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New York Times Critiqued Indian Media for Spreading Falsehoods

The New York Times criticized Indian media’s role in spreading disinformation and blatant lies during the recent Indian-Pakistan conflict.

In the wake of the latest flare-up between India and Pakistan, The New York Times (NYT) article “How the Indian Media Amplified Falsehoods in the Drumbeat of War” offers a sobering diagnosis of the disinformation crisis infecting India’s mainstream media.

This isn’t simply a story of social media running amok with fake news or bots pushing fabricated narratives; it is a case of major television networks and reputed journalists abandoning basic journalistic rigour in favour of jingoistic spectacle.

As reported by New Delhi based Anupreeta Das and Pragati K.B., with contributions from Salman Masood, the article outlines a clear trajectory: during the brief but intense military standoff, claims about strikes on Pakistani nuclear installations, downed jets and attacks on Karachi port flooded both social and mainstream media. Not only were these reports unverified, but they were........

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