The Washington Post has formally apologized to Indian news channel TV9 Bharatvarsh for publishing misleading and factually incorrect claims in a June 7 article covering Indian media’s reportage during Operation Sindoor, India’s military operation targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan.
The apology comes after TV9 Bharatvarsh served legal notice to the U.S.-based publication, demanding a correction and retraction over what it described as false and damaging allegations. Following internal review, The Washington Post issued a correction and sent an apology via email to TV9 Bharatvarsh.
The newspaper’s article had alleged that TV9 Bharatvarsh aired unverified content, including a claim about the surrender of Pakistan’s Prime Minister and the use of unrelated conflict footage from Sudan. These assertions were later found to be inaccurate.
TV9 Bharatvarsh, in response, asserted that it had maintained editorial integrity throughout the conflict. “TV Bharatvarsh showed the mirror of truth to The Washington Post. They were sent a notice asking them to correct the mistake and apologize and The Washington Post had to bow down before the truth of TV Bharatvarsh,” the news channel stated in its coverage.
Excellent News! Congrats @TV9Bharatvarsh for sending legal notice to @washingtonpost and receiving a formal apology
सत्यमेव जयते। https://t.co/0HBt1SJiCK pic.twitter.com/ciiyWCVIIu— Abhijit Iyer-Mitra (@Iyervval) July 29, 2025
The Washington Post’s correction, now appended to the article, reads, “CORRECTION
A previous version of this article contained several errors. It omitted attribution for, and misstated the origin of, a WhatsApp message about the arrest of Pakistani Gen. Asim Munir and the alleged coup. An Indian journalist said he received the message, and he said it came from an employee of the Prasar Bharati news organization, not from the organization itself. The article also incorrectly said that TV9 Bharatvarsh reported that Pakistan’s prime minister had surrendered. That reference has been removed. In addition, the article mischaracterized the reporting across Indian media about destruction in Pakistan. Networks reported major destruction in Pakistani cities, not that major cities had been destroyed. The article also incorrectly said that Indian networks aired scenes from the conflict in Sudan. That reference has been removed. In addition, the article now includes a statement from Prasar Bharati, India’s state-owned public broadcaster.”
Don't let this go unnoticed!
Washington Post has admitted to spreading nonsense against Indian media coverage of Operation Sindoor
They also made several false allegations against TV9Bharatvarsh
Long correction published today
WaPo is hoping nobody will notice they got caught… pic.twitter.com/Glcy2vlJS2
— Abhishek (@AbhishBanerj) July 30, 2025
(With inputs from MSN)
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