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During the 2016 demonitization, so called 'Journalists' in mainstream channels shared news that new notes have a nano-GPS chip and satellite can detect black m

During the 2016 demonitization, so called 'Journalists' in mainstream channels shared news that new notes have a nano-GPS chip and satellite can detect black money even if it's several hundred feet under the ground. The BJP propaganda team then shared this type of videos to the public across their Whatsapp groups across the country. [1] [1] https://twitter.com/bprerna/status/799577707969249280?lang=en https://twitter.com/bprerna/status/799577707969249280?lang=e... [2] https://twitter.com/shahnawazk/status/796950815332147200 https://twitter.com/shahnawazk/status/796950815332147200

unmole 3y ago
People believe all kinds of nonsense with no basis in reality was exactly my point.
- throwaway384629 3y ago
  The problem is that this "nonsense" is not a coincident. All of it is carefully planned, executed and fed to the public to divert their attention from core issues. You can see how all the "journalists" of different Indian news channels tweet at same time sharing same spelling mistake. Seems like they are getting the content copy from the same "office". [1] https://twitter.com/samjawed65/status/1340554570766946305?lang=en https://twitter.com/samjawed65/status/1340554570766946305?la... [1]
  - unmole 3y ago
    > The problem is that this "nonsense" is not a coincident. All of it is carefully planned, executed and fed to the public to divert their attention from core issues. So, you do agree that this is a boring exercise which doesn't deserve the breathless coverage that it's getting?
    - MichaelZuo 3y ago
      I think you misunderstood the parent, the 'breathless coverage' is intentional. 'Deserve' is completely orthogonal to the intentions of those pushing it.
      - unmole 3y ago
        The Financial Times is acting at the behest of the BJP is an interesting take.
        MichaelZuo 3y ago
        The parent clearly linked to sources on Twitter that do not include the FT. Trying to deflect in a passive-aggressive manner doesn't help your credibility.
        unmole 3y ago
        Linking to a completely unrelated story isn't a deflection but referencing TFA is? The GP suggested goverment collusion with media to create distractions. In the context of the story and TFA, that would mean the FT is in on it.
        throwaway384629 3y ago
        IMHO, you mentioned "There is no rational reason to queue up at banks now." So I replied to you by sharing news articles about people facing challenges on the ground level. Then you mentioned "People and ground level probably also believe there's a GPS Chip in those 2000 rupee notes and that 10 rupee coins are all fake." So I replied by sharing articles of mainstream journalists sharing misinformation, and I also shared how these journalists are actually sharing content forwarded by Modi Government. I don't know how you got this impression: "The Financial Times is acting at the behest of the BJP is an interesting take." I have never tried to imply that FT is doing anything wrong here. FT is simply reporting on what Indian Government did.
        3y ago

unmole 3y ago

People believe all kinds of nonsense with no basis in reality was exactly my point.

throwaway384629 3y ago
The problem is that this "nonsense" is not a coincident. All of it is carefully planned, executed and fed to the public to divert their attention from core issues. You can see how all the "journalists" of different Indian news channels tweet at same time sharing same spelling mistake. Seems like they are getting the content copy from the same "office". [1] https://twitter.com/samjawed65/status/1340554570766946305?lang=en https://twitter.com/samjawed65/status/1340554570766946305?la... [1]
- unmole 3y ago
  > The problem is that this "nonsense" is not a coincident. All of it is carefully planned, executed and fed to the public to divert their attention from core issues. So, you do agree that this is a boring exercise which doesn't deserve the breathless coverage that it's getting?
  - MichaelZuo 3y ago
    I think you misunderstood the parent, the 'breathless coverage' is intentional. 'Deserve' is completely orthogonal to the intentions of those pushing it.
    - unmole 3y ago
      The Financial Times is acting at the behest of the BJP is an interesting take.
      - MichaelZuo 3y ago
        The parent clearly linked to sources on Twitter that do not include the FT. Trying to deflect in a passive-aggressive manner doesn't help your credibility.
        unmole 3y ago
        Linking to a completely unrelated story isn't a deflection but referencing TFA is? The GP suggested goverment collusion with media to create distractions. In the context of the story and TFA, that would mean the FT is in on it.
        throwaway384629 3y ago
        IMHO, you mentioned "There is no rational reason to queue up at banks now." So I replied to you by sharing news articles about people facing challenges on the ground level. Then you mentioned "People and ground level probably also believe there's a GPS Chip in those 2000 rupee notes and that 10 rupee coins are all fake." So I replied by sharing articles of mainstream journalists sharing misinformation, and I also shared how these journalists are actually sharing content forwarded by Modi Government. I don't know how you got this impression: "The Financial Times is acting at the behest of the BJP is an interesting take." I have never tried to imply that FT is doing anything wrong here. FT is simply reporting on what Indian Government did.
        3y ago