Media Fact-Check
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.
After cropping Rafale documents, The Hindu reports half-truths to cover up Nehru’s UNSC seat blunder
The Hindu, after getting caught for deliberately cropping off an internal note of the Ministry of Defense to do a hit job against the Narendra Modi government, the media organisation has yet again resorted to peddling half-truths
Huffington Post claims government’s e-governance data is fake only because it shows achievement of Modi govt
Huffpost does not like that govt has done well in e-governance, so they complain about things included in it.
Fact check: Various media outlets lie about the 2002 Godhra carnage scene being recreated for a film
A crew member of the film confirmed to OpIndia that no train coach was set on fire to recreate the Godhra carnage scene.
The Wire journalist and Congress leader spread fake Republic TV image deriding Army, Arnab says ‘Pak propagandists in India helping ISI’
Other than Congress leader, the photoshopped image was shared by numerous other people, it was retweeted by propagandist Rohini Singh of The Wire and was also picked up Pakistani media
Fact Check: Did Navjot Singh Sidhu say that Indian Army is scared as reported by a Pakistani news channel
Pakistani TV channel say Sidhu said army is scared, but there is no evidence of the same
Fact Check: Did India lie about shooting down Pakistani F-16 fighter jet?
Asia Times claims there is proof of India shooting down Pakistani F-16 jet, based on a social media rumour and claims made by Pakistan
The New York Times peddles anti-India narrative with half-truths and whole lies
In an article titled, "After India Loses Dogfight to Pakistan, Questions Arise About Its ‘Vintage’ Military", the writer Maria Abi-Habib has carefully omitted some facts and indulged in pushing a false narrative that projects Indian Armed Forces in a poor light.
Portal run by former SFI worker publishes fake news about Air Marshal C Hari Kumar, DailyHunt spreads it to millions
The website which was amongst the first to spread the fake news is run by a former SFI district secretary.
Scam accused bureaucrat threatens Kapil Mishra in personal capacity on official letterhead, gets suspended
He was earlier hand-picked by Aam Aadmi Party government for Delhi Dialogue Commission, but he soon turned against AAP.
Media spreads lie the Mirage 2000 jets used in India’s air strike on terror camps in Pakistan are made by HAL
Several media houses falsely claim that the MIrage 2000 jets used in air strike on terror camps in Pakistan are made by HAL.
