Indian Fact-Checker Duo Among Contenders For Nobel Peace: TIME Report October 05, 2022 https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/fact-checkers-mohammed-zubair-pratik-sinha-among-favourites-for-nobel-peace-time-report-3404641
The co-founders of fact-check site AltNews are among 343 candidates in the running for the Nobel Peace Prize for 2022.
Excerpt from Time: https://time.com/6219502/nobel-peace-prize-2022-favorites/
Pratik Sinha and Mohammed Zubair
Journalists Pratik Sinha and Mohammed Zubair, co-founders of Indian fact checking website AltNews, have relentlessly been battling misinformation in India, where the Hindu nationalist BJP party has been accused of frequently stoking discrimination against Muslims. Sinha and Zubair have methodologically debunked rumors and fake news circulating on social media and called out hate speech.
The Peace Research Institute Oslo—which researches peaceful relations between states, groups, and people—releases an annual personal shortlist for the Peace Prize. This year, their picks for the prize included some other names and groups, such as Indian activist Harsh Mander, the International Court of Justice, Hong Kong activist Agnes Chow Ting, and the Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG).
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