A viral video of explosions targeting a moving train is being circulated by media outlets and on social media with claims that it shows the recently hijacked passenger train in…
Another surgical strike in Pak? Centre, PIB, Army refute Dainik Jagran report
On the front page of its national edition dated August 22, Hindi daily Dainik Jagran claimed the Indian Army had carried out a surgical strike on Pakistan once again. The…
Morphed version of Dainik Jagran’s Instagram post on Sana Khan viral
Several social media users have shared a photograph where actress Sana Khan is seen with her husband, Surat-based businessman Mufti Anas Saiyad. The Hindi text below this photograph says, ‘Sana…
Dainik Jagran ad promoting eco-friendly Holi morphed with ‘Ek Mohalla Ek Bakra’ jibe
An apparent photo of a Dainik Jagran advertisement is viral on the internet. The ad says in large font, “एक मुहल्ला एक बकरा” (Translation: one neighborhood, one goat) and the…
RRB-NTPC protest: Dainik Jagran uses 2019 photo while reporting on police excess
[Warning: The visuals depict violence and can be distressing for some. Viewer discretion is advised.] On January 25, a large number of the applicants of the RRB-NTPC exams in UP…
Dainik Jagran’s misleading reports portray mass burials in Prayagraj haven’t risen due to COVID
The second wave of the coronavirus pandemic in India did not only overwhelm an unprepared healthcare system but also choked crematoriums unaccustomed to performing mass funerals. Many of those unable…
Dainik Jagran, Punjab Kesari misreport youth in Punjab throws notes laced with spit
On April 25, Twitter user Hatinder Singh posted a video report by ‘Daily Post Punjabi’, with the message, “In Phillaur, Punjab, This Man Was Caught Throwing Notes On The Road…
AAP offers monetary relief to only Muslim victims of Delhi riots? Dainik Jagran clipping morphed
An alleged newspaper clipping has been shared on social media. It claims that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is providing relief assistance to only Muslim victims of the Delhi riots….
Post-mortem report of Kathua victim contradicts Dainik Jagran’s front page splash
“No rape of the girl in Kathua, postmortem report only talks of injuries” screamed the front page of the Hindi newspaper Dainik Jagran on April 20. The article claims that…
Dainik Jagran and Amar Ujala portrayed J&K civilian as slain terrorist
It has been observed that mainstream media at times has succumbed to disseminating false information either unwittingly or otherwise. Recently in November, there was a report of television actress Sulagna…