Topic: Fake News
OpIndia played key role in discrediting independent media in India, says global press freedom watchdog
Hindu right-wing media house OpIndia has repeatedly attacked the independent press and plays a central role in the widespread trend of discrediting reliable news media in India, according to international non-profit and non-governmental organisation Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
J&K court orders FIR against news outlets for falsely portraying Muslim teacher killed in Pak shelling as “LeT terrorist”
Poonch Court in Jammu and Kashmir has ordered the police on Saturday to register a First Information Report (FIR) against prominent news channels, including...
Kerala BJP leader PC George falsely claims Nehru was Muslim, accused of malicious intent
While identifying someone as Muslim is not inherently inflammatory, critics say George’s remarks, made with apparent malicious intent, aim to vilify Muslims and non-BJP leaders, perpetuating a pattern of divisive rhetoric.
Republic, News18, Zee falsely portray Muslim teacher killed in Pak shelling as ‘terrorist’, Police say “baseless”
Qari Mohammad Iqbal, a Muslim teacher from Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir, who was tragically killed in shelling from Pakistan on Wednesday, is being falsely portrayed as a ‘terrorist’ by several national news channels, including News18, Zee News, and Republic TV, forcing the Poonch district police to issue a statement refuting the claims as “baseless and misleading.”
WB: Police dismisses BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s post about ‘suspicious activity’ by Kashmiris in Baruipur
Baruipur Police on Thursday dismissed West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari's allegation that two Kashmiri men “installed a NanoBeam 2AC compact and high-performance...
Telangana: Hindutva mob attacks madrasa, sets fire to dargah alleging idol vandalism; CCTV reveals monkeys at fault
Tensions flared in Telangana’s Jinnaram village of Sangareddy district after Hindutva groups attacked a madrasa, assaulted students, and tried to set fire to a nearby dargah, blaming madrasa students for vandalising two Shiva idols at a local temple.
