Media analysis

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 20205th March 2022

A video has been shared by social media users with the claim that chants of ‘Modi Modi’ were raised in the Pakistani parliament. बहुत खुशी के समाचार ।।। पाकिस्तान के…

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…

Media circus continues: Did Ranveer seek permission to join Deepika during NCB ‘drug’ probe?

Pooja Chaudhuri26th September 202028th September 2020

Actor Deepika Padukone has become the cause célèbre after diverting mainstream media’s attention from Rhea Chakraborty in the Bollywood ‘drug cartel’ probe. In a similar WhatsApp chat ‘leak’, Padukone was…

Sudarshan News show ‘UPSC Jihad’ riddled with false claims

Pooja Chaudhuri22nd September 202027th September 2020

On September 11, Sudarshan News broadcast its controversial show on Muslim ‘infiltration’ in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination after the Supreme Court overturned a Delhi High Court order…

ANI presents RSS-backed event as ‘Muslim community’ celebrating PM Modi’s birthday at Nizamuddin

Pooja Chaudhuri21st September 202027th September 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated his 70th birthday on September 17, 2020. News agency ANI published a story that same day claiming the Muslim community in Delhi gathered outside the…

Misleading reports claimed Pakistan admitted to Dawood Ibrahim’s presence in Karachi

Archit15th September 2020

On August 22 and 23, several media outlets in India reported Pakistan has admitted that terrorist Dawood Ibrahim is in Karachi. Some of the media outlets that published this report…

Times Now airs FB Live video as ‘secret’ admission by Left-wing activists on Umar Khalid

Pooja Chaudhuri15th September 202016th September 2020

Former JNU student leader Umar Khalid was arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act or UAPA for his alleged role in Delhi riots. After 11 hours of questioning, Delhi Police’s…