OpIndia

OpIndia
OpIndia logo
Type of site
Fake news[1]
Far-right politics[2]
Available inEnglish, Hindi, Gujarati[3]
HeadquartersNew Delhi
OwnerAadhyaasi Media and Content Services
Founder(s)
  • Rahul Raj
  • Kumar Kamal
Editors
  • Nupur J Sharma (English)
  • Chandan Kumar (Hindi)[4]
CEORahul Roushan
URLopindia.com
CommercialYes
LaunchedDecember 2014; 9 years ago (2014-12)
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OpIndia is an Indian far-right[2] news website known for frequently publishing misinformation.[10][11][27] Founded in December 2014,[17] the website has published fake news and Islamophobic commentary on many occasions.[34][40]

OpIndia is dedicated to criticism of what it considers liberal media,[13] and to support of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)[44] and Hindutva ideology.[50] According to University of Maryland researchers, OpIndia has shamed journalists it deems to be in opposition to the BJP and has alleged media bias against Hindus and the BJP.[12] In 2019, the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) rejected OpIndia's application to be certified as a fact checker.[51] IFCN-certified fact checkers identified 25 fake news stories and 14 misreported stories published by OpIndia from January 2018 to June 2020.[29]

The website is owned by Aadhyaasi Media and Content Services, a former subsidiary of the parent company of the right-wing magazine Swarajya.[12]: 2 [13] The current CEO of OpIndia is Rahul Roushan, and the current editors are Nupur J Sharma (English) and Chandan Kumar (Hindi).[4]

