Pakistani YouTuber Junaid Akram has sharply criticized Indian media outlet for spreading fake news about him, accusing them of twisting facts and prioritizing sensationalism over truth.
The controversy arose when an Indian media outlet “The Times of India” falsely reported that Pakistani citizen Junaid Akram is a Canadian national who faced racist remarks in Canada while working at a fast-food chain.
According to Junaid, the reports were entirely fabricated. He clarified that he has never visited Canada, not even on a tourist visa.
Despite his repeated clarifications on Instagram stories and comments on the story on social media, the false story remains published online.
“Even after I corrected them, the publication didn’t take it down. That shows their disregard for truth,” he said in a video posted on his YouTube channel.
He explained that the misunderstanding stemmed from one of his other channels, where subscribers share personal experiences seeking his advice.
Indian media allegedly misinterpreted one such story – belonging to a subscriber born in the Gulf and later moved to Canada – as Junaid’s own experience.
Lashing out at Indian media, Junaid said, “What do you expect from the same channels that once reported a fake attack on Lahore port and claimed Karachi port was destroyed during the May 9 unrest?” He accused them of living in a “Bollywood fantasyland,” where news stories are dramatized and divorced from reality.
Calling it a “post-truth era,” Junaid said Indian outlets care more about views and clicks than factual accuracy.
He urged Indian audiences to question their media’s credibility, warning that if misinformation can target a public figure from Pakistan, it can easily distort domestic issues as well.
Junaid added that if he held citizenship in another country, he would have filed legal action for misrepresentation and fake news.
