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Propaganda by media

News Reports

From sitting on upturned dustbins to photo ops at crematorium grounds, Barkha Dutt gets questioned for her ‘vulture journalism’

OpIndia Staff - 20 April, 2021

While the situation on ground is indeed grim, people on social media have been calling out the dramatics by journalists who could have perhaps focused on the news instead of their brand building.

Opinions

Why did 9 anti-Modi parties demand from Election Commission that rallies must be held?

Abhishek Banerjee - 20 April, 2021

Let us get into the dirt and start pointing fingers, if that is what everyone wants. How did the second wave come to be?

World

After 2 long months, Washington Post retracts fake news about ‘find the fraud’ quote, Donald Trump calls it the ‘Georgia Hoax’

Dibakar Dutta - 16 March, 2021

Attributing it to 'anonymous sources', Washington Post had claimed in January that Donald Trump had asked the top election investigator to 'find the fraud' and that she could be a 'national hero' if she did so.

Politics

With media sitting firmly in his lap, Rahul Gandhi continues to blatantly spread lies

Nirwa Mehta - 24 February, 2021

If anyone was looking for 'Godi media', look here, peacefully nestled in the lap of Yuvraj Rahul Gandhi.

News Reports

‘Warriors will destroy your kingdom’: UK fines Khalistani network that called for violence against India, showed flames superimposed on Red Fort

OpIndia Staff - 13 February, 2021

UK media watchdog imposed a fine of 50,000 pounds on a pro-Khalistan network - Khalsa Television Ltd or KTV for broadcasting terror content

Opinions

Abrahamic religions good, Pagan cultures bad: How liberal media is cheering Biden and Christian godmen taking over America

Abhishek Banerjee - 6 February, 2021

The other day, US President Joe Biden led his nation at the National Prayer Breakfast. He quoted extensively from the Bible

Media

‘He is a habitual offender’: The victim of fake sting operation has his say on the speculated resignation of Rajdeep Sardesai

Jhankar Mohta - 1 February, 2021

Recently, Rajdeep Sardesai had peddled blatant lies over the death of a farmer during the tractor rally violence. He had also spread misinformation about Rashtrapati Bhavan over the Netaji portrait.

Opinions

R-Day riot and aftermath: How “fact checking” became the biggest form of fake news

Abhishek Banerjee - 31 January, 2021

The Republic Day riot was a watershed moment for media in India. Never before have “fact checkers” been used in such frontline roles and on such a scale in propaganda warfare.

Media