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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. |
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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. |
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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}}]. |
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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}}]. |