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.
Media spreads half-truths about central government debt under Modi
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On January 19th 2018, several media houses reported how the central government debt had increased massively under the Modi government
Fact-Check: N Ram is lying in his The Hindu article about the Rafale Deal, here’s how
The Hindu article gets its facts wrong and makes a blunder in analysing them
After BBC, Scroll uses ‘research’ to make fantastical claims that the research itself does not support
Fake news: In the article titled, "How India Votes: The news media is helping BJP win elections – and the public does not mind", Scroll has used 'research' to make spectacular claims about PM Modi and BJP win, that is not evidenced at all by the research they have cited
Media reported ‘thousands of trees felled ahead of PM Modi’s Odisha visit to make helipad’, turns out, it was a lie
The East Coast Railways Spokesperson has said that no trees were felled to make a temporary helipad for Prime Minister Modi in Odisha, only some shrubs and saplings were removed
Gulf News claims ‘Rahul Gandhi has shed his Pappu image’ based on fake news pulled down by Business Standard
Swati Chaturvedi, an abusive troll who masquerades as a journalist who is known to spread fake news, in an article for Gulf News claimed that Rahul Gandhi had finally shed his 'Pappu' image
Business Standard withdraws article after OpIndia fact-check, when will others show the same ethics?
Business Standard withdraws its story after OpIndia fact-check, however, we are far from this becoming the ethical norm in the media space
Justice AK Sikri declines honorary judicial position: Here is how lies were spread about his appointment
A K Sikri was nominated for Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal in November 2018, much before any knew that he would representing CJI Gogoi in CBI Director selection committee
How Business Standard misused Google Trends data to show Rahul ahead of Modi
Only with a careful list of filters, I was finally able to get Rahul Gandhi to move ahead of Narendra Modi in Google Trends
Leftist propaganda websites spread baseless claims about the transfer of ousted CBI Director Alok Verma
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Alok Verma had already submitted his response to CVC report on him, hence the select committee need not hear him
Here are 4 lies being spread about 10% reservation to the economically backward section of society
The Narendra Modi government, in a historic move, introduced the 124th constitutional amendment that paved the way for 10% reservation to economically backward people.
