Rahul Roushan Bio | Wiki
Rahul Roushan is an Indian blogger and businessman. He is the founder of Faking News, a satirical news website, and is the CEO of OpIndia, a right-wing news portal that has published fake news. Originally from Patna, Rahul is currently based in Mumbai.
He served as the editor of Faking News until 2016 and formerly also worked as chief strategy officer for Swarajya, a conservative Indian magazine. In March 2020, Rahul published his autobiography titled “Sanghi Who Never Went To A Shakha.” The book received a positive reception from many including Kangana Ranaut, Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, and Madhav Sharma.
Rahul Roushan Age
Rahul was born on January 29, 1980, in Patna, India. He is 42 years old.
Rahul Roushan Height
He is a man of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 7 in (Approx. 1.7 m).
Rahul Roushan Family
He was born and raised in the city of Patna in Bihar by his parents. Rahul is currently based in Mumbai. He holds Indian nationality and belongs to mixed ethnicity. He has not shared much information about his family.
Rahul Roushan Wife
Rahul is married to his beautiful unidentified wife. Together, the couple has a daughter and resides in Mumbai.
Rahul Roushan Education
He graduated in Mathematics from Patna University in 2001. Later Rahul received a postgraduate diploma in broadcast journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) in New Delhi in 2002. He is also an alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad with a Post Graduate Diploma in Management granted in 2007.
After graduating from IIMC, he worked as a copy editor, bulletin producer, and news anchor with the Hindi news channel Sahara Samay for two and a half years. Rahul left journalism to pursue higher studies at IIM Ahmedabad, wherein he turned an entrepreneur.
Rahul Roushan Faking News
In 2008, inspired by the American news satire website The Onion, Rahul started Faking News as a blog and wrote under the pseudonym Pagal Patrakaar, a crazy journalist. In 2009, the blog was turned into a full-fledged website. Faking News was acquired by Firstpost, a news portal of the Network 18 group, for an undisclosed amount in 2013. Rahul went on to serve as its editor till September 2016, when he switched to Swarajya as Chief Strategy Officer.
Rahul Roushan OpIndia
He is the CEO of OpIndia, a right-wing news portal that has published fake news. In November 2018, Rahul became the CEO of a spin-off digital media startup – Aadhyaasi Media & Content Services, which took over the production of OpIndia from Swarajya.
Ideologically oriented towards right-wing populism, OpIndia claims to be a fact-checking website but has published fake news on multiple occasions. In May 2019, the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN), an affiliate of the Poynter Institute, rejected Rahul’s application to have OpIndia certified as a fact-checker.
Rahul Roushan Book
In March 2020, he published his autobiography titled “Sanghi Who Never Went To A Shakha.” The book received a positive reception from many including Kangana Ranaut, Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri, and Madhav Sharma. Priyanka Sharma wrote in the Business Standard that several authors followed Rahul’s lead to start similar ventures as Faking News, including the founders of newsthatmattersnot.com and The UnReal Times.
Rahul Roushan Salary
He is the founder of Faking News, a satirical news website, therefore, he earns a decent income. Rahul’s average salary is $70,548 per year.
Rahul Roushan Net Worth
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. Rahul’s estimated net worth is $850,434.
Where Does Rahul Roushan Live
Originally from Patna, Rahul is currently based in Mumbai with his wife and daughter. He is the founder of Faking News, a satirical news website, and is the CEO of OpIndia.