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Media outlets air scripted video of drunk groom offering varmala to sister-in-law as real incident

Abhishek Kumar20th July 202220th July 2022

A video purportedly from a wedding has gone viral on social media. In the video, the groom, who appears to be in an inebriated state, offers the wedding garland (varmala)…

Media misreports link 2021 IAF rescue operation in Andhra to recent Telangana floods

Abhishek Kumar19th July 2022

On July 13 media reports stated that the rise in water level of the Godavari river triggered widespread floods in Telangana. The low-lying areas are facing the brunt of the…

‘Flood jihad’ – NewsX, other media outlets, journos communalise Silchar floods

Archit Mehta11th July 202212th July 2022

While reporting on the Assam floods in June, The Indian Express stated that Silchar — southern Assam’s biggest town and the gateway to the three districts on the bank of…

Media outlets misreport pro-Pak chants raised in MP’s Katni after Muslim sarpanch’s win

Abhishek Kumar6th July 2022

A video is viral on social media. It has been shared along with the claim that pro-Pakistan slogans were raised in Katni, Madhya Pradesh following the victory of a Muslim…

Zee News falsely claimed Rahul Gandhi termed Udaipur murderers “children”

Abhishek Kumar2nd July 20222nd July 2022

Following the grisly murder of tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Rajasthan’s Udaipur, the police arrested two men from the Bhima area in the Rajsamand district. The accused have been identified as…

Zee News claims Buddhists “clashed” with Muslims in Ladakh. But what is the truth?

Archit Mehta27th June 2022

On June 16, Zee News posted a two-minute broadcast that showed people marching on hilly terrain. The march was carried out to create awareness for establishing a Gompa in Kargil,…

Chemical blast in Hyderabad mosque? False news by Aaj Tak, OpIndia

Abhishek Kumar17th June 2022

A section of the media reported that a chemical blast at the Gowliguda Masjid in Hyderabad left one Bharat Bathod dead and his father Venugopal seriously injured. Aaj Tak published…

Media outlets miseport jailed AAP leader Satyendra Jain’s face was ‘bruised’

Abhishek Kumar14th June 2022

On May 30, the Enforcement Directorate arrested Delhi minister Satyendra Jain in an alleged money laundering case. He was then remanded in custody from May 31 to June 9. On…

Aaj Tak, India TV air old video from Indonesia as bridge collapsing in Assam floods

Kinjal19th May 202219th May 2022

More than 6.6 lakh in 27 districts across Assam have been hit by the floods due to pre-monsoon rains in Assam. Nine people have died. While reporting on the flood…

Sudarshan News falsely claims Geeta Updesh Sthal was replaced with mazar

Kinjal18th May 2022

On May 9, Sudarshan News tweeted a video claiming ‘land jihad’ was underway in Haryana’s Kurukshetra. The video shows a man at the ‘Geeta Updesh Sthal’ in Kurukshetra. Pointing the…

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Media channels air an old clip of a landslide as recent visuals from Nashik

Sudhir Chaudhary on his new show on Aaj Tak featured a quote often falsely credited to Mark Twain