Archit Mehta | Personal Portfolio

Salam Namaste, Archit is an investigative journalist with over seven years of experience. He integrates computational research, open-source intelligence (OSINT), Critical Discourse Analysis from the Lancaster School of Linguistics, and data visualization to uncover complex narratives. His work focuses on documenting human rights violations, water politics in MENA, migration in Sahara-Sahel, peace agreements, decolonization, cyber policy, content analysis, survey research, and dis/misinformation.

I am a MA in Communication, Culture, and Technology, Georgetown University and the Lede Program, Columbia University alumni. Until May 2025, he was an ACMCU Investigative Media Fellow at Drop Site News. View his resume here.

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Investigations and Reports

Publication	Title
Drop Site News	Cisco, a Major Contributor to Israel's Military Technology, Fired a Pro-Palestine Employee
Drop Site News	Georgetown Postdoc the Latest to Be Detained by ICE as Crackdown on Campus Speech Widens
Drop Site News	How a controversial law allows Modi's Hindu nationalists to monitor private relationships
Footnote	An Open Letter To National Archives Museum From A Journalist
The Bridge Initiative	The Bridge Initiative Factsheet on Yogi Adityanath
The Bridge Initiative	Israel-Palestine: Mapping Islamophobia on Facebook by U.S. Presidential Candidates
Gnovis	Discord's April Fools' Loot Box Video: A Blatant Disregard for Ongoing Genocide in Gaza
Zan Times	Who is the real Zarifa Ghafari?
Alt News	Jagran-owned Vishvas News continues as IFCN signatory despite violating codes of conduct
Alt News	Fact-check: Did Brahmins play a role in key events of Dr Ambedkar's life?
Alt News	Tripura police claims no mosque was torched in Panisagar but ground reality differs
Alt News	PM Modi’s speech in Varanasi: Mix of false claims, half-truths and exaggerated praises
Alt News	Dainik Jagran's misleading reports portray mass burials in Prayagraj haven't risen due to COVID
Alt News	The link between misinformation and radicalisation: Revisiting a Delhi riots hate speech video
Alt News	Delhi riots 'fact-finding' report accepted by Amit Shah replete with false, unsubstantiated claims
The Hindu	City has no helpline though suicide cases are on the rise

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