They are useful. Very.

"Ashoka University Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad has been arrested for his remarks on social media about India's 'Operation Sindoor' against terror groups based in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir," "on a complaint by a BJP Yuva Morcha leader." He said "his social media posts on Operation Sindoor and the women officers involved were not misogynistic and that he was being censored." HT. His name suggests he is a Muslim so we should accept the word of Hindu BJP over his. After all, according to Sharia, "Zimmis cannot testify against Muslims." But Muslims can testify against anyone. Because "Allah - may He be exalted - said: 'God will not let the infidels (kafirs) have an upper hand against believers." answering.islam. Other professors have also had to resign from Ashoka University. In 2023, Prof Sabyasachi Das resigned over his research paper in which he argued that "the BJP won a disproportionate share of closely contested parliamentary seats in 2019 Lok Sabha polls, especially in states where it was the ruling party at the time." India Today. In 2021, Prof Pratap Bhanu Mehta was forced to resign because of his criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. NDTV. However, Madhya Pradesh Minister Vijay Shah has not resigned or been arrested after he projected Army spokesperson Col Sofia Qureshi as "sister of terrorists". ET. Col Qureshi is a commissioned officer of the Army Signal Corps since 1994 (wikipedia) and casting doubt on her legitimacy or loyalty is an attack on the integrity of the Indian armed forces at a time of conflict. Open- Source Intelligence (OSINT) "has theoretically made it possible for even ordinary folks to curate an accurate picture of the world even during wars," and "is also a minefield of misinformation and propaganda." ET. Where misinformation and brazen fabrication is concerned, our mainstream 'godi media' (lapdog media)  (wikipedia) is way ahead of the deluded nuts on social media. "The coverage of Operation Sindoor (pib, gov.in) was a strike on the credibility of Indian media." "It also projects to international audiences the image of Ugly Indians who can stoop to any amount of chicanery," ranging from "Arnab Goswami, off-leash, taking on the US president for his intervention (Arnab's little number had to be hurriedly taken down by the authorities who usually allow him a long rope) to crazies allowed to give vent to their darkest fantasies in news studios." The Wire. In fact, The Wire itself was blocked by the government for repeating CNN's report that two Rafale aircraft had been shot down by Pakistan. Cannot block the US, as "A top Chinese-made Pakistani fighter plane shot down at least two Indian military aircraft.., two US officials told Reuters, marking a major milestone for Beijing's advanced fighter jet." Reuters. "We are in a combat scenario and losses are a part of it," said Air Marshall AK Bharti. TOI. Admission without accepting. You can fool some people but not all. Abraham Lincoln. But you can use the fools to silence others. Successfully, so far.