Hullo,

It’s (almost) here: the first episode of Scroll Adda.

My first guest is Pratik Sinha, co-founder of Alt News.

In a wide-ranging conversation, Pratik explains the nuts and bolts of fake news: how IT cells manufacture it and the hate it injects into Indian society.

He also opens up about the mental health toll of being a fact checker in these times: trolling, personal attacks and even threats of jail time is the “reward” people like Pratik get for trying to fight fake news.

Go to the link and click “notify me” to make sure you don’t miss the podcast when it airs this Friday at 6 pm.

Cheers,
Shoaib