{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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Two unidentified men on a motorcycle fired at Sandhu around 6 pm. He sustained gunshot wounds and died while being taken to the hospital. A video of Sandhu lying injured on the road has circulated widely online."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on Sandhu's identity"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Hindustan Times and The Economic Times report Mad Sandhu was known for his LGBTQ+ advocacy and was open about being gay. Latestly and News9 Live also identify him as a Punjabi LGBTQ+ influencer. However, Dainik Bhaskar and TV9 Marathi refer to Sandhu as 'her' and 'madam', suggesting a different gender identity."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the centre or right-rated reports mentioned the specific time of the shooting, which was reported as around 6 pm by unrated outlets News9 Live and TV9 Marathi. 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