Indian news channels and well-known anchors, following the unprovoked missile strikes on Pakistan, went into a frenzy and pumped out fake news and misinformation. Such behaviour seriously dented the credibility and integrity of the Indian media.
Outlandish claims, from the destruction of Karachi port to the levelling of Islamabad, have been peddled on live TV by some of the biggest news channels of the country. The clownery reached such a level that even Indian celebrities and Youtubers called them out for blatantly lying and misleading the public.
Bollywood actor Sonakshi Sinha showed irritation over their dramatised visuals and sound effects by calling the coverage from the channels a ‘joke’.
“Just do your job, report facts as they are. Stop sensationalising WAR and creating panic among people… for gods sake,” Sinha said on her Instagram story.
She further advised Indians to find a reliable news sources and stick to that, adding, “stop watching this garbage in the name of news”.
