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    Media analysis

    Abhishek Kumar

    Aaj Tak, NDTV, Times Now, News18 & others ran 4-yr-old video as aerial fight over Jaisalmer

    12th May 202512th May 2025
    Amid escalating tensions between India And Pakistan, a video was aired by the Indian media on May 9 which showed an air defense system foiling aerial attacks in the night...
    Aaj Tak, NDTV, Times Now, News18 & others ran 4-yr-old video as aerial fight over Jaisalmer
    Shinjinee Majumder

    His name was Qari Mohammad Iqbal. He was not a terrorist.

    9th May 202510th May 2025
    On the morning of May 7, the death of Qari Mohammad Iqbal became the focal point of news segments across media channels. He was labelled a “most-wanted terrorist” and a...
    His name was Qari Mohammad Iqbal. He was not a terrorist.

    Pakistani media shows old images of crashed IAF aircraft claiming Indian jets shot down post Op Sindoor

    Abhishek Kumar8th May 2025

    Within hours of the news break about India’s Operation Sindoor targeting terrorist bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir on May 7, Pakistani media and social media users shared…

    Pahalgam: Pak media falsely claims Indian Army Lt Gen M V Suchindra Kumar sacked, detained, following attack

    Abhishek Kumar2nd May 2025

    At least 26 people lost their lives in the terrorist attack in Pahalgam in Anantnag district of Kashmir on April 22. According to survivors’ accounts, the terrorists asked tourists enjoying…

    Media miseport on Pahalgam: ‘Last video of Vinay Narwal’ is not of slain Navy officer, shows some other couple

    Pawan Kumar25th April 2025

    At least 26 people were killed in the picturesque Baisaran valley near Pahalgam in Anantnag district on April 22 in the deadliest terror attack targetting tourists in Kashmir in recent times….

    Malhar certification, scheme mooted in Maharashtra to promote ‘jhatka meat’, is not a govt initiative

    Abhishek Kumar5th April 20255th April 2025

    Malhar certification, a recently launched initiative in Maharashtra that aims to identify Jhatka (animal slaughter performed according to Hindu traditions) meat sellers and provide them with certificates, has stirred up…

    Zee News shares misinformation; man offering namaz did not cause traffic jam in J&K

    Ankita Mahalanobish8th March 202511th March 2025

    On March 4, Zee News aired a video showing a truck driver offering namaz (Islamic prayers) atop his vehicle in the Ramban area of Jammu and Kashmir. The channel claimed…

    Wedding called off after groom danced to ‘Choli k peeche’? No, it was an ad that the media picked up as news

    Abhishek Kumar6th February 2025

    A newspaper clipping has been doing the rounds on social media featuring an alleged story about a groom in New Delhi dancing to the song ‘Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai’…

    How Indian media reported Adani group’s US indictment

    Oishani Bhattacharya & Diti Pujara17th December 202420th December 2024

    On November 20, billionaire Gautam Adani, along with seven other Adani group executives, was indicted by a United States court on charges of fraud and bribery. The Adani group chairperson,…

    News channels run doctored video of farmer leader Dallewal’s statement on Modi, question movement’s agenda

    Abhishek Kumar20th February 202420th February 2024

    A video related to the farmers’ movement is viral on social media in which farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal states that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity graph has skyrocketed after…

    Truck that caught fire in Unnao was not headed to Ayodhya Ram Mandir; misreport by Republic, NDTV, Mint et al

    Oishani Bhattacharya21st January 202421st January 2024

    Ahead of the Ram Mandir consecration ceremony in Ayodhya on January 22, an image of a truck engulfed in fire has gone viral. According to news reports, a truck carrying…

    ‘News’ of Amartya Sen’s passing false, confirms Nobel Laureate’s family

    Shinjinee Majumder10th October 202311th October 2023

    A claim that Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has passed away went viral on social media on October 10. On X (formerly Twitter), a handle named after the winner of the…

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