India Misinformed: The True Story - Softcover

P.Sinha; S.Shaikh; A.Sidharth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 935302837X ISBN 13: 9789353028374

Publisher: HarperCollins India, 2019

Synopsis

Few countries in the world are as complex as India; more so, when the country is preparing for its most important election. The propaganda of misinformation and hoaxes disseminated through print, graphics, and social media have altered the social landscape of this nation. Not only has it led to multiple cases of lynching, mob violence, defamation, and riots, but fake news also poses a serious threat to Indian democracy and its electoral policies. This book written by the team of Alt News, a fact-checking website that debunks fake information and edited by Pratik Sinha, Dr Sumaiya Shaikh and Arjun Sidharth identifies the purveyors of fabricated news, exposes the propaganda machinery and familiarizes readers with techniques to detect these menacing sources. Was Jawaharlal Nehru an anti-Hindu? Was Narendra Modi declared one of the most corrupted prime ministers in the world? Is Sonia Gandhi the fourth richest woman in the world? Did Rahul Gandhi register as a non-Hindu at the Somnath Temple? Does genetic mutation occur in women due to gravitational matrix at Sabarimala Temple? With photographs to establish its claims, India Misinformed: The True Story presents the real picture.

About this title

About the Author:

Pratik Sinha is the co-founder of Alt News, where Dr Sumaiya Shaikh, a neuroscientist in Sweden, is the science editor. She is an Australian of Indian origin. Arjun Sidharth is a writer with Alt News. He has previously worked in the television news industry, where he managed news bulletins and breaking news scenarios, apart from scripting numerous prime time television stories.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins India
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 935302837X
• ISBN 13: 9789353028374
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 250