Postcard news founder arrested

IN Media Watch Briefs | 29/03/2018

Karnataka police arrested Mahesh Vikram Hegde, founder of the right-wing site Postcard News, often called out for carrying fake news, for its news report that a Jain muni was attacked by a Muslim youth. According to reports, the monk was knocked down by a car, but the fake news site manufactured a Muslim identity for the driver! Karnataka goes to the polls in May, amidst a deluge of fake news reports.

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