Amidst so many socio-economic difficulties and a pandemic, why do words like 'love jihad' – coined by media, politicians and right-wing groups – become national and breaking news? Recently, why and how did fake news of an 'airstrike' run on news channels for a long time? Urmilesh analyses and discusses these issues in this episode of Media Bol with senior journalist Ashutosh.

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