Bal Krishna leads the Fact Check and Visual Investigation department at the India Today Group. Before switching to fact-checking, he was a broadcast journalist for over two decades, covering the Prime Minister’s Office, the Parliament, and national politics. He has reported for India Today and Aaj Tak from almost every Indian state and abroad.

Bal Krishna has trained with several international experts and has been certified by renowned organisations like Intel Techniques, GIJN, Google News Initiative, and the Digital Forensic Research Lab. He keenly follows the latest developments in Artificial Intelligence, especially generative AI and deepfakes. He loves experimenting with new forensic tools and figuring out novel ways to integrate AI and verification.