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Media outlets share photo of IS terrorist as Hizbul commander gunned down in Kashmir

Priyanka Jha13th July 202113th July 2021

Indian security forces reportedly killed Hizbul Mujahideen commander Mehrajuddin Halwai alias Ubaid on the morning of July 7 in an alleged encounter in North Kashmir’s Handwara district. In their coverage…

News18 airs old photos from West Bengal during a show on recent post-poll violence

Priyanka Jha24th June 2021

On June 21, the Calcutta High Court refused the West Bengal government’s plea to stay its order directing the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to probe post-poll violence in the…

Did PM Modi table new vaccine plan prior to Supreme Court criticism?

Archit11th June 202111th June 2021

Since January, the COVID-19 vaccination drive in India has been taking place in three phases. The third phase began on May 1 for adults aged between 18 to 44. PM…

Sudarshan News cherry-picks name of Muslim accused for tampering with COVID test in UP’s Basti

Kalim Ahmed4th June 20214th June 2021

Sudarshan News tweeted a video of a man handing a tube from an RT-PCR COVID test kit to another who fills it with an unused swab. The channel claimed that…

Dainik Jagran’s misleading reports portray mass burials in Prayagraj haven’t risen due to COVID

Archit & Prashant Singh30th May 20212nd June 2021

The second wave of the coronavirus pandemic in India did not only overwhelm an unprepared healthcare system but also choked crematoriums unaccustomed to performing mass funerals. Many of those unable…

BJP leaders share puff piece replete with misinfo to defend PM Modi on COVID crisis

Pooja Chaudhuri11th May 202112th May 2021

An article exalting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic made a sudden appearance on the Twitter timelines of BJP leaders. “PM Modi has been working hard; don’t…

Media falsely reports Ramayana, Mahabharata to be taught in Saudi Arabian schools

Archit3rd May 20217th October 2023

On October 5, 2023, journalist Abhijeet Majumder shared a video report of Zee Media’s WION channel on X (formerly Twitter). The report says that the Ramayana and the Mahabharata will…

Aaj Tak misrepresents COVID facility in Delhi as Lucknow

Anuradha Prasad23rd April 2021

On April 21, Aaj Tak reported that the Lucknow District Administration reserved 1,550 beds for people suffering from COVID-19. The channel tweeted a picture of rows of hospital beds inside…

Times Now airs visuals from Andhra to report on large gatherings in Kerala

Pooja Chaudhuri20th April 2021

On April 19, Times Now aired a broadcast claiming large gatherings were seen in Kerala despite the “skyrocketing” of COVID cases. Large gatherings seen in Kerala despite skyrocketing of COVID-19…

No, a ‘Harvard’ study did not laud UP govt’s handling of migrant crisis

Archit15th April 202116th April 2021

A piece of news that was widely reported in the media in the first week of April claimed that a Harvard study hailed the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh…

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The dark underbelly of YouTube ‘news’ channels: Staged vox pop, planted debates, recurring faces & BJP links

Imran Khan’s sister slammed Pak Army chief Asim Munir? Media picked up deepfake and ran it as news