Devesh Mishra
Verified
(He/Him)
As seen in:
AFP Fact Check,
MSN,
MSN Philippines,
Yahoo Entertainment,
ET Government,
Yahoo Canada,
Yahoo News,
Yahoo News Malaysia,
Yahoo News Philippines,
Yahoo News UK,
Yahoo Singapore
and
Covers:
Disinformation, Misinformation, Fake news, OSINET, Online scams, Phishing, Climate change, Sectarian Violence and Social Media trends, Politics, Human rights
Digital verification Journalist @AFPFactCheck, worked with @boomlive_in, @aajtakradio Trainer @Fact_shala, Allumi- @IIMC_India,@UoA_official
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Devesh Mishra’s Biography
Read Full Bio →I am a Digital Verification Journalist and Fact Checker based in New Delhi, specializing in tracking disinformation, misinformation, and fake news circulated across social media in the Asia-Pacific region. Prior to my current role at AFP, I worked as a reporter for the fact-checking platform BOOM Live in New Delhi and as a media trainer for the Google News Initiative’s FactShala programme. My reporting focuses on issues such as sectarian violence, climate change, and online scams, including phi…
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Fanishwar Nath Renu, Anil Yadav
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Being a journalist means investigating, reporting, and communicating information to the public about current events, trends, or issues. The role involves a strong sense of ethics, critical thinking, and the ability to verify sources to ensure the credibility of the information.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
InVID, Google Lens, ChatGPT, Google fact check explorer