‘A petty website’: Times Now anchor rails against fact-checker AltNews after its claim is debunked
AltNews verified the authenticity of the video of a mosque being defaced during the Delhi violence, which Times Now said was fake.
Chronology:
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1) Times Now first terms a video of mosque defacement as fake.
2) @AltNews shows it is not fake.
3) Panelist on Times Now mentions @AltNews fact-check.
4) Times Now Editor-in-chief has a melt-down and goes on a rant against @AltNews.
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During a panel discussion on Indian news channel Times Now, the channel’s editor-in-chief Rahul Shivshankar appeared visibly rattled at the mention of fact-checking wesbite Alt News.
A recent video of a mosque being defaced in Ashok Nagar during the Delhi violence was termed ‘fake’ by the channel. However, fact-checker Alt News verified the footage as authentic and recent.
When this was brought up by a panelist, who asked that Times Now should “apologise for calling a video fake” Shivshankar ranted, “I know what you’re referring to – a petty website run by individuals who have an axe to grind with the Modi government.”
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Delhi violence: Mosque set ablaze, Hanuman flag placed on top, reports The Wire
