Hindustan Times

Hindustan Times

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In 2017, the ''[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]]'' magazine{{cite news|title=Under close watch|url=http://www.frontline.in/cover-story/under-close-watch/article9456570.ece |first1=Akshay |last1=Deshmane |access-date=24 April 2018|newspaper=[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]]|date=20 January 2017|archive-date=28 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728041634/https://www.frontline.in/cover-story/under-close-watch/article9456570.ece|url-status=dead }} published a report which stated that ''Hindustan Times''{{'}} editor [[Shishir Gupta]] was colluding with the government after releasing emails to [[Amit Shah]]. ''Hindustan Times'' rejected claims of collusion and said that the emails were a request for comment.{{cite web|url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2017/01/06/hts-defence-of-the-frontline-story-isnt-convincing |website=newslaundry |title=HT's defence of the Frontline story isn't convincing|date=6 January 2017|access-date=11 September 2021|archive-date=11 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911123054/https://www.newslaundry.com/2017/01/06/hts-defence-of-the-frontline-story-isnt-convincing|url-status=live}} ''[[The Indian Express]]'' also published a report in 2017 stating that Hindustan Times Limited was linked to an offshore entity called Go4i.com, of which Bhartia and her son Priyavat were listed as directors.
In 2017, the ''[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]]'' magazine{{cite news|title=Under close watch|url=http://www.frontline.in/cover-story/under-close-watch/article9456570.ece |first1=Akshay |last1=Deshmane |access-date=24 April 2018|newspaper=[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]]|date=20 January 2017|archive-date=28 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728041634/https://www.frontline.in/cover-story/under-close-watch/article9456570.ece|url-status=dead }} published a report which stated that ''Hindustan Times''{{'}} editor [[Shishir Gupta]] was colluding with the government after releasing emails to [[Amit Shah]]. ''Hindustan Times'' rejected claims of collusion and said that the emails were a request for comment.{{cite web|url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2017/01/06/hts-defence-of-the-frontline-story-isnt-convincing |website=newslaundry |title=HT's defence of the Frontline story isn't convincing|date=6 January 2017|access-date=11 September 2021|archive-date=11 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911123054/https://www.newslaundry.com/2017/01/06/hts-defence-of-the-frontline-story-isnt-convincing|url-status=live}} ''[[The Indian Express]]'' also published a report in 2017 stating that Hindustan Times Limited was linked to an offshore entity called Go4i.com, of which Bhartia and her son Priyavat were listed as directors.


Hindustan Times publishes not only Russian propaganda{{Cite web |last=Baghai |first=Christian |date=2023-11-07 |title=The Hindustan Times and the Russian Aggression |url=https://christianbaghai.medium.com/the-hindustan-times-and-the-russian-aggression-45b300df07ae |access-date=2026-04-06 |website=Medium |language=en}}{{Cite report |url=https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RBA3450-2.html |title=Measuring the Reach of Russia’s Propaganda in the Russia-Ukraine War |last=Treyger |first=Elina |last2=Williams |first2=Heather J. |last3=D'Arrigo |first3=Anthony |date=2025-05-23 |language=en}} regarding the Ukraine war, but also Chinese and Russiand propaganda regarding the US-Iran conflict. Amongst others, Hindustan Times claimed only on one day that the USA lost 10 aircraft{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMRX19sLze0 |title=Trump Gets Cold Feet On Cam, Calls Iranians 'Very Tough People' After US & Israel Lose 10 Aircraft? |date=2026-04-06 |last=Hindustan Times |access-date=2026-04-06 |via=YouTube}}, that Russia might join the war against the USA{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0S0sb1Wc30 |title=Putin To Join Iran War On Same Day As Trump's Mega-Strike Plan: Russia To Send US Army Packing? |date=2026-04-06 |last=Hindustan Times |access-date=2026-04-06 |via=YouTube}}, that the USA did not rescue a pilot, but was trying to grab Iran's Uranium{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-D3iAxwyaYI |title=Tehran Blows Lid Off American Ruse: ‘Daring’ Pilot Rescue Op Was Desperate Grab for Iran’s Uranium? |date=2026-04-06 |last=Hindustan Times |access-date=2026-04-06 |via=YouTube}}, that Iran was making battlefield gains{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbKmySw6OV0 |title=Trump Downplays Jet Losses, Gets Desperate For Peace As Iran Makes Battlefield Gains? F-15E, Warthog |date=2026-04-04 |last=Hindustan Times |access-date=2026-04-06 |via=YouTube}} and that Iraq will be saved from US clutches{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhBNTwcyN98 |title=Iran Shocks Trump: US' Arab Ally Sails Through Hormuz As POTUS Begs IRGC To Reopen Oil Chokepoint |date=2026-04-04 |last=Hindustan Times |access-date=2026-04-06 |via=YouTube}}.
Hindustan Times publishes not only Russian propaganda{{Cite web |last=Baghai |first=Christian |date=2023-11-07 |title=The Hindustan Times and the Russian Aggression |url=https://christianbaghai.medium.com/the-hindustan-times-and-the-russian-aggression-45b300df07ae |access-date=2026-04-06 |website=Medium |language=en}}{{Cite report |url=https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RBA3450-2.html |title=Measuring the Reach of Russia’s Propaganda in the Russia-Ukraine War |last=Treyger |first=Elina |last2=Williams |first2=Heather J. |last3=D'Arrigo |first3=Anthony |date=2025-05-23 |language=en}} regarding the Ukraine war, but also Chinese and Russian propaganda regarding the US-Iran conflict. Amongst others, Hindustan Times claimed only on one day that the USA lost 10 aircraft{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMRX19sLze0 |title=Trump Gets Cold Feet On Cam, Calls Iranians 'Very Tough People' After US & Israel Lose 10 Aircraft? |date=2026-04-06 |last=Hindustan Times |access-date=2026-04-06 |via=YouTube}}, that Russia might join the war against the USA{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0S0sb1Wc30 |title=Putin To Join Iran War On Same Day As Trump's Mega-Strike Plan: Russia To Send US Army Packing? |date=2026-04-06 |last=Hindustan Times |access-date=2026-04-06 |via=YouTube}}, that the USA did not rescue a pilot, but was trying to grab Iran's Uranium{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-D3iAxwyaYI |title=Tehran Blows Lid Off American Ruse: ‘Daring’ Pilot Rescue Op Was Desperate Grab for Iran’s Uranium? |date=2026-04-06 |last=Hindustan Times |access-date=2026-04-06 |via=YouTube}}, that Iran was making battlefield gains{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbKmySw6OV0 |title=Trump Downplays Jet Losses, Gets Desperate For Peace As Iran Makes Battlefield Gains? F-15E, Warthog |date=2026-04-04 |last=Hindustan Times |access-date=2026-04-06 |via=YouTube}} and that Iraq will be saved from US clutches{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhBNTwcyN98 |title=Iran Shocks Trump: US' Arab Ally Sails Through Hormuz As POTUS Begs IRGC To Reopen Oil Chokepoint |date=2026-04-04 |last=Hindustan Times |access-date=2026-04-06 |via=YouTube}}.


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