Ep 396: Mohammed Zubair and Pratik Sinha Are Fighting for Us

They started out busting misinformation. Then, as fake news became weaponized at an industrial scale, they become warriors not just for truth, but for a better society. Mohammed Zubair and Pratik Sinha join Amit Varma in episode 396 of The Seen and the Unseen to talk about their life, their work and their country. (FOR FULL LINKED SHOW NOTES, GO TO SEENUNSEEN.IN.) Also check out: 1. Mohammed Zubair on Twitter, Instagram and Alt News. 2. Pratik Sinha on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Alt News. 3. Alt News. 4. Fighting Fake News — Episode 133 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Pratik Sinha). 5. Sample SSR conspiracy theory: He’s alive! 6. PeerTube and BigBlueButton. 7. India Needs Decentralization -- Episode 47 of Everything is Everything. 8. Mohammed Zubair interviewed by Alishan Jafri. 9. Gita Press and the Making of Hindu India — Akshaya Mukul. 10. The Gita Press and Hindu Nationalism — Episode 139 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Akshaya Mukul). 11. Whatever happened To Ehsan Jafri on February 28, 2002? — Harsh Mander. 12. Hussain Haidry, Hindustani Musalmaan — Episode 275 of The Seen and the Unseen. 13. Kashi Ka Assi — Kashinath Singh. 14. Kaveri's thread about the new scam in town. 15. BR Ambedkar's BBC interview. 16. The Life and Times of Teesta Setalvad — Episode 302 of The Seen and the Unseen. 17. Aakar Patel Is Full of Hope — Episode 270 of The Seen and the Unseen. 18. The Swiss Family Robinson -- Johann David Wyss. 19. The Historybook -- Jannik Hastrup. You can SUPPORT ALT NEWS by donating here. This episode is sponsored by The 6% Club, which will get you from idea to launch in 45 days! Amit’s newsletter is active again. Subscribe right away to The India Uncut Newsletter! It’s free! Amit Varma and Ajay Shah have launched a new video podcast. Check out Everything is Everything on YouTube. Check out Amit’s online course, The Art of Clear Writing. Episode art: ‘Fighting Leviathon’ by Simahina.