It is evident that the reports set out to incite hatred against Muslims.
Tag: OPINDIA
Dainik Bhaskar, OpIndia Falsely Report Scuffle as a Communal Incident Perpetrated by Muslims
Police officials told NewsCentral24x7 that the victims were not asked to chant religious slogans nor were they stabbed, unlike what the media outlets reported.
Aligarh Murder: OpIndia Makes False Accusation About Alt News Manufacturing Police Statement
An audio clip of OpIndia’s conversation with the SSP was used by the website to suggest that Alt News manufactured his statements.
Fact-check: Kishanganj Violence Between Tribals and Muslims on Eid
OpIndia reported that “the tribals fearing that Muslims had come to occupy their lands attacked them with their traditional weapons of bow and arrow”.
OpIndia Falls for Unofficial Facebook Page of AMU; Fails to Acknowledge its Error
AMU PRO Omar Peerzada said, “Our official page is Aligarh Muslim University News. The page that they have talked about doesn’t belong to AMU”.
OpIndia a Fact-Checking Website? Nope, Says International Fact-Checking Network
“Data is rarely used, and then only to counter data claims made by political or other organisations,” the Network noted.
OpIndia CEO Rahul Roushan Calls for Mob Violence, Deletes Tweet
The deletion of the tweet did not go unnoticed and some social media users called him out regarding the same.
No, OpIndia, Rajasthan Police Did Not Declare a True Incident as ‘Fake News’
Despite taking down his tweet, @Ashok6510 retweeted the OpIndia article discrediting Rajasthan police’s statement.
Media Analysis: How ‘Fanatic Evangelism’ Was Declared As Motive Behind Gurgaon Shooting
Giving the Gurgaon attack a ‘fanatic evangelism’ angle wasn’t an isolated instance of provocative reporting.