From a Swiss energy dispute to an Indian courtroom: The smear campaign against Gaurav Srivastava

Jul 8

Written By JT

The India Times covers the dispute between Niels Troost and Gaurav Srivastava, which unfolded after an audit revealed that Niels Troost was trading illicit Russian oil in violation of sanctions and the price cap. For these crimes, Troost has been sanctioned by the EU, UK, Switzerland and Monaco.

The story follows the escalation in the disinformation campaign launched against Srivastava, from hundreds of articles in low-tier’ pay-to-play media outlets, through AI-generated YouTube news reports and Wikipedia to the WSJ and FT.

The articles focuses on rulings by the Indian courts to take down many of these defamatory articles, “as one of the few institutional acknowledgments of the reputational damage caused by false or manipu.lated media coverage”

From a Swiss energy dispute to an Indian courtroom: The smear campaign against Gaurav Srivastava

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