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TikTok, 58 Other Chinese Apps Banned
30 Jun 2020
In this episode, we talk to journalist Aunindyo Chakravarty on the government order to ban 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok.
Pooja Chaudhuri
BJP Spokesperson Sambit Patra: Propaganda Powered with Misinformation
15 Jun 2020
The compilation is a list of the varied misinformation he had shared in the past few years
Archit Mehta
Viral: Fake quotes by world leaders offering support to India over tensions with China
03 Jun 2020
Over the past few weeks, due to border skirmishes, there has an increase in misinformation about India and China.
Neelambaran A
TN this Week: COVID-19 Cases Breach 14,000 Mark, DMK Leader Arrested for Derogatory Remarks, Second Anniversary of Thoothukudi Killings
23 May 2020
Even as members of the transgender community helped vulnerable sections of society despite being deprived of income at the moment, the state government joined the bandwagon of minority bashing.
Subhash Gatade
Community-Based Mapping of Covid: Nothing Official About it
18 May 2020
No doubt the clarification that India will not map Covid-19 infections on the basis of religion has many heaving sighs of relief. But will the peace last?
Jignesh Patel
Images of Hindus Attacked in Pakistan Falsely Linked with Communal Clashes in West Bengal’s Telinipara
16 May 2020
Unrelated images of an alleged attack on Hindu minorities in Pakistan were passed off as visuals of clashes between two communities in Telinipara, West Bengal.
Sonali Kolhatkar
Why Conspiracy Theories Are So Dangerous
15 May 2020
A belief in far-fetched ideas that help us make sense of crises ultimately feed regressive and right-wing politics.
Pooja Chaudhuri
False Claims About Safoora Zargar’s Marriage and Pregnancy Viral on Social Media
05 May 2020
Zargar’s personal life has no bearing on her case yet certain people attempted to tarnish her reputation with hominem attack.
Saurabh Sharma
COVID-19: Caste, Communal Divide Deepens Even as Cases Continue to Rise in UP
27 Apr 2020
“Before buying vegetables people, especially in the Hindu dominant areas, want to see my Aadhar card, want to know my name and then only they come to buy the stuff they want,” said a vegetable monger…
The Associated Press
‘COVID-19 Pandemic Worsening Threat to Global Media Freedom’
21 Apr 2020
Other threats to the future of journalism are economic, with job cuts gutting newsrooms, said Reporters Without Borders.