Sunday, May 18, 2025

Topic: Alt News

Alt News’ Zubair files complaint after Hindutva handles leak address, issue death threats

Alt News co-founder and fact-checker Mohammed Zubair on Monday alleged that his home address and phone number were leaked online by far-right social media users.

“Posts were made as part of professional obligation as fact checker,” says Mohammed Zubair to Allahabad HC

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, while challenging the FIR lodged by the Ghaziabad Police in the Allahabad High Court over his alleged X post on Yati Narsinghanand’s ‘derogatory’ speech, argued that his posts were made as part of his professional obligation as a fact checker.

Allahabad HC extends stay on journalist Mohammed Zubair’s arrest till January 27

Allahabad High Court on Thursday extended the stay on the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair until January 27 in connection with an FIR against him over his...

Allahabad HC grants interim protection from arrest to journalist Mohammed Zubair

The Allahabad High Court on Friday granted interim protection from arrest to Alt News journalist and fact-checker Mohammed Zubair booked by the Uttar Pradesh Police, accusing...

“Why create social disharmony?”: Allahabad HC questions Alt News’s Zubair for posting on ‘X’ about Yati Narsinghanand’s hate speech

The Allahabad High Court, while hearing a plea filed by Mohammed Zubair, co-founder of Alt-News and prominent fact-checker, against an FIR lodged against him over his post on 'X' regarding a hate speech by Yati Narsinghanand, orally questioned Zubair for choosing to post the matter on social media rather than filing an FIR against him or approaching the court.

UP Police books Mohammed Zubair for “endangering sovereignty, unity of India” over criticism of Narsinghanand’s hate speech

The FIR was lodged consequent to a complaint filed by supporters of Yati Narsinghanand, the priest of Ghaziabad's Dasna Devi Temple and a known hate-monger over a post Zubair had posted on X.