Use of Fake News and Social Media by Main Stream News Channels of India

This paper discusses the use of fake news and social media by mainstream news channels of India and how they're using social media and fake news to fuel nationalism and create division between communities to avoid important issues of the country like employment, health care, education, infrastructure, crime against women and children, economy etc.. This pilot study highlights the type of topics mainstream news channels discuss on their prime-time shows and shares on social media to create division, distraction and animosity between the citizens to keep citizens away from the real issues of the country.