Tek Fog

In 2022, Indian news outlet The Wire alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) used an application, called Tek Fog, to manipulate social media. The story went viral in India, and drew reactions from opposition politicians.

One of the two authors of the Tek Fog report was Devesh Kumar.[1] After allegations emerged that Kumar had fabricated evidence in later news stories about Meta Platforms, Inc., The Wire fired Kumar, alleged that he had intended to discredit the outlet, and filed a police report.[2][3] The Wire issued a formal apology to its readers and took down the Meta and Tek Fog reports.[2][4]

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  2. ^ a b Scroll Staff (30 October 2022). "'The Wire' files police complaint against researcher Devesh Kumar over Meta articles". Scroll.in. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
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  4. ^ "The Wire Editorial: To Our Readers, an Apology and a Promise". The Wire. Retrieved 3 November 2022.