Hyderabad Police Book Meta India Head Over Morphed Posts Targeting PM Modi
Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police have registered two cases against Meta India's head Arun Srinivas and several Facebook and Instagram account operators over allegedly morphed and objectionable content targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Cockroach Janta Party-led NEET paper leak protests. Complaints, mainly from BJP supporters including Telangana BJP social media member T Saikiran Goud, allege circulation of AI-generated and digitally manipulated videos and images that could mislead the public and threaten national security. Police are investigating the origin of the content, Meta's content moderation measures, and tracing account operators. The probe invokes provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Information Technology Act, with investigations ongoing.
First-hand measurement across 15 sources
We measured how 15 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 9%, Centre 74%, Right 17%). Overall sentiment is neutral (44/100). Lens Score 47/100.
Outlets measured: firstpost, wion, thestatesman, thetribune, thetribune, indiatvnews, businessstandard, indiatoday, and 7 more. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 15 outlets scored close to centre on political lean. The real divergence here is in emphasis, not lean — compare the headlines below to see how each outlet chose to frame the same facts.
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (28–50/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
freepressjournal broke this story on 31 Jul, 03:28 am. Other outlets followed.