Delhi protesters and journalists are using Gaza-style fake journalism tactics?

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Checked 11 Oct 2026

Nothing in the evidence links Delhi protesters or independent journalists to foreign terror tactics. Meanwhile, Delhi Police failed to register FIRs despite formal sexual harassment complaints by women journalists.

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Evidence notes that journalists and political figures stated that FIRs had not been registered despite complaints.

"“A female journalist has accused a police officer of misconduct at Jantar Mantar. For hours, hundreds of journalists have been sitting there with just one demand: that an FIR be registered. Isn’t that the police’s basic duty? They haven’t…" Hindustan Times, 2026-10-05

"Questions have been raised regarding the non-registration of a First Information Report despite formal complaints lodged by the affected media personnel." India Today, 2026-10-05

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Gaza journalists Saleh Al-Jaabari, Mohammed Abdel Aziz, or Hassan Aslaya were seen with Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.Clyde

Gaza journalists Saleh Al-Jaabari, Mohammed Abdel Aziz, and Hassan Aslaya celebrated the October 7 Hamas terror attack on Israel.No reliable source found for this yet.

The social media influencers posing as journalists at the Jantar Mantar protest are provoking the police.No reliable source found for this yet.

What each side says

Jantar Mantar protesters and journalistsThey stated they were mistreated, manhandled, and sexually harassed by police while covering the protests. Scroll

Opposition parties and supportersThey demanded accountability and criticized police misconduct and the failure to register an FIR. Hindustan Times

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