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Media Bias: Bias, Bully, Distortion
Scroll Falsely Claims that "Upper-Caste" Hindus only practice vegetarianism to propagate a Caste narrative.

The article generalizes all Hindu vegetarians as "upper-caste" people who practice social distancing from the rest of society. It implies that vegetarianism is practiced by such people to maintain…

Perpetrator: Suryakant Waghmore
Media Bias: Bias, Distortion
Aeon Whitewashes Aurangzeb while Guilt-tripping Hindus for raising awareness of his misdeeds.

The writer claims Aurangzeb is "much maligned" due to agenda if Hindu nationalists who desire to demonize Muslims. She also claims that "India was neither Hindu nor a nation", deriding the…

Perpetrator: Audrey Truschke Pending Review
Media Bias: Bias
The Atlantic Derides Holi as gory.

The writer tries to paint Holi celebrations as political rallies rejoicing over PM Modi's win. She tries to shame those celebrating by calling the water-throwing "gory" and giving unappealing…

Perpetrator: Ariel Sophia Bardi
Media Bias: Bias, Bully
The Wire Rebukes Hindus for spreading a "Pernicious Myth" about Aurangzeb.

Audrey Truschke claims that Aurangzeb's reputation as a bigoted Hindu-hater is much exaggerated and that he did not carry out any sort of large-scale genocide against Hindus as is claimed. She also…

Perpetrator: Audrey Truschke Pending Review
The Guardian quotes stance of Dalit activist claiming Hindu festivals celebrate violence against lower caste

By equivocating Hindu faith and festivals with casteism and discrimination, the article effectively argues that Hindus, especially the upper caste, find that they can further their ambitions to…

Perpetrator: Rashmee Kumar Pending Review
Media Bias: Distortion
The Christian Century Falsely Claims caste hierarchy and discrimination is intrinsic to Hinduism.  

The article tries to equate caste system with Hindu beliefs implying that unlike in Buddhism, all people aren't considered equal in Hinduism. The center of the article which is conversion from…

Perpetrator: Bhavya Dore
Quartz India Demonizes Hinduism, claiming it should really be called "Brahmanism".

While laughing at the "Hindu nationalist" claim that Mughals brutally invaded and enslaved India, the writer also claims that the British never actually colonized India, saying that they only "came…

Perpetrator: Meghnad Desai Pending Review
Media Bias: Bias, Distortion
Forward Press Demonizes Hindu traditions as "Brahminical" and Oppressive.

The article claims that Onam has been appropriated by Hindus and that the real story represents the crushing of a Buddhist king by the "the covetous Brahman dwarf Vamana", suggesting that Hinduism…

Perpetrator: Dr. Ajay S. Sekher