Having written for international publications for nearly two decades — first as a journalist and then as a columnist — by now I’ve grown used to the usual charges flung by some of those…
President Kovind gains 3 million NEW followers in an hour? Get real, Indian media
“President Kovind makes Twitter debut, gains 3 million followers in one hour.” Sections of Indian media have been fawning over President Kovind gaining three million followers in the span of…
“Amit Shah never flies in chartered planes”. Oh really, Financial Express?
“Amit Shah never flies in chartered planes, doesn’t stay at hotels rather prefers party workers home,” claimed the headline of Financial Express story about the simple lifestyle of BJP President….
Ban on sale of eggs and meat in Dadri due to Kanwar Yatra is not fake news
Here is an interesting variant to fake news – one where genuine news gets labelled as fake. This is a story about restrictions on the sale of eggs and meat…
News18 gets a lesson in flags from Twitter users – Pakistani flag vs Islamic flag
Pakistani flag in Uttar Pradesh? At least that is what News18India would like us to believe. “Uttar Pradesh, Gonda: Pakistani flag hoisted on an electricity pole, created tension”, tweeted News18India….
Times Now, Republic share photo shot during food festival as Robert Vadra’s “meeting” with Chinese envoy
Republic TV and Times Now shared a photograph of the Gandhi family with the claim that this “undated” picture shows Robert Vadra and Rahul Gandhi with the Chinese envoy. Fact-check…
Fact Check: Are terror activities contained in Jammu and Kashmir as claimed by BJP?
“Modi government’s ‘free hand’ to the army helping contain terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir” claimed the infographic shared on the day of the terror attack on Amarnath Yatra by…
Media bias: A tale of two riots – Basirhat in West Bengal vs Vadavali in Gujarat
“Where is the media?” This is a question that was frequently asked with reference to the recent Basirhat riots. There was a widespread belief among right-wingers that media did not…
Is Modi Govt the most trusted in the world as claimed by Indian media?
Yet again, multiple Indian media organisations have made a claim based on statistics which they did not bother to verify or read the fine print. “Narendra Modi’s Govt is most…
A call for lynching in Bengaluru after Jinnah’s picture spotted on a bus. And the truth is ..
“How many of you are campaigning against it and will Pledge to Lynch this Owner inside that Bus and Burn it?” This was the violent reaction of Abhishek Singh, a…