Thread by @khanthefatima

Mohd Zubair has often been shy of wearing the tag of a journalist, and yet on many days of the past year, his work has shaped the very news cycle. How did he go from running a parody account to becoming a news institution in himself? I profile Zubair here.
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Speaking to @TheQuint, Magsaysay Awardee @ravishndtv said Zubair has been doing "what should have been the mainstream media's job", "at great personal risk".
“Those in power are thriving due to fake news...To fact-check their lies means facing cases"
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Zubair's twitter became the source of every report on the Haridwar Dharam Sansad. "He could have written a story with his by-line, as an exclusive investigation. But he tweeted it all out for all journalists to use as an open source," said @alishan_jafri
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It is Zubair’s Dharam Sansad reporting that led to the arrest of some of the seers who spoke at the event. It is then no surprise that one of them, Anand Swaroop, is celebrating Zubair’s arrest. “Now he must have understood the outcome of sending saints behind bars on fake cases”

But none of the hate Zubair had faced had a patch on what was to come, when he shared a clip of #NupurSharma on Times Now. His tweet got unprecedented attention, ultimately causing the BJP global embarrassment. Threats against him exacerbated manifold
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Zubair helped sift through scores of vile screenshots on social media after the #BulliBai deals needed to be submitted to the police. "He didn’t care for credit. He is one of those rare people who work selflessly to make this country better": @SidrahDP
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Despite the social media fame and immense following, Zubair "remains media-shy," said @NirjhariSinha
"Zubair would always be very reluctant to even appear in TV debates. He does not like grabbing limelight"
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