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Editor's picks

As 2018 comes to an end, here is a reminder of the top 10 lies spread by the media

Editorial Desk -
NDTV, The Wire, BBC, Barkha Dutt - the usual suspects in the list of top 10 media lies spread this year
Fact-Check

Rajdeep Sardesai claims tourism is on a decline in Goa, official data says otherwise

OpIndia Staff -
The data suggests that nearly 78 lakh tourists have arrived in Goa in the year 2017 compared to 63.3 lakh in 2016, with a growth of 23 per cent in tourist growth.
Media

Times of India misquotes Modi’s cook, changes web story after getting called out

OpIndia Staff -
After the brouhaha, TOI quietly altered the article and issued a clarification in the print edition the next day.
Fact-Check

Accidental Media: Here is how Narendra Modi’s travel expenses were twisted without comparing it to UPA era

OpIndia Staff -
The Telegraph published a report calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi an 'accidental tourist' for his foreign trips.
Media

Bogibeel bridge: NDTV peddles ‘job loss to boatmen’ narrative, gets roasted on Twitter

OpIndia Staff -
India is set to get its longest rail-road bridge today, NDTV finds an excuse of 'boatmen losing jobs' to belittle the achievement.
News Reports

Australian Cricketer claims his TOI ‘interview’ was based on conversations reporter overheard while lurking around

OpIndia Staff -
A selfie is not proof an interview took place, Mitchell Johnson said while refuting claims by TOI
Fact-Check

Madhur Bhandarkar disputes ‘intolerance’ claim of Naseeruddin Shah, but media twists his statement as support

OpIndia Staff -
Madhur Bhandarkar did not support fear comments of Naseeruddin Shah, as reported by media
Media

Mitchel Johnson accused Times of India of faking interview, TOI says Australian cricketer has faint memory

OpIndia Staff -
Mitchell Johnson stated that he has not spoken to anyone from TOI.
Fact-Check

After getting caught peddling fake news about Nitin Gadkari, Vinod Dua’s website issues bizarre clarification

OpIndia Staff -
HW News says that Vinod Dua made an episode of his show based on a 3:20 minute clip of the 50 minute interview
Media

Reuters quoted ‘source’ to say Modi govt will waive farmer loans on a day Union Minister said there was no such plan

OpIndia Staff -
While it is not clear why Reuters did such reporting, people were speculating this could be a fake news spread by the Congress-friendly media on behest of Congress to pressurise Modi government.
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