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Indian media falsely claims ex-Pak diplomat admits 300 killed in Balakot airstrike

Kalim Ahmed10th January 202111th January 2021

On Friday, January 9, Indian news outlets reported that former Pakistani diplomat, “Agha” Hilaly has admitted that the February 26, 2019 Balakot airstrike saw 300 casualties on the Pakistani side….

Indian media present UP govt ad in TIME as actual ‘report’ by the magazine

Sam Jawed7th January 20217th January 2021

Several news channels including Zee News, ABP Ganga and News18 UP have telecasted news about TIME magazine appreciating Yogi Adityanath government’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis. It was a similar…

Journalists or bots? Flurry of identical, erroneous tweets on PM Modi’s gurudwara visit

Sam Jawed21st December 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an unscheduled visit to gurudwara Rakab Ganj on Sunday, December 20, that started a flurry of activity among journalists. After being provided information about the…

Prasar Bharati, DD News tweet 2017 video as flooding due to Cyclone Nivar in Chennai’s Marina beach

Aqib Pathan26th November 2020

Tropical Cyclone Nivar made landfall near Puducherry in the early hours of November 26, bringing heavy downpour to the union territory and neighbouring Tamil Nadu where three people have died….

Indian army refutes PTI-led media reports of “pinpoint strikes” in PoK

Pooja Chaudhuri19th November 202019th November 2020

A report by Press Trust of India (PTI) made headlines in the evening of November 19. It claimed that the Indian army is carrying out “pinpoint strikes on terror launchpads…

Old unfounded reports of removal of JK from UN ‘list of disputes’ viral again

Archit16th November 202016th November 2020

Several social media users shared an October 29 article published by a website called Latest Laws (archived link). As per the article, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) was removed from the…

‘Modi-Modi’ chants were not raised in Pak parliament; India TV, BJP leaders make false claim

Priyanka Jha29th October 2020

In a broadcast aired on October 28, India TV claimed that slogans of ‘Modi-Modi’ were raised in the Pakistani parliament. India TV editor-in-chief Rajat Sharma said while anchoring the show,…

Paul Pogba did not quit French football team after Pres Macron’s remarks on Islam

Kalim Ahmed26th October 2020

Media reports that French footballer Paul Pogba has retired from international football came pouring in on October 26. According to UK-based The Sun, the news was first reported by several…

TV9 Bharatvarsh airs video game clip as Armenia shooting down Azerbaijani MiG-25

Archit9th October 20209th October 2020

Amidst the ongoing Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict where the death toll has crossed 250, two videos of shots being fired at fighter jets have gone viral on social media. Video 1: On…

Old image of tunnel in US shared by media as ‘Atal Tunnel’ inaugurated by PM Modi

Archit6th October 20206th October 2020

On October 3, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Atal Tunnel at Rohtang, Himachal Pradesh. The Hindu reported that the 9.02 km-long-tunnel, built by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), connects…

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ABP News falsely claims ‘free’ COVID vaccine in India costs Rs 3-5k in US, UK

News18, Jagran blame bad weather for CM Khattar’s rally cancelled due to farmer protests