The dark underbelly of YouTube ‘news’ channels: Staged vox pop, planted debates, recurring faces & BJP links
In July, after self-styled godman Premanand Maharaj made some sexist remarks on women who are involved with multiple men, a video of two women’s reaction to the controversy grabbed much attention...
Imran Khan’s sister slammed Pak Army chief Asim Munir? Media picked up deepfake and ran it as news
A clipping from an interview of Aleema Khanum, sister of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, is going viral. It is being claimed that in the chat with Sky News,...
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
On September 2, the Indian government banned the popular Chinese action game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, popularly known as PUBG, for “national security concerns”. The ban came against the backdrop of India’s…
On September 9, The Times of India reported that actor Rhea Chakraborty’s father Indrajit Chakraborty was deeply saddened by the news of her arrest. According to the report, her father…