police on charges of hurting religious sentiments through one of his tweets. Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair being taken by police in a van in Delhi. Police said the case was registered on the complaint of a …

Alt News co-founder held for four-year-old Twitter post
2 years, 8 months ago

Alt News co-founder held for four-year-old Twitter post

The Hindu  

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair was on Monday arrested by the Delhi Police’s IFSO unit in connection with an “objectionable tweet” he had posted in 2018 against a Hindu deity, officers said. “Strongly condemn the arrest of one of the world’s finest journalists who exposes the BJP’s #FakeNews factory every single day,” Mr. O’Brien tweeted. — Derek O'Brien | ডেরেক …

'Highly Provocative, Deliberate': FIR Against Alt News' Zubair for 4-Yr-Old Post
2 years, 8 months ago

'Highly Provocative, Deliberate': FIR Against Alt News' Zubair for 4-Yr-Old Post

The Quint  

Zubair is currently at the Dwarka Cyber cell lockup. The FIR against the Alt-news cofounder stated: "These words and the picture found to be used by Mohammed Zubair against a particular religious community and are highly provocative and more than sufficient to incite feeling of hatred amongst people which can be detrimental for maintenance of public tranquillity in the society." …

India journalist Mohammed Zubair arrested for 2018 Twitter post
2 years, 8 months ago

India journalist Mohammed Zubair arrested for 2018 Twitter post

Al Jazeera  

Police in New Delhi arrest the Muslim co-founder of a leading fact-checking website, accusing him of hurting religious sentiments of Hindus. “He is currently detained inside a police bus in Burari for more than an hour,” Sinha said, referring to a New Delhi neighbourhood where Zubair was to be produced before a magistrate authorised the arrest. — Pratik Sinha June …

Nupur Sharma case: Timeline of events from AtlNews' Mohammed Zubair's dogwhistling to Al-Qaeda terror threat
2 years, 9 months ago

Nupur Sharma case: Timeline of events from AtlNews' Mohammed Zubair's dogwhistling to Al-Qaeda terror threat

Op India  

Since the former spokesperson of Bharatiya Janata Party, Nupur Sharma, got suspended from the party, a lot of facts have surfaced pointing toward a well-planned conspiracy to defame India and get a target on the ruling party’s leader head. AltNews’ Mohammad Zubair’s role in the controversy So-called fact-checking website AltNews’ co-founder Mohammad Zubair saw an opportunity in what Nupur said, …

Saba Naqvi, Zubair reach police station to record their statements
3 years, 8 months ago

Saba Naqvi, Zubair reach police station to record their statements

Op India  

Eminent propagandist Saba Naqvi and co-founder of ‘fact-checking’ website Alt News Mohammed Zubair have appeared before the UP Police to record their statement in the Loni fake hate crime case. pic.twitter.com/wzuguanK91 — TIMES NOW June 28, 2021 The Uttar Pradesh Police had earlier registered an FIR against Saba Naqvi, Zubair and others for sharing a manipulated video to allege that …

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