When Shashi Tharoor dismissed Arnab Goswami’s accusation as “an exasperating farrago of distortions, misrepresentations and outright lies….”, the nation wanted to know what “farrago” meant. Google search results for the…
Times Now and hashtags, a case study of blatant media bias
#ConclaveOfCowards. Yes, that was the hashtag chosen by Times Now for the national conclave of stakeholders in Kashmir proposed by Former PM Manmohan Singh and senior JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav…
“Are you Stating Facts, Dr. Makarand Paranjape?”, Dr. Chinnaiah Jangam presents his side of the story
Editorial Introduction Since the last few days, social media has been buzzing with the news of Dr. Makarand Paranjape, author and Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University being stopped from attending…
Mistaken identity, this Ankit Bhardwaj is NOT a BJP member as AAP alleged
While BJP continues to rule the roost on social media, unlike pre-2014, other parties like Congress and AAP have also created a space for themselves on social media with dedicated…
This article has been retracted in response to a legal demand
This article has been retracted in response to a legal demand.
Hang Rapists, but will it reduce Rapes?
The rape and horrific injuries leading to death of Nirbhaya shocked the nation’s conscience. In a reactionary stance, an inquiry committee submitted its findings and recommendations within a month. The…
Indian media’s reluctant coverage of 2017 World Press Freedom Index is a reflection of India’s low rank
In 2013, when India’s rank in the World Press Freedom Index dropped sharply from 131 to 140, Times of India’s headline, “India drops to 140th rank in press freedom, lowest…
The link between Arogya Bharati, that promises genius babies, and the RSS that OpIndia couldn’t find
It has been reported by multiple media outlets that RSS-linked organisation Arogya Bharati has promised ‘Uttam Santati’, i.e. a perfect child under an Arogya Bharati project called “Garbh Sanskar”. Indian…
Who runs the fake news website Dainikbharat.org? Let us find out.
On Alt News, we have run several stories about fake videos and fake news that get propagated via social media. Considering the amount of fakery out there, my personal belief…
Nexus between slaughter houses and Ahmedabad based Akhil Bharatiya Sarvdaliya Gauraksha Mahaabhiyan Samiti uncovered
A nexus between the slaughter houses and Akhil Bharatiya Sarvdaliya Gauraksha Mahaabhiyan Samiti, Ahmedabad, has been uncovered. A truck full of cows and calves was seized from ‘Golden Chowkdi’, Vadodara…