{"id":115794,"date":"2021-04-10T15:42:01","date_gmt":"2021-04-10T15:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/?p=84510"},"modified":"2021-04-10T15:42:01","modified_gmt":"2021-04-10T15:42:01","slug":"who-runs-kreately-alt-news-investigates-the-factory-of-hate-and-misinformation-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/04\/10\/who-runs-kreately-alt-news-investigates-the-factory-of-hate-and-misinformation-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Who runs Kreately? \u2013 Alt News investigates the factory of hate and misinformation"},"content":{"rendered":"

A popular method used to gift-wrap disinformation and hate in illusions of the truth is the creation of dubious websites that pose as ‘news’ outlets. One such venture that has gained substantial social media clout in the past few months is Kreately. The website is owned by Texas-based Waiable Media Inc, a company run by Indians in the US. Over the past few months, the website has been inundated with hate campaigns against minorities in India.<\/p>\n

Before we discuss its operation, let’s get a glimpse into the world of Kreately.<\/p>\n

Disinformation, conspiracy theories and hate<\/h4>\n

In a recent piece<\/a>, Kreately asserted that ‘Leftists’ and ‘communists’ are colluding to convert India into an Islamic state. The website has published several articles that demonise Islam and the Muslim community. Islam: Danger To Democracy<\/a>, A Sneak Peek In Indian Muslim Mindset<\/a> and How Islam Is Going To Capture India Sooner Than You Think<\/a> are some of its reports. It also promotes fear-mongering through pieces such as 5 Step Love Jihad-Role Of Muslim Girls & Fate Of Hindu Victims<\/a> and Alert: Extremely Scary Situation For Hindus!<\/a><\/p>\nClick to view slideshow.<\/a>\n

Below is a post on its Instagram account that shows the extent of anti-Muslim propaganda.<\/p>\n

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A post shared by Kreately (@kreatelymedia)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In another report<\/a>, Kreately denied gang-rape of the 19-year-old Dalit woman in Hathras and blamed ‘Leftists’ and ‘jihadis’ for conspiring against the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had in December 2020 invoked charges of gang-rape and murder<\/a> against four upper-caste men. Kreately also made the false claim that the victim was cremated with her family’s consent even as ground reports<\/a> prove the opposite.<\/p>\n

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The website regularly indulges in sharing false news. It had recently tweeted that a pilot of the Pakistan Air Force urinated in a jet plane after a ‘calling from Allah’. Kreately had referred to a morphed screenshot of a Dawn article that was debunked by Alt News here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Saving fuel? pic.twitter.com\/beNW2FQWBH<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Kreately.in (@KreatelyMedia) February 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In the aftermath of the Galwan clashes, Kreately had published a false story<\/a>\u00a0that a Chinese military official accepted that the Indian army killed more than 100 Chinese soldiers.<\/p>\n

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The website also shared conspiracy theories alluding that certain suicides, including actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, are actually ‘murders’<\/a> and Taj Mahal is really a Hindu temple<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Kreately targets those critical of the BJP government. An article on actor Swara Bhaskar, where the featured image is a still from a movie that shows her in a tattered state, is beyond bad writing \u2013 “Let\u2019s hope that she will not contemplate retirement and sanyaas from the rasbhari industry which is Bollywood and will continue to give us climax after climax. Dildo not needed.”<\/p>\n

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It also publishes ‘satirical’ pieces where the idea of humour is ‘fact-checking’ a fictional story claiming that the founder of ‘Atheist Republic’ Armin Navabi<\/a> raped the dead body of his mother.<\/p>\n

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This vulgar piece, along with the others mentioned, was tweeted by BJP Delhi leader Kapil Mishra.<\/p>\n

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Kreately Satire 10\/10<\/p>\n

Fact-Check : No, Armin Navabi did not Rape the dead body of His Mother<\/p>\n

Although, Armin Navabi shown tendencies of seeing ‘mother’ as a ‘sexual object’ in many of his tweets<\/p>\n

Seems things were \u2018complicated\u2019 in the family<\/p>\n

Read: https:\/\/t.co\/gSeiYZuG28<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Kapil Mishra (@KapilMishra_IND) September 6, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Kapil Mishra’s association with Kreately<\/h4>\n

The website Kreately.in came into existence in May 2020. Its Alexa Rank<\/a> in India in less than a year is about 10,000. One of the main people behind its growing popularity is BJP leader Kapil Mishra who regularly promotes the platform.<\/p>\n

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Mishra is a verified author on the platform and frequently shares Kreately articles<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The video below shows Mishra’s aggressive promotion of the platform.<\/p>\n