TCS Nashik case: TV news’ corporate jihad narrative vs what the 9 FIRs actually state
Out of the nine FIRs registered in connection with the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) BPO case in Nashik, only one names Nida Khan, and only in connection with allegedly hurting...
Women’s quota or delimitation? Media misrepresents facts, Modi misleads nation
A day after a Constitution amendment bill seeking to redistribute Lok Sabha seats on the basis of the 2011 Census was stalled in Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an...
During the May 1 broadcast of News18 Hindi’s debate show ‘Aar Paar’, moderator Amish Devgan played a video of an altercation between locals in a Muslim-dominated area in Kurla Pipe Road and…
The novel coronavirus outbreak has cost lakhs of lives worldwide. However, as countries across the globe observe lockdowns to flatten the curve and scientists look for a cure, normalcy doesn’t…
A video of a dead body placed inside a coffin surrounded with flowers is doing the rounds on social media. It is being claimed that this video confirms the death…
Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor passed away on the morning of April 30. Soon after, former actor and Congress leader Nagma shared a video of Rishi Kapoor claiming, “Clip of last…
A year-old report of two restaurant owners in the UK booked for serving food mixed with human faeces to their customers have been revived on social media. It has been…
Express.co.uk, the digital arm of the UK-based Daily Express and Sunday Express, published a report with a controversial headline which read “Germany sends China £130billion bill for ‘coronavirus damages’ –…
On April 14, reports of a mass gathering of migrants near Mumbai’s Bandra station dominated the news cycle throughout the day. Marathi news channel ABP Majha’s reporter Rahul Kulkarni was…
The narrative around coronavirus pandemic has taken a turn for the worse in India with a majority of social media users and mainstream media outlets not only pinning the blame…
On April 13, several media outlets carried reports on a CCTV footage of a group of women spitting in front of houses in Rajasthan’s Kota. Mainstream media reported it as…
During an April 8 broadcast, in the usual Republic Bharat mannerism, channel anchors Shweta Shrivastav and Shweta Tripathi yelled a piece of ‘breaking news’ onto television screens. As the camera…