NDTV Tries to Set Narrative with Fake and Misleading News About Ukraine Situation

NDTV shared a ten-year-old video in which a young girl could be seen opposing troops. While the video was from Palestine, NDTV claimed it to be from Ukraine.

NDTV, whose editors have been caught spreading fake and misleading news on several occasions, shared an old video claiming it to be from Ukraine.

In the video, a young girl could be seen opposing troops. NDTV shared the video claiming a Ukrainian girl is stopping an advancing army. Congress leader Mohammed Zoya Khan shared the video.

It was later revealed that the video was ten years old and was from Palestine. The young girl in the picture is Ahed Tamimi, protesting against Israeli forces in the West Bank.

In another misleading news, NDTV interviewed one medical student, Shubhanshu, who had returned from Ukraine on Tuesday (March 1).

On arrival in Delhi, Shubhanshu told NDTV that the situation was like hell in Ukraine, but once the Indian Embassy took charge of their evacuation, the facilities provided by the Indian Embassy were like a five-star hotel.

In the telecast, NDTV was running the ticker ‘It was like hell’, giving the impression that the arrangements made by the Indian Embassy were like hell.

About 20000 Indian nationals were stranded in Ukraine when Russia launched a military operation on February 24. The Ministry of External Affairs Wednesday (March 2) announced about 17000 Indian nationals have been safely evacuated.

The Union government deputed four union ministers on February 28 to the neighbouring countries of Ukraine to facilitate the smooth travel of Indian nationals.

Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia is coordinating from Romania and Moldova, Kiren Rijiju from Slovakia, Hardeep Singh Puri from Hungary and Gen. V. K. Singh (retd.) from Poland.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday (March 2), where he reiterated his concern for the safety of Indian nationals.

The advancing Russian forces halted the military operation for a few hours on March 2 to facilitate the evacuation of Indian nationals. The Union government has pressed Indian Air Force in service of the evacuation effort.