Media analysis

Chemical blast in Hyderabad mosque? False news by Aaj Tak, OpIndia

Abhishek Kumar17th June 2022

A section of the media reported that a chemical blast at the Gowliguda Masjid in Hyderabad left one Bharat Bathod dead and his father Venugopal seriously injured. Aaj Tak published…

Media outlets miseport jailed AAP leader Satyendra Jain’s face was ‘bruised’

Abhishek Kumar14th June 2022

On May 30, the Enforcement Directorate arrested Delhi minister Satyendra Jain in an alleged money laundering case. He was then remanded in custody from May 31 to June 9. On…

Aaj Tak, India TV air old video from Indonesia as bridge collapsing in Assam floods

Kinjal19th May 202219th May 2022

More than 6.6 lakh in 27 districts across Assam have been hit by the floods due to pre-monsoon rains in Assam. Nine people have died. While reporting on the flood…

Sudarshan News falsely claims Geeta Updesh Sthal was replaced with mazar

Kinjal18th May 2022

On May 9, Sudarshan News tweeted a video claiming ‘land jihad’ was underway in Haryana’s Kurukshetra. The video shows a man at the ‘Geeta Updesh Sthal’ in Kurukshetra. Pointing the…

Ban on namaz on road did not provoke sloganeering in Saharanpur; media misreports

Abhishek Kumar6th May 2022

A video of a group of Muslim demonstrators raising slogans outside a mosque is making the rounds on social media. It has been claimed that Muslims staged a demonstration in…

News18 falsely claims temple razed in Alwar as “revenge” for Jahangirpuri demolition drive

Abhishek Kumar28th April 2022

Delhi’s Jahangirpuri witnessed communal violence during a recently held procession marking Hanuman Jayanti. In the aftermath of the violence, the municipal corporation of North Delhi carried out a demolition drive…

No, ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ wasn’t chanted during nomination rally of Jharkhand Mukhiya candidate

Abhishek Kumar23rd April 2022

A video shot during the nomination of a Mukhiya candidate Shakir Hussain in Dokidih panchayat of Giridih district in Jharkhand is viral on social media. It is being claimed that…

Sudarshan News falsely accuses Pawan Hans of discriminating against Hindu students

Priyanka Jha & Mohammed Zubair19th April 202225th April 2022

On April 14, Sudarshan News claimed during a broadcast that Pawan Hans Limited is indulging in “job jihad”. The channel’s editor-in-chief Suresh Chavhanke asserted that the government-owned company was only…

Media outlets fall for staged video of groom refusing marriage if not given dowry

Priyanka Jha8th March 20229th March 2022

A purported video of a groom threatening that he will not go through with the marriage unless he is given a dowry was widespread on social media. The incident was…

This video of girl confronting soldier is 10 years old and from Palestine

Priyanka Jha1st March 2022

All India Parisangh (AIP) recently tweeted a video of a young girl screaming at an armed soldier and gesturing punches at him. The soldier subsequently walks away. The tweet was…