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When the Media lies, it takes away the people’s right to know. The only way to reclaim that right is to catch them in the act.

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How Times of India and The Hindu turned ‘Haroon’, who posed as a priest, to a ‘Tantrik’ to secularise the crime

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The Times of India, in its attempt to 'secularise' the crime, passed off the accused as a 'Tantrik', when it was, in fact, a man named Harun
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Fact-Check: Is WhatsApp suspending support for older iPhones after Christmas

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WhatsApp will continue to work on iOS 9 contrary to the reports some news agencies have published
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UP Govt refutes media reports that fake spices were made out of donkey dung in Hathras

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Various media reports suggested that donkey dung was used mixed into the adulterated spices at a factory in Hathras, UP.
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Fact-check: No, woman ‘detained’ under UP’s new anti-forced religious conversion law was not ‘forced to abort’

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The woman, who is currently in protection home, was taken to hospital after she complained of stomachache on Sunday. The doctors have said her health is okay.
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The Wire’s Rohini Singh blames union govt for Punjab DIG quitting in ‘solidarity’ with farmers’ protest. But here’s the catch

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Punjab DIG (Prisons) Lakhminder Singh Jakhar, who resigned in 'support of farmers', was suspended for corruption
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UP police stop wedding after bride’s family files kidnapping complaint, media spins it to claim misuse of love-jihad law

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The Uttar Pradesh police were responding to a report by The Indian Express, which accused them of misusing the new law on 'Love Jihad'
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Magsaysay Awardee NDTV India editor Ravish Kumar lies about Adani’s grain silos in Punjab amid ongoing farmer protests

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Ravish Kumar seems to have picked up the the narrative from WhatsApp forwards and fake news being tweeted on Twitter.
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NDTV spreads fake news about Made In India coronavirus vaccines, union Health Ministry busts claims

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The govt has clarified that it has not rejected emergency use proposals for Coronavirus vaccines from Serum Institute and Bharat Biotech
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Will UPI transaction be more expensive in 2021? Here are the facts

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In a report, Amar Ujala had claimed that UPI transaction will get expensive from January 1 as the Union government has decided to charge more.
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India Today Data Intelligence Unit strikes again, makes a mistake with basic math while reporting Hyderabad Municipal election results

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Basic maths would have saved India Today's 'Data Intelligence Unit' some embarrassment.
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