{"id":10589,"date":"2018-03-23T19:35:47","date_gmt":"2018-03-23T14:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=10589"},"modified":"2018-03-23T20:57:11","modified_gmt":"2018-03-23T15:27:11","slug":"breaking-fake-news-aaj-tak-and-republic-tv-misreport-delhi-hc-verdict-on-aap-mlas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/breaking-fake-news-aaj-tak-and-republic-tv-misreport-delhi-hc-verdict-on-aap-mlas\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking Fake News: Aaj Tak and Republic TV misreport Delhi HC verdict on AAP MLAs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The \u201cBreaking News\u201d industry has done it again. Delhi High Court\u2019s judgement on the \u2018office of profit\u2019 case involving the AAP MLAs was expected today. In their rush to be the first to break news, Republic TV, India Today and Aaj Tak ended up sharing false news about it.<\/p>\n<p>Aaj Tak, the Hindi channel of the illustrious India Today group falsely announced that AAP\u2019s 20 MLAs were disqualified by the Delhi High Court. The Aaj Tak live video is quite hilarious as after delivering a \u201cbig blow\u201d to Arvind Kejriwal and initiating a discussion on it, the anchor learns on live TV that the reality is otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>In the clip below, the anchor Anjana Om Kashyap begins by saying, <em>&#8220;The 20 AAP MLAs have been disqualified. Big news from the High Court, first on Aaj Tak. Big decision by Delhi HC. No relief for the 20 AAP MLAs. Their petition has been rejected&#8221;<\/em> (translated), The broadcast then shifted from the newsroom to the Delhi High Court where the Aaj Tak correspondent reported the &#8216;news&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Aajtak Fake news about 20 AAP MLAs\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/261466226?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In a hilarious turn of events however, the channel realised that the information from the Delhi HC was exactly the opposite of what it reported in haste. The anchor clarified by saying,<em> &#8220;This news has now turned on its head. Big relief for AAP MLAs and the earlier information relayed by Aaj Tak has proved to be false. Apologies. The decision of the court changed on its way out of the Court premises&#8221;<\/em> (translated).<\/p>\n<p>Aaj Tak&#8217;s sister channel India Today also tweeted this false news at 2:24 pm.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10602\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/indiatodayaapmla.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"690\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/indiatodayaapmla.png 332w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/indiatodayaapmla-300x194.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAAP<em> MLAs stand disqualified. Big blow to Arvind Kejriwal\u201d<\/em> tweeted Republic TV when in reality the Delhi High Court had set aside the disqualification of the 20 AAP MLAs.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-10591\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/republicaapmla-746x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/republicaapmla.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/republicaapmla-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/republicaapmla-696x955.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/republicaapmla-306x420.jpg 306w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Facts seem to have no place in the age of \u201cbreaking news\u201d. This is not the first time that news channels have made such an embarrassing mistake in their rush to be the first to break news. A few months ago sections of Indian media had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/breaking-fake-news-sections-indian-media-acquit-lalu-prasad-yadav-convicting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">acquitted Lalu Yadav<\/a> before convicting him, and more recently they had announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/traced-floated-false-forensics-report-states-sridevi-died-heart-attack-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">results of Sridevi\u2019s autopsy<\/a> even before they were released.<\/p>\n<p>Let us look what happened this time that left Republic and Aaj Tak red faced:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">2.23pm<\/span><\/span>: Kapil Mishra tweeted that 20 AAP MLAs disqualified by Delhi High Court<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/kapilmishraaapmla.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"733\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/kapilmishraaapmla.jpg 506w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/kapilmishraaapmla-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/kapilmishraaapmla-324x160.jpg 324w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">2.24pm<\/span><\/span>: Anjana Om Kashyap of Aaj Tak tweeted the same in Hindi and Aaj Tak announced the false news on air<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10594\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/anjanaaapmla.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/anjanaaapmla.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/anjanaaapmla-300x89.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/anjanaaapmla-696x206.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2:24 pm: India Today tweeted the false news<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">2.25 pm<\/span><\/span>: Republic TV tweeted the false news<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">2.28 pm<\/span><\/span>\u00a0ANI news flash about High Court decision<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Delhi High Court sets aside the ECI recommendations to disqualify the 20 AAP MLAs in connection to the office of profit. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ujt903V7E5\">pic.twitter.com\/ujt903V7E5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ANI (@ANI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ANI\/status\/977107362715709440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In the five minutes that the fake news remained in circulation , leaders from both BJP and Congress fell for it and started rejoicing.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Good that 20 AAP MLA are disqualified on charges of corruption!<\/p>\n<p>Delhi Govt itself,admitted before Election Commission that a huge amount was spent on office, furniture, transportation&amp;perks for these Parliamentary Secretaries similar to Ministers!<\/p>\n<p>Isn\u2019t it a form of corruption?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ajay Maken (@ajaymaken) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ajaymaken\/status\/977106279146586112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-10595\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/vijaygoelaapmla-1024x374.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/vijaygoelaapmla.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/vijaygoelaapmla-300x110.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/vijaygoelaapmla-768x281.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/vijaygoelaapmla-696x254.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What happened next was a complete meltdown and a rush to delete the celebratory tweets. Thus ended yet another hilarious episode of \u201cbreaking fake news\u201d. It does leave us wondering about the credibility of the \u201csources\u201d that our media houses rely on for their news and the process, if any to verify authenticity of the news before breaking it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update (20:51 23-03-2018):<\/strong>  Misreporting on the aforementioned issue was more widespread than we had imagined. Several Alt News readers have shared screenshots of other news channels who also carried the false news. We are posting them here.e<\/p>\n<p><strong>Times Now:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PgUSb2YTyk\">pic.twitter.com\/PgUSb2YTyk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chetan (@satan2986) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/satan2986\/status\/977185844371931138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>India TV:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/india-tv-fake.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"565\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/india-tv-fake.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/india-tv-fake-287x300.jpg 287w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/india-tv-fake-401x420.jpg 401w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/03\/india-tv-fake-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The \u201cBreaking News\u201d industry has done it again. Delhi High Court\u2019s judgement on the \u2018office of profit\u2019 case involving the AAP MLAs was expected today. In their rush to be the first to break news, Republic TV, India Today and Aaj Tak ended up sharing false news about it. 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