  1. ^ Kumar, Keval J. (2020). Mass Communication in India. Jaico Publishing House. p. 71. ISBN 9788172243739. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b Sources describing OpIndia as far-right: [5][6][7][8][9]
  3. ^ "અમારા વિષે(About Us)". ઑપઇન્ડિયા [OpIndia] (in Gujarati). Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023. અમારા આ જ વાચકવર્ગની માંગણીને માન આપીને 2019માં ઑપઇન્ડિયા હિન્દી બાદ હવે 2022માં અમે ઑપઇન્ડિયા ગુજરાતી લાવી રહ્યા છીએ. [Respecting the demand of our same readership, after OpIndia Hindi in 2019, now in 2022 we are bringing OpIndia Gujarati.]
  4. ^ a b "हमारे बारे में" [About Us]. ऑपइंडिया [OpIndia] (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021. ऑपइंडिया (हिन्दी) के वर्तमान संपादक चंदन कुमार हैं [The current editor of OpIndia (Hindi) is Chandan Kumar]
  5. ^ Dutta, Mohan J. (30 April 2024). "Digital platforms, Hindutva, and disinformation: Communicative strategies and the Leicester violence". Communication Monographs: 1–29. doi:10.1080/03637751.2024.2339799. ISSN 0363-7751. Archived from the original on 6 July 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024. Note here the following post from the Twitter handle of Nupur J. Sharma, the editor of the far-right Hindutva platform OpIndia that disseminates hate speech...
  6. ^ Siddiqui, Mohammad Amaan (5 January 2024). "The Role of Far-Right Media Houses and Organisations in Disseminating Hindu Nationalist 'Love Jihad' Narratives on X". Global Network on Extremism and Technology. Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  7. ^ Manuvie, R.; Maurya, S. (July 2020). "An Atmosphere of Hate Case Study: OpIndia" (PDF). The London Story. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 September 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024. OpIndia as a far-right media house has in recent times not only promoted a highly Islamophobic narrative in India...
  8. ^ Elliott, Vittoria (22 May 2024). "A Far-Right Indian News Site Posts Racist Conspiracies. US Tech Companies Keep Platforming It". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  9. ^ Chaudhuri, Pooja (28 May 2024). "How Four Hindu Nationalist Websites Make Their Money". Bellingcat. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024. Bellingcat identified two such far-right outlets–OpIndia and Hindu Existence.
  10. ^ Lal, A. (2017). India Social: HOW SOCIAL MEDIA IS LEADING THE CHARGE AND CHANGING THE COUNTRY. Hachette India. p. 69. ISBN 978-93-5195-213-8. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  11. ^ Chadha, Kalyani; Bhat, Prashanth (14 September 2022). "Alternative News Media and Critique of Mainstream Journalism in India: The Case of OpIndia". Digital Journalism. 10 (8). Informa UK Limited: 1283–1301. doi:10.1080/21670811.2022.2118143. ISSN 2167-0811. S2CID 252511758.
  12. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference JIIC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  13. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference IJNE was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  14. ^ a b Nizaruddin, Fathima (February 2021). "Role of Public WhatsApp Groups Within the Hindutva Ecosystem of Hate and Narratives of "CoronaJihad"". International Journal of Communication. 15. USC Annenberg Press. ISSN 1932-8036. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  15. ^ a b Eaton, Natasha (14 December 2020). Travel, Art and Collecting in South Asia: Vertiginous Exchange. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-26255-1. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2021 – via Google Books. The online press has many such stories whose intent is largely divided between sensationalism and anti Muslim sentiment as any browse of the right wing site www.opindia.com shows.
  16. ^ Bosu, Soma (3 February 2020). "Jamia Millia Shooting: Making of a Hindutva Terrorist". The Diplomat. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  17. ^ a b Bhushan, Sandeep (25 January 2017). "Arnab's Republic, Modi's Ideology". The Wire. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
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  19. ^ Mihindukulasuriya, Regina (8 May 2019). "BJP supporters have a secret weapon in their online poll campaign — satire". ThePrint. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  20. ^ Ghosh, Labonita (17 June 2018). "The troll who turned". Mumbai Mirror. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
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  22. ^ Chaturvedi, Swati (2016). I Am a Troll: Inside the Secret World of the BJP's Digital Army. Juggernaut Books. pp. 11, 23. ISBN 9789386228093. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  23. ^ Cite error: The named reference Tables Turn was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  24. ^ Pullanoor, Harish (17 February 2019). "After Pulwama attack, Indians vent their anger at Pakistan, ethnic Kashmiris, and media". Quartz. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
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  27. ^ [12]: 1–2 [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]
  28. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Newslaundry January 2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  29. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Newslaundry June 2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  30. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Wire sacrifice was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  32. ^ Cite error: The named reference Alt News sacrifice was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  34. ^ Sources describing OpIndia's publication of Islamophobic content: [14][15][28][29][30][31][32][33]
  35. ^ "Search results for OpIndia". Alt News. Archived from the original on 16 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  36. ^ "Search results for OpIndia". Boom. Archived from the original on 16 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  37. ^ a b Chakrabarti, Santanu; Stengel, Lucile; Solanki, Sapna (20 November 2018). "Duty, Identity, Credibility: 'Fake News' and the ordinary citizen in India" (PDF). BBC. pp. 87–88. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  38. ^ Singh, Prabhjit (29 November 2020). "Farmers at Kundli upset over media misrepresentation, accusations; confront "godi media"". The Caravan. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  39. ^ Khuhro, Zarrar (9 July 2018). "Digital death". Dawn. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  40. ^ Sources describing OpIndia's publication of fake news: [35][36][37][38][39][28][29][30]
  41. ^ Majid, Daneesh (4 September 2020). "Many like Raja Singh are still benefitting from Facebook". The Siasat Daily. Archived from the original on 17 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  42. ^ Mishra, Soni (7 August 2020). "EC faces controversy over hiring social media firms close to BJP". The Week. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  43. ^ Daniyal, Shoaib (28 July 2019). "Modi goes secular? BJP's minimum outreach to Muslims is causing heartburn among party's supporters". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
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  45. ^ Thaver, Mohamed; Singh, Laxman (18 September 2019). "Mumbai: Online battle over Aarey car shed gets ugly". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
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  47. ^ "Announcement of Film on Muslim Freedom Fighter from Kerala Leads to Hate Campaign". The Wire. 23 June 2020. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
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  49. ^ Chopra, Rohit (2019). The Virtual Hindu Rashtra: Saffron Nationalism and New Media. Noida: HarperCollins. ISBN 9789353029579.
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