Ahead of the Ram Mandir consecration ceremony in Ayodhya on January 22, an image of a truck engulfed in fire has gone viral. According to news reports, a truck carrying…
Cyclone Biparjoy: Republic anchor’s antics symptomatic of everything that’s wrong with Indian TV media
Even before cyclone Biparjoy (literally, ‘disaster’) made landfall in Gujarat, news anchor Sweta Tripathi had taken Indian television news by storm on Wednesday night. Republic Bharat, the channel where she…
Old video merged with Rakesh Tikait’s recent altercation with Republic TV reporter
Facebook page Inquilab India, with over three lakh followers, posted a 40-second clip that shows two segments. In the first, a female reporter invades the personal space of farmer leader…
Republic, TV9 air video game clips as Pakistani airforce attack in Panjshir, Afghanistan
After the Taliban claimed victory over opposition forces in Panjshir Valley, Afghanistan, Republic TV aired an ‘exclusive’ video accessed from Hasti TV alleging it shows the Pakistani Air Force attacks…
Republic Bharat airs image of BSP leader Yaqoob Qureshi as Taliban leader
On August 31, several users on Twitter and Facebook shared an image of a Republic Bharat broadcast, pointing out that the channel erroneously aired a photograph of BSP leader Yaqoob…
Media including Republic, India Today air old videos as Panjshir resistance against Taliban
Discussing the recent events in Afghanistan on its primetime segment ‘Yeh Bharat Ki Baat Hai’ on August 23, Republic Bharat featured alleged visuals of attacks on the Taliban in Panjshir….
Republic Bharat deletes misleading report on Priyanka Gandhi without clarification
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi’s speech during Kisan Panchayat in Mathura was interrupted over an alleged rape case in Rajasthan where Congress is in power. A minor girl’s parents alleged…
Media reports falsely claim Suriname’s President to be chief guest at 2021 Republic Day parade
India will be celebrating its 72nd Republic Day next week. On January 10, one day after the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, reports claiming Suriname’s Indian-origin president, Chandrikapersad Santokhi, will be the…
Old video of tractor stunt viral as farmers’ practicing for upcoming Republic Day march
A video of a tractor stunt was shared online, with users claiming that it shows farmers preparing for their upcoming parade on Republic Day. On January 2, farmers’ unions announced…
Morphed image shows Uddhav Thackeray watching Republic TV amidst TRP racket
On October 8, Mumbai Police Commissioner Paramvir Singh briefed the media on their findings related to a Television Rating Point (TRP) racket. TRP is a tool that judges a channel’s…