Media coverage of 2019 India–Pakistan standoff
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The media coverage of the 2019 India-Pakistan standoff was criticised for largely being "jingoistic" and "nationalistic", to the extent of the media war-mongering and the battle being fought between India and Pakistan through newsrooms.[1][2][3] During the escalation, fake videos and misinformation were prevalent on the social media which were further reported to escalate tensions between India and Pakistan.[4][5] Once tensions started de-escalating, the media coverage shifted to comparisons being made between "India and Pakistan" and "Narendra Modi and Imran Khan" in terms of who won the "perception battle".[6][7][8][9]