Akhil Reddy

Dec 2, 2024 | factly.in | Akhil Reddy

Update (02 December 2024):A video featuring Payal Rohatgi discussing the alleged Islamic lineage of Jawaharlal Nehru is being recirculated on social media. In the video, Rohatgi claims that she found these details about Nehru from M.O. Mathai’s autobiography. However, as clarified below, M.O. Mathai made no such statements regarding Nehru’s alleged Islamic lineage in his books. Payal Rohatgi’s account on Twitter was suspended due to this video.

Aug 23, 2024 | ffnews.com | Lauren Hinton |Akhil Reddy |Nicolas Dessaigne |Y Combinator

Thera, a leading payroll and payments platform, has announced that it has raised a $4 million Seed round with participation from Y Combinator, 10x Founders, Amino Capital, Zillionize, and Bayhouse Capital. Notable angels in the round include Oliver Jung, Chris Bakke, Andrew Yeung, Akash Magoon, and Bobby Matson. The company will use the funds to accelerate its growth by further developing its platform and expanding its team in New York City.

May 16, 2024 | factly.in | Akhil Reddy

Update (16 May 2024): The same video has been widely circulated, claiming that it shows a vehicle with polled EVMs caught in Varanasi during the 2024 General elections. However, as debunked in the article, the video is from 2022, during the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. The CEO of Uttar Pradesh and the Varanasi DM have clarified that the EVMs being taken in the vehicle were for training purposes.

Oct 4, 2023 | factly.in | Akhil Reddy

Update (04 October 2023): The same video is being circulated, purporting to depict an incident of a policeman in the BJP Government in Madhya Pradesh thrashing a female protester. However, it has been previously debunked that the video is actually from an incident in Jharkhand, showing the police lathi-charging Anganwadi workers in 2019. Published (13 December 2019): A video is being shared widely on social media with a claim that it shows women being beaten up by the Police in Assam.

Jul 19, 2023 | factly.in | Akhil Reddy

అప్డేట్ (19 జులై 2023):వరంగల్‌లోని ఒక లేడీస్ హాస్టల్‌లో ఆడపిల్లలకు డబ్బు ఆశగా చూపించి వారితో వ్యభిచారం చేయిస్తున్న దృశ్యాలంటూ సోషల్ మీడియాలో ఒక వీడియో భాగా షేర్ అవుతుంది. డబ్బుకి ఆశపడి అమ్మాయిలు తమ జీవితాలను ఆగం చేసుకోవద్దని, ఈ ఘటన వరంగల్‌లో నిజంగా చోటుచేసుకుందని ఒక మహిళ ఈ వీడియో క్లిప్పుని షేర్ చేస్తూ తెలిపుతున్నారు. ఆ పోస్టులో ఎంతవరకు నిజముందో తెలుసుకుందాం.