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PIB debunks fake news claiming that Mumbai will be under ‘military lockdown’ for 10 days due to Coronavirus

The video further claimed that if Mumbai was not shut down completely, then, cases in the country might rise up to a whopping 1 crore.

Video from Pakistan International Airlines shared on social media to claim that Air India is charging thrice the ticket price

A video of a traveler arguing with Pakistan International Airlines crew being shared to claim that it was an Air India flight

On the day PM Modi holds a meeting of NDMA with Amit Shah present, rumours of Shah’s ill health peddled by vested interests

The allegations that Amit Shah is unwell and he is missing from action are not true, vested interests spreading baseless rumours

After relentlessly repeating the lie that lynched Sadhus were not Hindus, The Wire silently updates its report to admit they were Hindus

Journalist Swati Goel Sharma has pointed out that The Wire's founder Siddharth Varadrajan, speaking to Newslaundry, had also claimed that sadhus as 'people belonging to nomadic tribes', in an attempt to peddle the narrative that they were not Hindus.

An NGO writes to govt asking for study into the use of Ganga water in treating Coronavirus, Shekhar Gupta’s The Print makes it Modi...

The Print claimed that Modi govt wants study on use of Ganga water for Coronavirus, while it was a request by NGO Atulya Ganga

Journalist Punya Prasun Bajpai posts Pakistani image, claims it is ‘mother India’s feet’

Yesterday, former Aaj Tak and ABP News journalist Punya Prasun Bajpai had posted an image which showed the chapped, rough feet of some children. He added the text, "Mother India ke panv dekhe hain kabhi"? which means, 'have you ever seen the feet of mother India?

Joseph Pulitzer – the story of the founder of the Pulitzer Prizes, and the Father of Yellow Journalism

The term Yellow Journalism originated during a competition between two major newspaper publishers Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst.

Yogendra Yadav spreads fake news over MPs’ salary, claims decreased allowance as increased: Read details

As per a government order, the Members of Parliament, who had taken a 30% cut in their salary recently, will now also have to forfeit a total of Rs 21,000 per month from their constituency allowance and office allowance.

The Hindu publishes fake news claiming that Railways is charging extra money from stranded migrants to travel in special trains: Read details

While The Hindu reported that passengers will have to pay Rs 50 extra for special trains, actually state govts are paying for the trains

15 people test Coronavirus positive after attending a prayer meeting held by a family in their own building, TOI gives it a ‘Hindu temple’...

Times of India has been a repeat offender. Despite attracting furore on social media for its transgressions, TOI refuses to refrain

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