How Pratik Sinha has become the most prominent crusader against fake news

Sinha explains regardless of his own political leanings, how Alt News looks at both sides of the political spectrum when fact-checking

Among the descriptors of Pratik Sinha on his Twitter profile are the words “Linux nerd” and “geeky”. Given his detailed replies and slightly twangy speech, it is not surprising to learn that he’s lived across continents as a software engineer. The epithets seem accurate, except he is not your average geek.

The founder of Alt News, arguably India’s best-known fact-checking website, is a leading voice among a few who are busy battling the scourge of fake news. With the last leg of state polls before 2019’s general election, fact-checkers are now bracing for a bigger fight — Sinha appealed on social