Aur haan, humse bada 'secular' bhi koi nahi hota iss duniya mein. Yaad rahe hamesha!
Oh, and we give private lessons in tolerance as well!
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Naah, Just Kidding!
Btw, in our quest for pushing our agendas, we won't even hesitate in retweeting crap from PARODY accounts!
#YeBhaaratKePatrakaar
Sanctimonious lectures come naturally to us, especially when it is about rival media houses!
But ..
#YeBhaaratKePatrakaar
But .. we don't really like it when good folks shine a mirror in our faces by quoting tweets from this very thread!
It is only natural that there are times when our 'reading habits' end up colouring our professional work as well, because .. err .. we read a lot!!
Someone: There once was an idiot who tweeted something idiotic.
Reporter Madam: MEEE .. IT WAS ME!
We also become GandhiJi ka Bandar (the one with his eyes covered) when an official POLICE handle calls us out for our fakery.
So much so, that we STILL won't delete the FAKE REPORT / TWEET!
Freedom of Speech, you see!
#YeBhaaratKePatrakaar
Of course, alibis are always at hand.
Data was erroneous, no doubt, but apparently the graphic too needed some 'editing'!
Then there are times when we shoot from our hips, though a tad bit prematurely!
Pic 1 - HOW DARE THEY LODGE AN FIR AGAINST OUR HONEST REPORTING?
Pic 2 - err .. let us add a 'note' saying that we lied in our original report!
Very clever, I'd say!
Ho jati hai fake news hum se tweet kabhi kabhi.
Kuchh nahi hota, baad mein phir hum delete bhi toh kar dete hain aise tweets ko!
Allegation: Tirumala Tirupati temple closed AFTER Tablighi congregation caught.
Fact: Temple had closed on 19 March itself!
Supreme Court: Migration of lakhs of labourers was driven by fake news that lockdown would extend for 3 months.
Star Journalist: Chalo, kaam ho gaya. Ab tweet deleted kar dete hain!
Am I the only one who sees a pattern here?
This one as well.
Same template - tweet fake news. Then delete.
What are the odds that screenshots of such tweets would have been shared on WA by ppl NOT knowing these have now been deleted?
In our quest for 'fastest finger first', facts don't matter one bit, especially when we can ALWAYS issue a 'clarification' later on.
So what if it adds to the confusion / panic in the middle of a pandemic, hainji?
About two years ago I made a pledge to myself that I will NOT use cuss words any more. I have more or less been successful in keeping my language clean. But jokers like these ones do test my resolve. A LOT!
Late night .. chhote chhote lagane ke baad .. asli 'heroes' saamne aa hi jate hain.
Btw, this tweet didn't last long on this 'eminent' journo's timeline .. guess he too knew his hero worship is best kept private!
Do google about folks he is so pained for!
(Refer two tweets above)
So committed we are to the truth, that we will call out ALL fake news peddlers, with aplomb .. even if it includes ourselves as well!
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Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde stories in real life!
Step 1: Showcase your bigotry
Step 2: Send smilies & profess your (fake) love for the other in DM, when called out for being a bigot
Step 3: Go crying to the police for being called out
Hypocrisy runs in our veins!
Oh, and did she tell you that she suffers from homophobia as well?
लेकिन ज्ञान बाँटने में सबसे आगे.
हमेशा