Dainik Jagran receives flak for 'fake news'
The news was labelled ‘fake’ by PiB Fact Check’s Twitter page
Dainik Jagran has come under criticism for a front-page article titled ‘Bharat ne Pakistan par fir ki surgical strike’ in their Tuesday edition. The news report, reported by Gagan Kohli, later turned out to be fake.
The news was labelled as ‘fake’ by PiB Fact Check’s Twitter page.
.@JagranNews द्वारा दावा किया गया है कि भारत ने पाकिस्तान पर फिर से सर्जिकल स्ट्राइक की#PIBFactCheck
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) August 22, 2023
✔️यह दावा गलत है।
✔️21 अगस्त को जनरल एरिया हमीरपुर में घुसपैठ की कोशिश को सेना द्वारा नाकाम किया गया था जिसका विवरण @prodefencejammu ने मीडिया के साथ साझा किया था। pic.twitter.com/CDG4I6TzpQ
The news report received a lot of criticism from netizens.
“The Indian Army has DENIED the story. Question here is how did Dainik Jagran publish a totally FICTITIOUS news item!! Shocking!”, a media person tweeted.
Dainik Jagran, one of the largest circulated Hindi dailies, has put out a story of “another surgical strike” on Pakistan by Indian Army.
— Prashant Kumar (@scribe_prashant) August 22, 2023
The Indian Army has DENIED the story.
Question here is how did Dainik Jagran publish a totally FICTITIOUS news item!! Shocking! pic.twitter.com/IFIdcM9gr0
Another user tweeted, “Today morning Dainik Jagran published a fake news regarding a Surgical Strike. Lets see what next???”
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