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Disinformation is simply a unsafe improvement and is being weaponised connected societal media platforms specified arsenic Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and X, and it is the work of everyone — peculiarly journalists — to combat this trend, said N. Ram, Director of The Hindu Group (THG), connected Friday (January 9, 2026).
“These toxic and mendacious narratives are not confined to societal media but person besides entered the wide media. Satellite channels, successful the sanction of debate, person taken up 4 issues — ‘Love Jihad’, ‘Population Jihad’, spiritual conversion by missionaries, and the appeasement of Muslims. There is an effort to task these arsenic the temper of the Indian people. It is not casual to reason this inclination due to the fact that it has reached radical successful a large way. But it is our work to reason it, peculiarly the work of journalists,” helium said portion releasing the Tamil translation of Love Jihad and Other Fictions by writer Srinivasan Jain and others astatine the ongoing Chennai Book Fair. The Tamil translation has been published by Kalachuvadu.
Mr. Ram said that portion misinformation was often dispersed unintentionally and could beryllium corrected, disinformation was a unsafe improvement carried retired deliberately and with a motive.
“Mr. Srinivasan Jain and different journalists person analysed these issues thoroughly. They person checked facts and grounds by referring to the internet, authorities records, and crushed reports. They person besides made usage of the Right to Information Act, which the Union authorities seeks to dilute. They person proved that the propaganda has nary grounds and is based connected lies,” helium noted.
Significance of journalism
Mr. Ram said the publication stood arsenic a grounds to the value of journalism.
“First, determination is mendacious propaganda, which is past converted into a case. Subsequently, determination is simply a proceedings and it goes to court. This has go the argumentation of the RSS and the BJP. Since it has reached the cardinal stage, galore radical judge it,” helium said.
Journalist Nakkeeran Gopal, who received the archetypal transcript of the book, said it was 1 the state severely needed. “There are lies upon lies astir ‘Love Jihad’, peculiarly successful the BJP-ruled States. The publication has disproved them each with coagulated evidence. Those who propagate these lies person nary defence,” helium said.
