The murder of a man named Harish in Petbasheerabad, Hyderabad, recently came to light, which was described as a suspected case of honour killing. Several media outlets, Right Wing propaganda…
Chemical blast in Hyderabad mosque? False news by Aaj Tak, OpIndia
A section of the media reported that a chemical blast at the Gowliguda Masjid in Hyderabad left one Bharat Bathod dead and his father Venugopal seriously injured. Aaj Tak published…
OpIndia twists woman’s allegation of eve-teasing at Tikri border as ‘rape’, woman issues legal notice
OpIndia wrote a story on June 6 claiming that a woman was allegedly raped at the Tikri border during the farmers’ protest. The right-wing propaganda outlet claimed that a nurse…
OpIndia CEO targets singer Caralisa Monteiro with fake tweet in her name
Singer Caralisa Monteiro had recently tweeted a morphed screengrab of an OpIndia article. She later took down her tweet. Soon after, another screenshot was widespread. But this time in Monteiro’s…
Morphed OpIndia screengrab claims Greta Thunberg’s real name is ‘Ghazala Bhat’
Sharjah-based Hend bint Faisal Al Qasimi, Emirati princess of Al Qasimi family, claimed that right-wing propaganda website OpIndia published an article which said that climate activist Greta Thunberg’s real name…
BJP uses protester’s image to depict ‘happy’ farmer; OpIndia’s failed attempt to defend
BJP Punjab recently used a photograph of a ‘happy farmer’ on an advertisement for farm laws. But the person whose image was picked up wasn’t happy about the feature. Harpreet…
OpIndia changes Indian journo Jawed Naqvi’s nationality to ‘Pakistani’ to take a swipe at Scroll
“Scroll gives space to Pakistani author to blame India for tensions between the two countries,” claimed pro-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) propaganda website OpIndia in a piece from October 6, 2020….
Gopalganj case: OpIndia blames victim’s father, accuses him of lying to give itself a clean chit
In an article published on May 9, OpIndia claimed that a 15-year-old boy Rohit was sacrificed in a mosque in Bihar’s Gopalganj. Our investigation found that the story was false….
Gopalganj case: Boy drowns in river, OpIndia claims he was sacrificed in a mosque
In an article published on May 9, right-wing propaganda website OpIndia claimed that a mosque sacrificed a Hindu boy in Bihar’s Gopalganj. “A new mosque had been built in the…
OpIndia’s article on ‘yellow journalism’ is a work of plagiarism
The outrage machinery went into operation soon after Kashmiri photographers, Dar Yasin, Mukhtar Khan and Channi Anand were honoured with the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in feature photography for their coverage…