Zee Bharat controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2022
Regulatory action over Umar Khalid coverage
The News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority disciplined the channel over sensationalized coverage of Umar Khalid's arrest and the reproduction of an unverified police account.
2022
Doctored Rahul Gandhi video
The channel apologized and withdrew a segment after confirming that an edited video distorted Rahul Gandhi's remarks. A criminal complaint was filed against the channel and anchor Rohit Ranjan.
2021
Defamation complaint over Rohingya-related claims
The Popular Front of India filed a defamation complaint following an on-air claim that it had funded efforts by Rohingya refugees to obtain Indian identity documents.
2021
Arma 3 footage presented as real combat footage
Fact-checking organizations identified footage from the video game Arma 3 in a report presented as real Pakistani Air Force footage from Afghanistan.
2020
Misrepresentation of British restaurant food-poisoning story
The channel was criticized for presenting an old British restaurant food-poisoning incident as a recent case of deliberate poisoning of non-Muslim customers and linking it to the Tablighi Jamaat.
2018
Manipulated Araria election video
A criminal complaint alleged that the channel aired an altered video making it appear that Rashtriya Janata Dal supporters had raised pro-Pakistan slogans after an election in Araria, Bihar.