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Media circus continues: Did Ranveer seek permission to join Deepika during NCB ‘drug’ probe?

Pooja Chaudhuri26th September 202028th September 2020

Actor Deepika Padukone has become the cause célèbre after diverting mainstream media’s attention from Rhea Chakraborty in the Bollywood ‘drug cartel’ probe. In a similar WhatsApp chat ‘leak’, Padukone was…

Sudarshan News show ‘UPSC Jihad’ riddled with false claims

Pooja Chaudhuri22nd September 202027th September 2020

On September 11, Sudarshan News broadcast its controversial show on Muslim ‘infiltration’ in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination after the Supreme Court overturned a Delhi High Court order…

ANI presents RSS-backed event as ‘Muslim community’ celebrating PM Modi’s birthday at Nizamuddin

Pooja Chaudhuri21st September 202027th September 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated his 70th birthday on September 17, 2020. News agency ANI published a story that same day claiming the Muslim community in Delhi gathered outside the…

Misleading reports claimed Pakistan admitted to Dawood Ibrahim’s presence in Karachi

Archit15th September 2020

On August 22 and 23, several media outlets in India reported Pakistan has admitted that terrorist Dawood Ibrahim is in Karachi. Some of the media outlets that published this report…

Times Now airs FB Live video as ‘secret’ admission by Left-wing activists on Umar Khalid

Pooja Chaudhuri15th September 202016th September 2020

Former JNU student leader Umar Khalid was arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act or UAPA for his alleged role in Delhi riots. After 11 hours of questioning, Delhi Police’s…

ABP News broadcasts clips from PUBG trailer as visuals of upcoming game FAU-G

Aqib Pathan12th September 2020

On September 2, the Indian government banned the popular Chinese action game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, popularly known as PUBG, for “national security concerns”. The ban came against the backdrop of India’s…

ABP News, TOI fall for fake Twitter account impersonating Rhea Chakraborty’s father

Priyanka Jha10th September 202010th September 2020

On September 9, The Times of India reported that actor Rhea Chakraborty’s father Indrajit Chakraborty was deeply saddened by the news of her arrest. According to the report, her father…

Times Now airs visuals of ‘3 idiots’ shooting point as tourists on Chinese side of Pangong Lake

Pooja Chaudhuri9th September 202011th September 2020

On September 6, Times Now reported that China has thrown open the Pangong Tso Lake to international tourists and domestic tourists as well. “The videos of opening Pangong Tso Lake…

India Today Group, Times Now air old images of PLA cemetery as graves of Chinese killed in Galwan

Pratik Sinha, Pooja Chaudhuri & Mohammed Zubair1st September 20201st September 2020

The deadly face-off between Indian and Chinese soldiers in Galwan valley on June 15 led to the deaths of 20 Indian army men. The casualties suffered on the Chinese side,…

Times Now runs tweet by fake account of Sushant Singh Rajput’s sister as ‘breaking news’

Archit29th August 202029th August 2020

On August 28, Times Now reported on an image posted by Twitter account @iaMeetuSingh which claimed to be the “official account” of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s sister. Rajput was…

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Victim blaming on social media: How Shraddha murder case exposed the patriarchal core of Right Wing

Aaj Tak, India TV, Jagran fell for Elon Musk’s joke; Twitter didn’t hire back two fired employees