Why Saguaros and Sacred Sites Are Central to the Border-Wall Debate
A viral border-wall speech reflects a real conflict over Indigenous sacred sites, saguaros and desert habitat.
Ethiopia, Sudan, Nepal and Gaza: How to Verify a Viral Global-Crises Roundup
A viral roundup points to real crises, but its fast-moving figures require country-by-country verification.
Brick Kilns and Forced Labour: What a Viral Video Gets Wrong About the Numbers
Forced labour is a grave global problem, but a viral video’s brick-kiln figure and extreme claims need evidence.
Would Changing India’s Government Alone Stop Environmental Damage?
A video from the Bhoomi Army argues that removing the BJP would not, by itself, end illegal mining, corruption or ecological damage in India.
Eastern DRC Violence: What Can Be Verified as Conflict Footage Spreads Online
Videos circulating online are drawing renewed attention to violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Some posts show killings or burned settlements and claim to identify those responsible. But violent
Govind Tekale
Assam Youth Mobilisation Speech: What the Unidentified Address Says
In Assam, Northeast India, an Assamese student and political youth leader addressed what appears to be a student assembly — the specific event, venue, and date could not be independently verified from
Henderson AUKUS Apprenticeship Pipeline: Defence Versus Renewable Power
Western Australia has formally committed to becoming a renewable energy superpower. At the same time, the federal government is building a major nuclear submarine maintenance facility eleven minutes from suburban Perth. Both
Karmactive Team
India Bt Cotton Protests: What Operation Cremate Monsanto Changed
In November 1998, farmers in Karnataka did not wait for a government hearing or a legal ruling. They found field trials of genetically modified Bt cotton, pulled the plants from the ground,
Rahul Somvanshi
ICJ Climate Opinion: What the Pacific Students’ Campaign Changed
In 2019, 27 law students at the University of the South Pacific in Vanuatu began watching the ocean rise toward their communities and asked a question nobody had formally put to the
CJP police notices before October 10 protest: What Abhijeet Dipke says happened
The Cockroach Janta Party has claimed that Maharashtra police have issued preventive notices to its activists ahead of a planned October 10 protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. The notices, reported to
De Niro and Ruffalo Rally NYC Voters Against Trump; Officials Urge Registration Verification
Actors Robert De Niro and Mark Ruffalo spoke Sunday evening at a “Hands Off Our Vote” rally in New York City, using the event to urge voters to reject Donald Trump ahead
Tejal Somvanshi
Mad Sandhu Shot Dead in Amritsar as Police Probe Targeted Killing
Social Media Influencer Shot Dead in Amritsar: Police Investigation Underway Madhusudan Sandhu, known as Mad Sandhu, a social media content creator with a substantial online following, was shot dead in Amritsar on
Delhi Election Protests: AAP Detentions Put Voter-Roll Fight at India Gate
Delhi Protests Escalate: Why AAP Workers Are Demanding Election Chief's Resignation Hook Protesters, including Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders, were detained by Delhi Police on October 4 after attempting to march toward
Mangrove Deforestation at Turzen Point, Chargut
Seven months after protesting the felling of mangroves at Turzen Point in Chargut, activists returned to find the devastation worse. “This is at the end of the road where the mangroves were
Sunita Somvanshi