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Muslim tanga drivers in UP hounded after false claim of painting Pakistan flag on tanga

Pooja Chaudhuri26th August 2021

“Pakistan’s flag is imprinted on the tanga owned by Noor Alam and Wasir that they have been using for 20 years and they claim they are unaware (that Pakistan’s flag…

The truth behind ANI’s story about 14 yo Diksha Shinde as panelist for NASA fellowship

Pooja Chaudhuri26th August 202126th August 2021

A piece of news that made headlines in the afternoon of August 20 claimed that a 14-year-old Indian girl made an extraordinary achievement by securing a position of a panellist…

TV9 Bharatvarsh aired video from Pakistan as Taliban dancing in celebration in Afghanistan

Mohammed Zubair19th August 202119th August 2021

Two decades after US-led forces ended the Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan, the terrorist group has recaptured the country following US President Joe Biden’s announcement of withdrawal of US military presence…

Misleading claim by BJP leaders about facilities provided by AAP to Rohingyas

Archit Mehta17th August 2021

The Uttar Pradesh government razed several Rohingya camps in Delhi’s Madanpar Khadar area at 4 am on July 22, citing ‘illegal’ construction. According to reports, this action was taken because…

Indian media falsely report Mirabai Chanu stands chance of upgrading to gold

Pooja Chaudhuri2nd August 2021

India’s Mirabai Chanu bagged a silver in the Women’s 49kg weightlifting category at Tokyo Olympics. She came second to China’s Zhihui Hou on July 24. Two days hence, ANI published…

News18 cameraman’s scuffle with journalist used by News18, Amit Malviya to target farmers

Priyanka Jha28th July 2021

A group of farmers started a Kisan Sansad at Jantar Mantar in Delhi as soon as the monsoon session of Parliament commenced on July 22. The Delhi police made heavy…

Media outlets falsely share old images as Chinese engineers carrying AK-47s in Pakistan

Kalim Ahmed26th July 202126th July 2021

On 14 July, a bus explosion killed nine Chinese workers and four others near a hydroelectric project in Pakistan. Pakistani officials said that the blast could be a terrorist attack….

News18 Kannda uses 2019 image from Bihar floods as aftermath of recent Mumbai rains

Archit Mehta23rd July 2021

The ongoing monsoons have caused havoc across the country. Several cities have flooded due to heavy rainfall and as per the July 23 forecast by India Meteorological Department, heavy or…

Amnesty has not ‘backtracked’ on the Pegasus list; media, BJP make false claims

Pooja Chaudhuri23rd July 2021

India Today has claimed that Amnesty International, one of the coordinators of the Pegasus Project, has backtracked on its initial reportage into the Israeli spyware used to target journalists, activists…

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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’