“Washington Post admits to spreading misinformation about Operation Sindoor and using false claims to defame Indian media”, Opindia, July 30, 2025:

“Operation Sindoor’s coverage was no less than a “festivity” for the Western media, something like Christmas in advance as they got a chance to relentlessly hit out at Bharat. However, while doing so, they ended up spreading misinformation and fake news themselves.

In its breathless attempt to hold Bharatiya media guilty of spreading wartime misinformation, The Washington Post has ended up doing the very thing it accused Bharatiya media of, that is, spreading misinformation, relying on dubious sources, mistranslating local language, and publishing unverified content.

In a now-updated version of its original story, WaPo has quietly slipped in a correction that revealed far more about its own journalistic lapses than those it set out to highlight. The article titled “How misinformation overtook Bharatiya newsrooms amid conflict with Pakistan”, authored by Karishma Mehrotra, was first published on 4th June. It painted a grim picture of Bharat’s media ecosystem allegedly flooded with false reports during a tense military standoff with Pakistan……”

Read the full article at Opindia.com