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    Politics

    News18 falsely claims ‘Pakistan zindabad’ chanted after UP panchayat poll result

    Anuradha Prasad6th May 2021

    After the results of the recently-concluded gram panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh, News18 UP Uttarakhand broadcasted a video of a group celebrating the victory of an elected pradhan (head) in…

    Media analysis

    Media falsely reports Ramayana, Mahabharata to be taught in Saudi Arabian schools

    Archit3rd May 20214th May 2021

    Since the third week of April, several media organisations reported that Ramayana and Mahabharata will be taught in Saudi Arabia as part of their ‘Vision 2030’ initiative. East Coast Daily,…

    NewsReligion

    Brutal murder of two sadhus in Bihar’s Madhubani falsely communalised online

    Archit28th April 2021

    A widespread claim on social media suggests that two sadhus were killed in Madhubani’s Dharohar Temple for opposing ‘love jihad’. Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) member Vijay Shankar Tiwari’s tweet with…

    Media analysis

    Aaj Tak misrepresents COVID facility in Delhi as Lucknow

    Anuradha Prasad23rd April 2021

    On April 21, Aaj Tak reported that the Lucknow District Administration reserved 1,550 beds for people suffering from COVID-19. The channel tweeted a picture of rows of hospital beds inside…

    Media analysis

    Times Now airs visuals from Andhra to report on large gatherings in Kerala

    Pooja Chaudhuri20th April 2021

    On April 19, Times Now aired a broadcast claiming large gatherings were seen in Kerala despite the “skyrocketing” of COVID cases. Large gatherings seen in Kerala despite skyrocketing of COVID-19…

    Media analysis

    No, a ‘Harvard’ study did not laud UP govt’s handling of migrant crisis

    Archit15th April 202116th April 2021

    A piece of news that was widely reported in the media in the first week of April claimed that a Harvard study hailed the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh…

    Media analysis

    Delhi man ‘angry with God’ defiles Hanuman idols, Sudarshan News adds false Muslim angle

    Aqib Pathan14th April 2021

    Sudarshan TV tweeted a video claiming that three temples were vandalised in Dwarka, Delhi. “Another temple was gripped by hate,” read its tweet. (Archive Link) “नफ़रत की उन्मादी आंधी की…

    Media analysis

    Did Johns Hopkins hail UP among toppers in managing COVID across the world?

    Archit13th April 202114th April 2021

    In the first week of April, media outlets reported that an unnamed study by Johns Hopkins University found that Uttar Pradesh’s management of crisis during the pandemic was among the…

    Media analysis

    News Nation misidentifies shop as samadhi in Malanggad, accuses Muslims of trespass

    Archit7th April 20218th April 2021

    On March 28, several news outlets including News Nation reported that Muslim men entered a Hindu place of worship and interrupted aarti in Maharasthra’s Malanggad. At 4:13 minutes into a…

    NewsReligion

    Fact-check: Did Muslims enter a ‘temple’ in Maharashtra’s Malanggad to disrupt aarti?

    Archit3rd April 20213rd April 2021

    Two videos have surfaced on social media that show a heated confrontation between Muslim and Hindu communities at a place of worship. The videos show them arguing near two enshrined…

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