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Sushant Singh Rajput Is Not Dancing with His Niece in Video, Fake Reporting by Mainstream Media Channels

By RITIK JAIN & RISHA DIXIT      19 August, 2020 03:41 PM      0 Comments
Sushant Singh Rajpu Media publishes False Report

Late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead in his Mumbai apartment over two months prior. As time passes by, the media's obsession with the case is quickly taking off. Sushant Singh's family had lodged an FIR accusing his girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty for his suicide. Rhea Chakraborty, in any case, claimed that Sushant's relationship with the family soured after his sister Priyanka denounced her in April. The actor's relatives in this manner delivered a few recordings to 'prove' that he was neither depressed nor had a bad relationship with them. In this case, Aaj Tak's editor-in-chief Anjana Om Kashyap tweeted a video claiming it shows Sushant dancing with his niece. "See this video of Sushant Singh Rajput. How the uncle is having fun with his niece. Family love! He is dancing with his eldest sister Rani's daughter's Mallika Singh.”

The video was likewise tweeted by Aaj Tak and communicated by India Today. Significantly, the two platforms of the India Today Group have devoted certainty checking work areas. Indeed, the English vertical is a Facebook reality checking accomplice and signatory to the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN). 

The video has been published or aired across news channels including, ABP News, Hindustan, Patrika, The Times of India, Times Now, India TV, News Nation, and ABP News. "Another video of Sushant Singh Rajput has surfaced. In this video, Sushant is playing around with his niece Mallika. The uncle-niece team is dancing together. This video clearly shows the sort of relationship Sushant shared with his family. Although, Rhea is consistently charging that his relationship with the family was unpleasant," produced Aaj Tak. 

"In another video, Sushant can be seen dancing with his niece. After watching Sushant having a great time in such a video, it appears to be far-fetched that he had ever been depressed," produced News Nation. 

In 2017, Toor had functioned as a choreographer for a song in Sushant Singh's film 'Raabta'. She had uploaded a photograph with him on June 4, 2017, where both can be found in alike clothes. 

Furthermore, on June 7, 2017, Toor had also shared a clip of the song from 'Raabta' where they can again be seen in identical clothes. 

A few prevailing media outlets, in this manner, streamed a video of Sushant Singh Rajput dancing with his choreographer as his niece. Channels went to the extent of using the clip as 'proof' of Sushant Singh's sound connection with his family. Prominent channels broadcast shows and conversations on the actor's niece after she wrote an extensive comment on Instagram to counter the claims leveled on her family. Sushant's passing has been left in controversies, most promoted by the media in the name of 'news coverage'.  As of this composition, out of the previously mentioned channels, Aaj Tak and its editor in chief Anjana Om Kashyap tweeted a rectification anyway their report stays to be updated. Aaj Tak had before shared a false report on the 'last tweets' made by the actor. The tweets being referred to were posted by a fake account. The channel had likewise publicized fake tweets of Singh's dad KK Singh.



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