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India Today, Aaj Tak run news on Ahmad Massoud based on fake Twitter handle

Priyanka Jha7th September 20217th September 2021

In a recent ‘breaking news’ segment, India Today claimed that Ahmad Massoud, head of the National Resistance Force of Afghanistan (NRFA), tweeted a photo claiming that a Pakistani Air Force…

Republic, TV9 air video game clips as Pakistani airforce attack in Panjshir, Afghanistan

Pooja Chaudhuri6th September 20216th September 2021

After the Taliban claimed victory over opposition forces in Panjshir Valley, Afghanistan, Republic TV aired an ‘exclusive’ video accessed from Hasti TV alleging it shows the Pakistani Air Force attacks…

Times Now airs video from UK as Pakistani fighter jet in Panjshir Valley, Afghanistan

Pooja Chaudhuri & Aqib Pathan6th September 20217th September 2021

In a September 6 broadcast, Times Now aired a piece of ‘breaking news’ where a video of a fighter jet was broadcast as the “first visuals of a fighter jet,…

Republic Bharat airs image of BSP leader Yaqoob Qureshi as Taliban leader

Archit Mehta1st September 20211st September 2021

On August 31, several users on Twitter and Facebook shared an image of a Republic Bharat broadcast, pointing out that the channel erroneously aired a photograph of BSP leader Yaqoob…

Does the video show Taliban ‘hanging’ a body from a helicopter?

Mohammed Zubair1st September 20211st September 2021

The United States completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan on August 30, marking an end to two decades of conflict. The US has reportedly abandoned military equipment and those not dismantled…

Comedy skit carried by media outlets as bride slapping groom for chewing tobacco

Priyanka Jha31st August 2021

Several news channels recently aired a viral video claiming it shows a bride slapping her groom after she saw him chewing gutkha (tobacco) during the wedding ceremony. Aaj Tak aired…

Sudarshan News adds false communal spin to UP incident where a man was attacked

Archit Mehta30th August 202130th August 2021

On August 26, a video of four men mercilessly thrashing a man was shared on social media. A Twitter user posted the video and wrote, “Raju was beaten mercilessly by…

Media, journalists share old images as aftermath of Kabul airport blasts

Priyanka Jha28th August 2021

On August 26, Kabul was rocked by two blasts outside the airport. According to reports, more than 100 people died in the bombing attacks and many of the injured have…

TV9 aired old video of Texas football stadium as chaos in Kabul Airport

Priyanka Jha27th August 2021

News channel TV9 Digital uploaded a video on August 25 claiming it depicted the recent situation in Afghanistan. One of the clips was shown in the beginning few seconds was…

Media including Republic, India Today air old videos as Panjshir resistance against Taliban

Priyanka Jha & Mohammed Zubair26th August 2021

Discussing the recent events in Afghanistan on its primetime segment ‘Yeh Bharat Ki Baat Hai’ on August 23, Republic Bharat featured alleged visuals of attacks on the Taliban in Panjshir….

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Assam news outlets misreport 26 ‘Rohingya Muslims’ arrested in Guwahati

Zee Hindustan ran video of Baloch girl with machine gun as ‘Panjshir, Afghanistan’