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Media Bias: Bias, Other
The WaPo Falsely Paints Hindus as Converters,  Oppressing minority Christians.

The article fails to mention the rampant missionary activities in India and that the attempts of "reconversion" by the Hindus is a reaction to Christian conversion tactics. Moreover, this relatively…

Perpetrator: Annie Gowen
Media Bias: Bias
NYT Denigrates Hinduism, Falsely Claims Hindu texts advice open defecation.

A social problem which has nothing to do with religion is turned into a religious issue by claiming that Hindus openly defecate more than Muslims due to religious beliefs. A further comparison is…

Perpetrator: Gardiner Harris
Media Bias: Bias
The Atlantic Degrades Holi, calls it festival of drugs.

Many Hindus might consume bhang and find it spiritually meaningful as it is sometimes associated with Mahadev. But the article tries to demean the practice calling Holi a "high" festival and claiming…

Perpetrator: Ankita Rao
Media Bias: Bias, Distortion
Barkha Dutt Trivializes, Dismisses Kashmir Genocide, holds Kashmiri Pandits responsible.

In a popular 23-second clip, Barkha Dutt describes:"Today hapless victims, they were once the privileged elites of the valley. They may have been a minority, but at that time they had monopolized…

Perpetrator: Barkha Dutt
Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir
Media Bias: Bias, Distortion
Hudson Institute Taints Hindu nationalism as Terrorism.

The writer also makes points about the majority of Indians supporting the violent "propaganda" of the ruling government and the organized attempts being made to erase the minority voice such as by…

Perpetrator: Paul Marshall
Media Bias: Bias, Distortion
WaPo Ignores the Hinduphobia behind Vulgarizing of Lord Ganesha.

The article tries to say that these verbal protests against "scholars" of Hinduism reflect a growing political ideology (Hindutva), implying that it is an organized attack against academia. No…

Perpetrator: Shankar Vedantam
Media Bias: Bias, Distortion
New Zealand Herald Distorts Hindu Women Portrayal In Its Article

On 23rd September 1916, the New Zealand Herald publishes an article titled "The Hindu Women - A Problematic Paradox". In one of the earliest paragraphs, the article peddles a lie saying, "We found…

Perpetrator: New Zealand Herald
Auckland
Media Bias: Bias, Bully, Distortion
Washington Post Maligns Hinduism, Calling American Women Victims of Hindu Mysticism

In a Sunday Washington DC edition of the newspaper, the Washington Post, on February 18, 1912, prints an article with the headline, “American Women Victims of Hindu Mysticism”. The article targets…

Perpetrator: The Washington Post
Washington, DC
Media Bias: Abuse, Bully, Distortion
The Detroit Times Insults Hindus, Calling Them Scum, Repeatedly, in the Same Article

The Detroit Times, in 1910, writes: “The dumping place for the scum of the orient and India is San Francisco. From this port the scum is distributed throughout California, Washington and Oregon. The…

Perpetrator: The Detroit Times
San Francisco, CA